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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	I01.880.853.996.755 N01.824.782
Concept/Terms	Social Class Social Class Class, Social Classes, Social Social Classes Socioeconomic Status Socioeconomic Status Status, Socioeconomic Middle Class Population Middle Class Population Class Population, Middle Class Populations, Middle Middle Class Populations Population, Middle Class Populations, Middle Class Caste Caste Castes

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Social Class".

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Sociology [I01.880]
Sociological Factors [I01.880.853]
Socioeconomic Factors [I01.880.853.996]
Social Class [I01.880.853.996.755]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Socioeconomic Factors [N01.824]
Social Class [N01.824.782]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Social Class".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Social Class".

Social Class
Social Mobility

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Bar chart showing 101 publications over 25 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	0	2	2
1999	0	1	1
2000	1	0	1
2003	1	2	3
2004	1	0	1
2006	0	2	2
2007	1	2	3
2008	1	1	2
2009	3	2	5
2010	2	3	5
2011	0	6	6
2012	1	4	5
2013	2	1	3
2014	0	2	2
2015	0	3	3
2016	2	4	6
2017	1	4	5
2018	3	1	4
2019	0	3	3
2020	4	2	6
2021	1	6	7
2022	0	5	5
2023	4	3	7
2024	7	5	12
2025	1	1	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Class" by people in Profiles.

Washington-Plaskett T, Gilman JP, Quinn E, Zombeck S, Balady G. Evaluating for Health Equity in a Safety Net Hospital: Socioeconomic Status, Adherence, and Outcomes in Cardiac Rehabilitation. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2025 03 01; 45(2):110-117.

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Biswas R, Wijeratne T, Zelenak K, Huasen BB, Iacobucci M, Killingsworth MC, Beran RG, Gebreyohanns M, Sekhar A, Khurana D, Nguyen TN, Jabbour PM, Bhaskar SMM. Disparities in Access to Reperfusion Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke (DARTS): A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Geographical Factors. CNS Drugs. 2025 Apr; 39(4):417-442.

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Torres-Small S, Davies C, Kumsa FA, Maroda A, Shaban-Nejad A, Gleysteen JP, Schwartz DL, Wood CB. Effects of Rurality, Socioeconomic Status, and Race on Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Outcomes. Laryngoscope. 2025 May; 135(5):1715-1723.

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Lambrechts MJ, Issa TZ, Lee Y, McCurdy MA, Siegel N, Toci GR, Sherman M, Baker S, Becsey A, Christianson A, Nanavati R, Canseco JA, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Schroeder GD, Kepler CK. Community-level Socioeconomic Status Is a Poor Predictor of Outcomes Following Lumbar and Cervical Spine Surgery. Clin Spine Surg. 2025 Apr 01; 38(3):132-140.

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Doria C, De Deyne PG, Charalampos P. Vulnerability in Colorectal Cancer: Adjusted Gross Income and Geography as Factors in Determining Overall Survival in Colorectal Cancer: A Single-Center Study Across a Broad Income Inequality in an American Context. Curr Oncol. 2024 Dec 03; 31(12):7754-7764.

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Ezeonu T, Narayanan R, Huang R, Lee Y, Kern N, Bodnar J, Goodman P, Labarbiera A, Canseco JA, Kurd MF, Kaye ID, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Kepler CK, Schroeder GD. Higher socioeconomic status is associated with greater rates of surgical resource utilization prior to spine fusion surgery. Spine J. 2025 Apr; 25(4):631-639.

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Pohl NB, Narayanan R, Dalton J, Olson J, Tarawneh OH, Lee Y, Hoffman E, Syed A, Jain M, Zucker J, Kurd MF, Kaye ID, Canseco JA, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Schroeder GD, Kepler CK. The Effect of Community-Level Socioeconomic Status on Surgical Outcomes Following Revision Lumbar Fusion. World Neurosurg. 2025 02; 194:123408.

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Musmar B, Roy JM, Abdalrazeq H, El Hajj VG, Atallah E, Tjoumakaris SI, Gooch MR, Rosenwasser RH, Tzeng D, Dharia R, Jabbour P. Socioeconomic influences on stroke outcomes: A comprehensive zip code-based hospital analysis. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2024 12; 247:108638.

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William Stout R, Gallo N, Torres-Small S, Okose O, Zhao C, Hayes T, Gleysteen J, Wood CB. The Role of Socioeconomic Status in Patients With Cutaneous Melanoma of the Head and Neck. Laryngoscope. 2025 01; 135(1):153-160.

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Opara OA, Narayanan R, Issa T, Tarawneh OH, Lee Y, Patrizio HA, Glover A, Brown B, McCormick C, Kurd MF, Kaye ID, Canseco JA, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Kepler CK, Schroeder GD. Socioeconomic Status Impacts Length of Stay and Nonhome Discharge Disposition After Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2025 Jan 15; 50(2):E22-E28.

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