BG Prasad's socioeconomic scale for 2020
Real-time update for the Prasad's Social Classification (or the BG Prasad scale)
Is you study going to have people from ONLY urban areas?
If yes, you may also use instead the Real-time update of the Kuppuswamy Scale for socioeconomic status assessment
Check this webpage first for the current CPI(IW):
www.labourbureau.gov.in
Then, enter the CPI(IW) value in the green cell in the tool below.
Do note that the latest available value of CPI(IW) will usually be for 2 or 3 months prior to the current month.
Prasad’s social classification: Per capita income per month (in Rs.)
    ENTER THE CURRENT CPI(IW) HERE : | |||
Type and click
the 'Calculate' button |
|||
Social | Original classification | ||
Class | (Rs./month) | ||
I | 100 | and above | |
II | 50 | 99 | |
III | 30 | 49 | |
IV | 15 | 29 | |
V | Below | 15 | |
Social | Latest Revision | ||
Class | (Rs./month) | ||
I | and above | ||
II | |||
III | |||
IV | |||
V | and below |
This is a realtime update for the Prasad’s social classification. No further calculations are required for categorization.
The class calculated as per the tool above, is the final categorization.
For further details of the scale and revision, please see the following article:
Revision of Prasad’s Social Classification and Provision of an Online Tool for Real-Time Updating. South Asian Journal of Cancer;
Available here:
SAJC full article
Suggested text reference:
The Prasad’s social classification revised for the current year using real-time update tool, was used for the socioeconomic status classification.[1,2]
How to cite:
1. Sharma R. Revision of Prasad’s social classification and provision of an online tool for real-time updating. South Asian J Cancer 2013;2(3):157.
2. Sharma R. Online interactive calculator for real-time update of the Prasad’s social classification. Available at: www.prasadscaleupdate.weebly.com (Accessed on YYYY MMM DD)
Note: Put the date of access in citation 2.
NOTE TO RESEARCHERS:
Note that any citation to the online tool alone, is incomplete. The proper citation is to the base article AND the online tool. Please refer the suggested citation as given above.