2. CONTENTS:
I. SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
II. KUPPUSWAMYâS SCALE
III.UDAI PAREEKHâS SCALE
IV. B.G PRASAD SCALE
V. STANDARD OF LIVING INDEX
VI. WEALTH INDEX
VII.POVERTY LINE
VIII.INTERNATIONAL SCALE
3. SES?
ïthe position that an individual or family occupies
ï with reference to:
ï±prevailing average standards of cultural
ï±material possessions
ï±Income
ï±participation in group activity of the community
ïIt is an important determinant of health,morbidity
and mortality of the family
ï¶ref-Parkâs textbook of preventive and social medicine-2019 edition
4. WHY We Need TO Determine SES of Family?
TO KNOW SOCIAL CLASS OF FAMILY
HEALTH STATUS can be determined
FOR RESEARCH STUDIES
To suggest CORRECTIVE MEASURES â
socially acceptable and feasible for family
FOR FAMILY STUDY
6. HOW SES IS MEASURE?
URBAN RURAL
HOLLINGSHEAD SCALE
MAC ARTHURâS SCALE
MODIFIED
KUPPUSWAMYâS
SCALE
KULSHRESTHA SCALE
SRIVASTAVA SCALE
JALOTA SCALE
PAREEKH AND
KULASHRESHTAâS
SCALE
UDAI PAREEK
SCALE
POVERTY
LINE
STANDARD OF
LIVING INDEX
MODIFIED B.G
PRASADâS
SCALE
NON INDIAN
9. âąThe level of income is updated on the basis of consumer price index
(CPI).
Ref :Sheikh Mohd Saleem,Government Medical College,J&K, india
10. âąMODIFICATION OF KUPPUSWAMYâS CLASSIFICATION:
âą The Income variable is subjected to change with the changes
in the inflation.
âąModification of the income variable so that it will be used by
the public health as per time.
âąLIMITATIONS:
NOT CONSTANT
OCCUPATION AND EDUCATION OF HEAD
DOESNOT TAKE THE FAMILY SIZE
11. I-MATERIAL POSSESSION
H-FARM POWER
F-NO. OF FAMILY MEMBERS
E-SOCIAL PARTICIPATION
C-EDUCATION
B-OCCUPATION
UDAI PAREEKHâS SCALE
âąGiven by UDAI PAREEKH and G.Trivedi in 1964
âą For RURAL families.
âąThis scale has NINE PARAMETERS.
D-LAND
A-CASTE
G-HOUSE
13. MODIFIED B.G PRASAD SES SCALE
âą FOR BOTH RURAL AND URBAN FAMILIES.
âąUSE MONTHLY PER CAPITA INCOME FROM ALL SOURCES OF
THE FAMILY.
âąTHE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI) FOR INDUSTRIAL
WORKERS (IW) IS USED TO UPDATE INCOME CATEGORIES
17. ï§is an economic benchmark
ï§used by the government of India:
I. to indicate economic disadvantage
II. to identify individuals and households in need of government
assistance and aid.
III. vary from state to state and within states.
ï§Calorie stanard: rural areas-2400kcal urban areas-2100kcal
ï§World bank:-1.90 US Dollars
POVERTY LINE
ï New poverty line is rupees 32 in rural areas and rupees
47 in urban areas.[ref-Rangarajan committee 2014]