Table 2.
Udai Pareek revised scale
| Components | Score | Components | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caste | Social participation | |||
| Schedule caste | 1 | None | 0 | |
| Lower caste | 2 | Member of one organization | 1 | |
| Artisan caste | 3 | Member of more than one organization | 2 | |
| Agriculture caste | 4 | Office holder in such an organization | 3 | |
| Prestige caste | 5 | Wide public leader | 4 | |
| Dominant caste | 6 | House | ||
| Occupation | No house | 0 | ||
| None | 0 | Hut | 1 | |
| Labourer | 1 | Kutcha house | 2 | |
| Caste occupation | 2 | Mixed house | 3 | |
| Business | 3 | Pucca house | 4 | |
| Independent profession | 4 | Mansion | 5 | |
| Cultivation | 5 | Farm power | ||
| Service | 6 | No draught animals | 1 | |
| Education | 1-2 draught animals | 2 | ||
| Illiterate | 0 | 3-4 draught animals | 4 | |
| Can read only | 1 | 5-6 draught animals | 6 | |
| Can read and write | 2 | Material possessions | ||
| Primary | 3 | Bullock cart | 0 | |
| Middle | 4 | Cycle | 1 | |
| High school | 5 | Radio | 2 | |
| Graduate | 6 | Chairs | 3 | |
| And above | 7 | Mobile phone | 4 | |
| Land | Television | 5 | ||
| No land | 0 | Refrigerators | 6 | |
| <1 acre | 1 | Family member | ||
| 1-5 acre | 2 | Up to 5 | 2 | |
| 5-10 acre | 3 | >5 | 1 | |
| 10-15 acre | 4 | |||
| 15-20 acre | 5 | |||
| ≥20 | 6 | |||
| Grade | Category | Score on scale | ||
| I | Upper class | >43 | ||
| II | Upper middle class | 33-42 | ||
| III | Middle class | 24-32 | ||
| IV | Lower middle class | 13-23 | ||
| V | Lower class | <13 | ||