Socioeconomic status
Socioeconomic status
Income, wealth, education, formal power, networks. The master confounder.
Disposable income
Flow of resources after tax. Buys time, health inputs, and mating-market position.
Net worth
Stock of assets minus liabilities. Different incentive object from income.
Educational attainment
Years or credentials. Confounds health behavior, income, and almost every biomarker.
Formal organizational power
Command over people or budgets inside an institution.
Social capital
Density and quality of a person's network. A status technology that is not hormonal.
Employment status
In work or not. The outcome most often falsely credited to vitamins.