SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS BY- FAHAD AHMAD HIBA RIZAWAN ROLL NO- 27,34 MBBS 3RD YEAR HIMSR
CONTENTS: SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS KUPPUSWAMY’S SCALE UDAI PAREEKH’S SCALE B.G PRASAD SCALE STANDARD OF LIVING INDEX WEALTH INDEX POVERTY LINE INTERNATIONAL SCALE
SES? the position that an individual or family occupies with reference to: prevailing average standards of cultural material possessions Income participation in group activity of the community It is an important determinant of health,morbidity and mortality of the family ref-Park’s textbook of preventive and social medicine-2019 edition
WHY We Need TO Determine SES of Family?
MAJOR FACTOR AFFECTING SES
HOW SES IS MEASURE?
KUPPUSWAMY’S SCALE Total monthly income of the family
CALCULATION: A+B+C
The level of income is updated on the basis of consumer price index (CPI). Ref :Sheikh Mohd Saleem,Government Medical College,J&K , india
MODIFICATION OF KUPPUSWAMY’S CLASSIFICATION : The Income variable is subjected to change with the changes in the inflation. Modification of the income variable so that it will be used by the public health as per time. LIMITATIONS: NOT CONSTANT OCCUPATION AND EDUCATION OF HEAD DOESNOT TAKE THE FAMILY SIZE
I- MATERIAL POSSESSION H-FARM POWER F- NO. OF FAMILY MEMBERS E -SOCIAL PARTICIPATION C-EDUCATION B-OCCUPATION UDAI PAREEKH’S SCALE Given by UDAI PAREEKH and G.Trivedi in 1964 For RURAL families. This scale has NINE PARAMETERS. D-LAND A-CASTE G-HOUSE
SCORING: DISADVANTAGES: LIMITED TO RURAL POPULATION ONLY- DOES NOT INCLUDE INCOME TOO MANY COMPONENT
MODIFIED B.G PRASAD SES SCALE FOR BOTH RURAL AND URBAN FAMILIES. USE MONTHLY PER CAPITA INCOME FROM ALL SOURCES OF THE FAMILY. THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI) FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS (IW) IS USED TO UPDATE INCOME CATEGORIES
DIFFERENCE: Of head of the family Of head of the family
STANDARD OF LIVING INDEX NFHS-II HAS USED THE SLI SCALE USE IN BOTH URBAN AND RURAL AREAS CONTAINS 11 VARIABLES:
WEALTH INDEX NFHS-3 WEALTH INDEX IS BASED ON FOLLOWING 33 ASSETS AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS:
is an economic benchmark used by the government of India: to indicate economic disadvantage to identify individuals and households in need of government assistance and aid. vary from state to state and within states. Calorie stanard : rural areas- 2400kcal urban areas- 2100kcal World bank :-1.90 US Dollars POVERTY LINE New poverty line is rupees 32 in rural areas and rupees 47 in urban areas . [ ref- Rangarajan committee 2014 ]