Pdf socioeconomic status ses could be a live of economic and social science conditions of. Kuppuswamy is an indian politician and a former member of the legislative assembly of tamil nadu. The kuppuswamy scale has now been around for more than 3 decades. A critical appraisal of kuppuswamys socioeconomic status. Pdf modified kuppuswamy socioeconomic scale updated for. Pdf revised kuppuswamy and b g prasad socioeconomic. However to prove this method to be a replacement for kuppuswamys scale, it requires a study which can provide stronger proof of predictive. Kuppuswamys classification is one such classification which takes all.
Modified kuppuswamy scale uses education and occupation of the head of the family and monthly family income to calculate the socio. Stub this article has been rated as stubclass on the projects quality scale. A revision of occupation and income criteria for 2016 mahesh. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page. Kuppuswamy scale is a composite score of education and occupation of the head of the family along with monthly income of the family, which yields a score of 329. Notably, it is a referred, highly indexed, online international journal with high impact factor. It took three parameters into account, namely, education, occupation, and income of the individual it was modified to enable ses assessment of a family rather than an individual. Kuppuswamy scale is a composite score of education and occupation of. A revision of occupation and income criteria for 2016. British journal of medical practitioners, september 2016, volume 9, number 3 to be as high as 50 percent. Updated kuppuswamys socioeconomic scale for 2012 dudala. The dynamics of project backers in kickstarter november 2, 2015. Kuppuswamys socioeconomic scaleupdate for july 2015. This article is within the scope of wikiproject india, which aims to improve wikipedia s coverage of indiarelated topics.
Base article revised kuppuswamys scale explained and updated click the tile below base article, to access it. Impact of socioeconomic status on municipal solid waste. In kuppuswamys scale, the scores awarded to the ation of the head of the family remain unchanged. On the basis of kuppuswamy scale, 40% of the patients belonged to lower middle class. Online interactive calculator for realtime update of the income subscale of kuppuswamy. Of all the patients, 81% of the patients were paying out of pocket for treatment table 1. Revised kuppuswamy and b g prasad socioeconomic scales. Kuppuswamy, venkat and bayus, barry, crowdfunding creative ideas. Over half of the patients had hypertension as a comorbidity followed by anemia, diabetes 55%, 47% and 33% respectively. This scale classifies the study populations into high, middle, and low ses table 1. These parameters are defined later in this section. It is found that, about 39% of families were having monthly income of between 2401 2800, while 27. Appendix socioeconomic status questionnaire social.
Please indicate whether you have ever had a significant problem with any of the symptoms or conditions listed below. Modified b g prasad and modified kuppuswamy scale were. Pdf kuppuswamy s socio economic status scale a revision. Kuppuswamy s socioeconomic status scale revision for 2011 and formula for realtime updating. Socioeconomic scale, kuppuswamy scale, 2019 update, economic status. Socioeconomic analysis were performed using kuppuswamy socioeconomic scale modified version 2016. Kuppusamys socioeconomic status scale mbbs being a. A revision for the scale to bring it uptodate and an online tool for its realtime updating are available. Introduction socioeconomic status ses is an important determinant of health ses infuences accessibility, affordability, acceptability, and actual utilization of available health facilities.
This scale classifies the study populations into high, middle, and low ses, as shown in the. The kuppuswamy s socioeconomic status scale revised for the current year using realtime update tool, was used for the socioeconomic status classification. The kuppuswamys ses scale is a widely used scale for the measurement of ses in the urban areas in india. As kuppuswamys ses for the urban areas continues to enjoy respect among the public health professionals, an attempt is being made using the new base year of 2001 for cpiiw all india average consumer price index for industrial workers to update kuppuswamy scale as per cpiiw of november 2012 to facilitate the desire of public health workers. The kuppuswamy scale and the modified kuppuswamy scale ranked 0. Low this article has been rated as lowimportance on the projects importance scale. It can persist for years, but little is known about its origins. The kuppuswamys socioeconomic status scale revised for the current year using realtime update tool, was used for the socioeconomic status classification. Updating income ranges for kuppuswamys socioeconomic. The impact of social networking websites on the education. The parameters were modified as education and occupation. Kuppuswamys socioeconomic scale of monthly income, ses score of 1 is equal to below 876. Socio eonomic status scale in india linkedin slideshare.
Other socio economic status scale are bharadwaj 2001 scale on students, srivastava 1978 scale, kulshrestha 1972 scale and jalota, et. It is also vital for consideration when customising health education to the target audience. Kuppuswamy nagarajan born 15 september 1930 sirupalai village, tamil nadu is an indian organic chemist. Psychological wellbeing across gender and socioeconomic. Contents contact persons for further information, please contact following coordinators.
Sheikh mohd saleem modified kuppuswamy socioeconomic scale updated for the year 2019 indian journal of forensic and community medicine, januarymarch, 2019. He prepared a scale based on three variables which contributes to the socioeconomic status. Social class total scale class i 26 29 upper ii 16 25 upper middle. A study on knowledge and practices of antenatal care among. The most widely used scale for urban populations is kuppuswamys socioeconomic scale, which was devised by kuppuswamy in 1976. Nonexerciserelated, chronic, perceptual fatigue is one of the most commonly reported symptoms after stroke 1 and can be defined as fatigue is a feeling arising from difficulty in initiation of or sustaining voluntary effort. Kuppuswamys socioeconomic status scale updating for this is divided by the total number of members of the family, regardless of the age of the individual. Kuppuswamy scale however has limitations as there is an overemphasis on income rather than educational and occupational factors. The most widely used scale for urban population was devised by kuppuswamy in 1976. Psychological wellbeing is self report questionnaire. Kuppuswamys socio economic status scale for the year 2014 1. Table 2 modified kuppuswamy socioeconomic status scale, 2016. An updated kuppuswamys socio economic classification for 2017.
Grades of undernutrition and socioeconomic status influence cognitive development in school children of kolkata. The kuppuswamy scale was devised by kuppuswamy in 1976 and is based on a composite score considering the education and occupation of the head of the family along with monthly income of the family, which yields a score of 329. Kuppuswamys socio economic status scale for the year 2014. Kuppuswamys socioeconomic status scale revision for 2011 and formula for realtime updating kuppuswamys socioeconomic status scale revision for 2011 and formula for realtime updating sharma, rahul 20120701 00. Kuppuswamys socioeconomic status scale a revision kuppuswamys socioeconomic status scale a revision mishra, d singh, h. The total score is calculated by adding up all the three. Base article revised kuppuswamy s scale explained and updated click the tile below base article, to access it. Study participants were divided into two categories. Click here for alternate home page if your browser does not display the tile images above. The most widely used scale for urban populations is kuppuswamy s socioeconomic scale, which was devised by kuppuswamy in 1976. Thus the kuppuswamys scale as presented by mishra and singh, 2003 was used in this present study with some modifications to fit the scale to measure the ses for the year 2014 onwards. A revision of occupation and income criteria for 2016 article pdf available in the indian journal of pediatrics 841. International journal of health sciences and research. Revised kuppuswamy and bg prasad socioeconomic scales for 2016.
Kuppuswamys socioeconomic status scale updating for. A modification regarding the kuppuswamy socioeconomic scale. The updated kuppuswamy scales for the year 2018 were obtained using revised. Comparative assessment of dental anxiety among general. He was elected to the tamil nadu legislative assembly as an anna dravida munnetra kazhagam candidate from oddanchatram constituency in the 1980 and 1984 elections. Improvement in these possible lacunae is a priority area considering the wide use of the scale in published literature and in family health advisory postings in urban areas of medical. This is the most commonly used scale for determining the ses of an urban family. Social networking websites like orkut, facebook, myspace and youtube are becoming more and more popular and has become part of daily life for an increasing. Kuppus wamy scale was developed for assessing the ses of an urban individual. The updated kuppuswamy and b g prasad scales for the year 2016 were obtained using revised cpi iw and a simple online tool. Modified kuppuswamy socioeconomic scale updated for the year.
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