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Real-time update for the Kuppuswamy’s Socioeconomic Status Scale
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(A) | Education of Head | Score | ||
1 | Post-graduate or professional degree | 7 | ||
2 | Graduate degree | 6 | ||
3 | Higher secondary certificate | 5 | ||
4 | High school certificate | 4 | ||
5 | Middle school certificate | 3 | ||
6 | Literate, less than Middle school certificate | 2 | ||
7 | Illiterate | 1 | ||
(B) | Occupation of Head | Score | ||
1 | Professional | 10 | ||
2 | Semi-Professional | 6 | ||
3 | Arithmetic skill jobs | 5 | ||
4 | Skilled worker | 4 | ||
5 | Semi-skilled worker | 3 | ||
6 | Unskilled worker | 2 | ||
7 | Unemployed | 1 | ||
(C) | Family income per month | Score | ||
Latest revision (in Rs./month) | ||||
1 | and above | 12 | ||
2 | - | 10 | ||
3 | - | 6 | ||
4 | - | 4 | ||
5 | - | 3 | ||
6 | - | 2 | ||
7 | and below | 1 | ||
SCORING | ||||
Total score | Socioeconomic Class | |||
26-29 | Upper | |||
16-25 | Upper middle | |||
11-15 | Lower middle | |||
5-10 | Upper lower | |||
< 5 | Lower |
Suggested text reference:
The Kuppuswamy’s socioeconomic status scale revised for the current year using real-time update tool, was used for the socioeconomic status classification.
How to cite:
Sharma R. Revised Kuppuswamy’s Socioeconomic Status Scale: Explained and Updated. Indian Pediatr. 2017;54:867-70.
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