title: A Critical Appraisal of Kuppuswamy's Socioeconomic Status Scale in the Present Scenario.
abstract: The socioeconomic status (SES) is widely recognized as one of the important factors affecting the health condition of an individual or a family. One of the scales widely used and quoted even today is the one developed by Kuppuswamy. The Kuppuswamy scale in its various forms has held steady over three decades now and is still widely used as a measure of socioeconomic status in the urban population. However, it is important to discuss the applicability in the changed modern scenario.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Narinder K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Saini
keywords: Health care economics; kuppuswamy's scale; socioeconomic status