Review Article
Year: 2017 | Month: May | Volume: 7 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 365-367
An Updated Kuppuswamy’s Socio – Economic Classification For 2017
Dr. Nazia Tabassum1, Dr. R. L. Lakshman Rao2
1Post Graduate, 2Professor and Head of the Department,
Community Medicine Department, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad.
Corresponding Author: Dr. Nazia Tabassum
ABSTRACT
Social Stratification is division of society into various strata based on the socio demographic characteristics of the individuals. The important parameters that are used in stratification are Education, Occupation and Income. Kuppuswamy’s Classification is one such classification which takes all the three parameters into account. It was first introduced by him in 1976. It is subjected to constant change from time to time with inflation. It is used mainly for Urban population.
Key words: Updated Kuppuswamy’s Classification, Socio-economic, Social Stratification.