A scale to measure the socioeconomic status of occupations in Brazil
1985
Extract: Empirical research on the processes of social stratification in developing nations has been hampered by the lack of adequate instrumentation and measurement procedures. This is particularly evident in the area of occupational status scaling, where a substantial measurement tradition has developed in industrialized nations. Drawing on this body of work, we use national data from the definitive 1973 PNAD survey of Brazil to construct an index of occupational status. The index, based on occupational education and income, is constructed using a multiple discriminant model. The index behaves in ways consistent with previous research and captures the specific features of Brazilian social stratification. We suggest a number of applications of the index.
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