Socio-economic status scales updated for 2017

TLDR

Socio‑economic status and per‑capita income determine a country's health outcomes, influencing affordability and utilization of health facilities, and inflation necessitates regular updates of income‑based socioeconomic scales. This paper updates the Kuppuswamy, B.G.

Abstract

The health status of any country depends on the socio-economic status (SES) and the per capita income of its citizens. The SES also decides the affordability and utilization of the health facilities. Constant changes in the price of goods in the country due to inflation make it mandatory to constantly update the income-based socioeconomic scales. This paper attempts to provide updates in Kuppuswamy, B.G. Prasad and udai pareek socioeconomic scales for 2017.