 Social Class
"Social Class" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A stratum of people with similar position and prestige; includes social stratification. Social class is measured by criteria such as education, occupation, and income.
| Descriptor ID |
D012923
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.853.996.755 N01.824.782
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| Concept/Terms |
Social Class- Social Class
- Class, Social
- Classes, Social
- Social Classes
Middle Class Population- Middle Class Population
- Class Population, Middle
- Class Populations, Middle
- Middle Class Populations
- Population, Middle Class
- Populations, Middle Class
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2004 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2005 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2006 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2007 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2008 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2009 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2010 | 7 | 5 | 12 | | 2011 | 2 | 8 | 10 | | 2012 | 8 | 5 | 13 | | 2013 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2014 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2015 | 6 | 6 | 12 | | 2016 | 5 | 5 | 10 | | 2017 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2018 | 7 | 9 | 16 | | 2019 | 5 | 7 | 12 | | 2020 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 2021 | 5 | 9 | 14 | | 2022 | 2 | 7 | 9 | | 2023 | 1 | 14 | 15 | | 2024 | 7 | 3 | 10 | | 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Class" by people in Profiles.
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Knapp EA, Kress AM, Ghidey R, Gorham TJ, Galdo B, Petrill SA, Aris IM, Bastain TM, Camargo CA, Coccia MA, Cragoe N, Dabelea D, Dunlop AL, Gebretsadik T, Hartert T, Hipwell AE, Johnson CC, Karagas MR, LeWinn KZ, Maldonado LE, McEvoy CT, Mirzakhani H, O'Connor TG, O'Shea TM, Wang Z, Wright RJ, Ziegler K, Zhu Y, Bartlett CW, Lau B. A Latent Trait-based Measure as a Data Harmonization and Missing Data Solution Applied to the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes Cohort. Epidemiology. 2025 May 01; 36(3):413-424.
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Griswold MK, Crawford SL, Person SD, Rosenberg L, Palmer JR, Cozier YC. Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration Among Primiparous Black Women. Breastfeed Med. 2025 May; 20(5):310-319.
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Rivera MJ, Willis A, Ramos O, Young JP, Barter EW, Post EG, Eberman LE. Relationship Between Athletic Trainer Access, Socioeconomic Status, and Race and Ethnicity in United States Secondary Schools. J Athl Train. 2025 Jan 01; 60(1):82-87.
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Cassidy AR, Rofeberg V, Bucholz EM, Bellinger DC, Wypij D, Newburger JW. Family Socioeconomic Status and Neurodevelopment Among Patients With Dextro-Transposition of the Great Arteries. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Nov 04; 7(11):e2445863.
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Glover L, Lilly AG, Justice AE, Howard AG, Staley BS, Wang Y, Kamens HM, Ferrier K, Bressler J, Loehr L, Raffield LM, Sims M, North KE, Fern?ndez-Rhodes L. DNA methylation near MAD1L1, KDM2B, and SOCS3 mediates the effect of socioeconomic status on elevated body mass index in African American adults. Hum Mol Genet. 2024 10 07; 33(20):1748-1757.
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Heaton LJ, Santoro M, Tiwari T, Preston R, Schroeder K, Randall CL, Sonnek A, Tranby EP. Mental Health, Socioeconomic Position, and Oral Health: A Path Analysis. Prev Chronic Dis. 2024 Oct 03; 21:E76.
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Gammons AF, Farewell CV, Walker-Mao C, Ubriaco E, Leiferman JA. Psychological needs fulfillment and perinatal well-being among low-SES individuals: a mixed methods investigation. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 2024 Dec; 45(1):2395838.
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Campbell RJ, El-Defrawy SR, Bell CM, Urbach DR, Paterson JM, Stukel TA, Gill SS, Irish J, Baxter NN, Wilton AS, Gomez D. Public funding for private for-profit centres and access to cataract surgery by patient socioeconomic status: an Ontario population-based study. CMAJ. 2024 08 25; 196(28):E965-E972.
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Turcotte LM, Wang T, Beyer KM, Cole SW, Spellman SR, Allbee-Johnson M, Williams E, Zhou Y, Verneris MR, Rizzo JD, Knight JM. The health risk of social disadvantage is transplantable into a new host. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Jul 23; 121(30):e2404108121.
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Han EJ, Liu CM, Fischer JL, Mace JC, Markarian K, Alt JA, Bodner TE, Chowdhury NI, Eshaghian PH, Gao YA, Getz AE, Hwang PH, Khanwalkar A, Kimple AJ, Lee JT, Li DA, Norris M, Nayak JV, Owens C, Patel ZM, Poch K, Schlosser RJ, Smith KA, Smith TL, Soler ZM, Suh JD, Turner GA, Wang MB, Taylor-Cousar JL, Saavedra MT, Beswick DM. Impact of sociodemographic status and sex on chronic rhinosinusitis and olfaction in people with cystic fibrosis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2024 Nov; 14(11):1700-1713.
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