Table 1.
Revised Kuppuswamy socioeconomic status scale (updated for January 2021)
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Education of Head of the Family | |
| Professional degree | 7 |
| Graduate or Postgraduate | 6 |
| Intermediate or Post-high school diploma | 5 |
| High school certificate | 4 |
| Middle school certificate | 3 |
| Primary school certificate | 2 |
| Illiterate | 1 |
| Occupation of Head of the Family | |
| Professional | 10 |
| Semi-Professional | 6 |
| Clerical, Shop owner, farmer | 5 |
| Skilled worker | 4 |
| Semi-skilled worker | 3 |
| Unskilled worker | 2 |
| Unemployed | 1 |
| Monthly Income of Family (as per CPI-IW January 2021) | |
| ≥18229 | 12 |
| 9115-18229 | 10 |
| 6836-9114 | 6 |
| 4557-6835 | 4 |
| 2734-4556 | 3 |
| 921-2733 | 2 |
| ≤920 | 1 |