Updated BG Prasad socioeconomic classification, 2014: A commentary

Updated BG Prasad socioeconomic classification, 2014: A commentary

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Modified BG Prasad socioeconomic scale is widely used to determine the socioeconomic status of study subjects in health studies in India.It is an income-based scale and, ilootpaperie therefore, has to be constantly updated to take inflation and depreciation of rupee into account.The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for industrial workers (IW) is used to calculate updated income categories for January 2014.Details of the calculations involved will enable young researchers to calculate specific income categories for their research work.

State-specific CPI values are also available on the Department of Labour website click here and should be used to determine more accurate income categories for the study area.