Table 2.
Kuppusamy’s method of social classification (urban)
| Item | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| A. Education | ||
| Professional degree, honors degree, postgraduate degree | 7 | |
| Graduation | 6 | |
| Intermediate, post-high-school diploma | 5 | |
| High school certificate | 4 | |
| Middle school certificate | 3 | |
| Primary school or literate | 2 | |
| Illiterate | 1 | |
| B. Occupation | ||
| Professional | 10 | |
| Semiprofessional | 6 | |
| Clerk, shop owner, farm owner | 5 | |
| Skilled worker | 4 | |
| Semiskilled worker | 3 | |
| Unskilled worker | 2 | |
| Unemployed | 1 | |
| C. Per capita income per month | ||
| ≥2000 | 12 | |
| 1000–1999 | 10 | |
| 750–999 | 6 | |
| 500–749 | 4 | |
| 300–499 | 3 | |
| 101–299 | 2 | |
| ≤100 | 1 | |
| Calculation: | ||
| Total score = (A + B + C) | Social class | |
| 26–29 | I | |
| 16–25 | II | |
| 11–15 | III | |
| 05–10 | IV | |
| <5 | V |