Updated BG prasad's socioeconomic status classification for the year 2023

• Main Author: Mohammad Ghodke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 0970-0218; 1998-3581; 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_401_23
• Keywords: bg prasad scale; consumer price index for industrial workers cpi (iw); linking factors; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270
• Source: Indian Journal of Community Medicine, Vol 48, Iss 6, Pp 934-936 (2023)

Socioeconomic scales are used to determine the socioeconomic status of a study subject which in turn affects the health and nutritional status. BG Prasad's scale of socioeconomic status uses only one criterion i.e. income. Therefore, it is easy to calculate and the most used socioeconomic scale to classify a study subject. It is used for both urban and rural areas. The consumer price index for industrial workers measures inflation at household level. As the consumer price index for industrial workers is used to calculate the income ranges for a study subject and it is released for every month by Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour and Employment, it is imperative to update the BG Prasad's scale every month.