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Real-time update for the Kuppuswamy’s Socioeconomic Status Scale
Is you study going to have people from rural areas OR both urban and rural areas?
If yes, use the Real-time update of the BG Prasad Scale for socioeconomic status assessment
Check this webpage first for the current CPI(IW):
www.labourbureau.gov.in
Then, enter the CPI(IW) value in the green cell in the tool below.
Do note that the latest available value of CPI(IW) will usually be for 2 or 3 months prior to the current month.
Real-time update for the Kuppuswamy’s Socioeconomic Status Scale
ENTER THE CURRENT CPI(IW) HERE : | ||||
Type and click
the 'Calculate' button |
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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 |
For further details of the scale and revision, see the following article:
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.
Note: You can access a printer friendly/PDF version of this page for saving, from the home page
This is a realtime update for the Kuppuswamy’s Socioeconomic Status Scale.
The revised scale is as given by Sharma (2017).
Sharma R. Revised Kuppuswamy’s Socioeconomic Status Scale: Explained and Updated. Indian Pediatr. 2017;54:867-70.
Available at:
www.indianpediatrics.net/oct2017/867.pdf
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