Kuppuswamy b. manual of socioeconomic status urban

This is the most commonly used scale for determining the SES of an urban family. Kuppus- wamy scale was developed for assessing the SES of an urban individual. 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. require assessment of the socio-economic status (SES) and consider it during the data analysis. The Kuppuswamy’s Socioeconomic Status Scale is extensively used in urban population, for assessment of the SES [2]. An online tool is available for real-time updating of the scale [3]. Some of the facets of the scaleFile Size: KB. This scale was devised by Kuppuswamy and is the most widely used scale for determining the socio-economic status of an individual or a family in urban areas.6 Initially, the scale was formulated for determining SES of an individual, but later on, it was modified to determine SES of a family rather than an individual.7 The scale was initially developed by Kuppuswamy in the Cited by: 4.

Pareek's scale of classification was used for rural population and Kuppuswamy's classification was used in urban population to assess the socioeconomic status. Results: A total of oral cancer patients aged years and above comprised the study population. Most of the study subjects belonged to the lower socio economic classes. The modified Kuppuswamy scale is commonly used to measure SES in urban communities. This scale includes the education, occupation of head of the family, and income per month from all sources. Kuppuswamy B. Manual of Socioeconomic Status (Urban). 1 st ed. Delhi: Manasayan; p. 4. Kuppuswamy's Socio-Economic Status Scale: A. A new instrument (scale) for measuring the socioeconomic status of a family: preliminary study. Indian J Community Med ;30(4): • Mishra D, Singh HP. Kuppuswamy's socioeconomic scale—a revision. Ind J Ped ; • Kuppuswamy B. Manual of Socioeconomic Status (Urban). Delhi: Manasayan; • Sharma R, Saini NK.

A B S T R A C T Socioeconomic status (SES) is one among important indicators to evaluate the health status and nutritional status of a family. It is a position attained by any individual within a system of hierarchical social structure. Various attempts have been done in past by eminent scholars and medical scientists to formulate a group of. Kuppuswamy www.doorway.ru of Socioeconomic Status (urban), Manasayan, Delhi, Google Scholar 2. Pareek www.doorway.ru of Socioeconomic Status (rural), Manasayan, Delhi Google Scholar 3. Mahajan BK, Gupta www.doorway.ru Book of Preventive and Social Medicine. Jaypee Brothers, Delhi 2nd edn. ; – Investigated the validity of B. Kuppuswamy's () Socioeconomic Status (SES) Scale when used with a clinical population of 2, Ss. The 3 parameters, income, occupation, and education, showed almost similar sets of correlations, both among themselves and with the total SES score. Although the population was different from the one on which it was originally standardized (urban), results.