An examination of the validity of the Family Affluence Scale II (FAS II) in a general adolescent population of Canada
An examination of the validity of the Family Affluence Scale II (FAS II) in a general adolescent population of Canada
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DOI：
10.1007/s11205-008-9334-4
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发表时间：
2009-10-01
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Poulin, Christiane
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作者：
Boudreau, Brock;Poulin, Christiane
本研究调查了加拿大大西洋省份7年级、9年级、10年级和12年级的17,545名学生的FAS II表现。FAS II是根据社会经济地位的另外两项指标来评估的：母亲的最高教育水平和家庭结构。我们的研究发现，FAS II降低了不回应的可能性，这是对询问父母收入、教育或职业的项目有效性的常见威胁。序数回归分析显示，母亲受教育程度和家庭结构是家庭富裕程度较低的独立危险因素。母亲学历低于中等以上的参与者报告富裕程度较低的可能性是其他参与者的2至3倍，而生活在双亲以外家庭的参与者报告富裕程度较低的可能性是其他参与者的1.5至3倍。作者得出结论，FAS II是衡量这一人群社会经济地位的有用指标。
This study examined the performance of the FAS II in a general population of 17,545 students in grades 7, 9, 10 and 12 in the Atlantic provinces of Canada. The FAS II was assessed against two other measures of socioeconomic status: mother's highest level of education and family structure. Our study found that the FAS II reduces the likelihood of nonresponse which is a common threat to the validity of items inquiring about parental income, education or occupation. Ordinal regression analysis revealed that mother's education and family structure were independent risk factors of lesser affluence. Participants whose mother had less than a post secondary degree were 2 to 3 times more likely to report lesser affluence and those who reported living in other than 2 parent families were 1.5 to 3 times more likely to report lesser affluence. The authors conclude that the FAS II is a useful measure of socioeconomic status for this population.