SES a very important topic for 3rd year medico.

1. SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
BY-
FAHAD AHMAD
HIBA RIZAWAN
ROLL NO- 27,34
MBBS 3RD YEAR HIMSR

2. CONTENTS:
I. SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
II. KUPPUSWAMY’S SCALE
III.UDAI PAREEKH’S SCALE
IV. B.G PRASAD SCALE
V. STANDARD OF LIVING INDEX
VI. WEALTH INDEX
VII.POVERTY LINE
VIII.INTERNATIONAL SCALE

3. 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

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 –
socially acceptable and feasible for family
FOR FAMILY STUDY

5. ECONOMIC
CULTURAL
EDUCATIONAL
CASTE

6. HOW SES IS MEASURE?
URBAN RURAL
HOLLINGSHEAD SCALE
MAC ARTHUR’S SCALE
MODIFIED
KUPPUSWAMY’S
SCALE
KULSHRESTHA SCALE
SRIVASTAVA SCALE
JALOTA SCALE
PAREEKH AND
KULASHRESHTA’S
SCALE
UDAI PAREEK
SCALE
POVERTY
LINE
STANDARD OF
LIVING INDEX
MODIFIED B.G
PRASAD’S
SCALE
NON INDIAN

7. KUPPUSWAMY’S SCALE
Total monthly
income of the
family

8. CALCULATION: A+B+C

9. •The level of income is updated on the basis of consumer price index
(CPI).
Ref :Sheikh Mohd Saleem,Government Medical College,J&K, india

10. •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

11. 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

12. SCORING:
DISADVANTAGES:
•LIMITED TO RURAL POPULATION ONLY-
•DOES NOT INCLUDE INCOME
•TOO MANY COMPONENT

13. 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

14. DIFFERENCE:
Of head of the family
Of head of the family

15. STANDARD OF LIVING INDEX
NFHS-II HAS USED THE SLI SCALE
USE IN BOTH URBAN AND RURAL AREAS
CONTAINS 11 VARIABLES:

16. WEALTH INDEX
NFHS-3 WEALTH INDEX IS BASED ON
FOLLOWING 33 ASSETS AND HOUSING
CHARACTERISTICS:

17. is an economic benchmark
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.
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]

18. INTERNATIONAL SCALE
HOLLINGSHEAD
SCALE
MARITAL
STATUS
RETIRED
/EMPLOYED
EDUCATION OCCUPATION
MAC ARTHUR SCALE
EDUCATION OCCUPATION WEALTH

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