Table 2.

ABEP scale of socioeconomic position. The first table indicates how different types and numbers of household possessions are counted to yield a combined score of economic status [31]. The second table indicates the weight given to head of household education level, and the third table translates the total household score into a class. There were no ragpickers in class A.

	Number of items at home
	0	1	2	3	4 or more
Color TV	0	2	3	4	5
Radio	0	1	2	3	4
Bathroom	0	2	3	4	4
Car	0	2	4	5	5
Maid	0	2	4	4	4
Vacuum cleaner	0	1	1	1	1
Washing machine	0	1	1	1	1
VCR or DVD	0	2	2	2	2
Refrigerator	0	2	2	2	2
Freezer	0	1	1	1	1
Level of education of the head of the family
Schooling	Score
0 to 4 years of schooling	0
5 to 7 years of schooling	1
8 to 11 years of schooling	2
12 to incomplete college	3
Graduate	5
Total score and its equivalent class
Score	Class
30 – 34	A1
25 – 29	A2
21 – 24	B1
17 – 20	B2
11 – 16	C
6 – 10	D
0 – 5	E