Socioeconomic Variables in a Large City

Abstract

In an urban sample a matrix of intecorrelations is established among income, occupation, education, house type, and dwelling area which is in contrast to the matrix presented by Warner for a nonurban community. In view of the significantly lower level of intercorrelations of socioeconomic variables in the urban sample, questions are raised concerning methods, findings, and assumptions in the study of stratification when based on indexes of status characteristics.