title: Updated BG Prasad socioeconomic classification, 2014: a commentary.
abstract: Modified BG Prasad socioeconomic scale is widely used to determine the socioeconomic status of study subjects in health studies in India. It is an income-based scale and, therefore, has to be constantly updated to take inflation and depreciation of rupee into account. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for industrial workers (IW) is used to calculate updated income categories for January 2014. Details of the calculations involved will enable young researchers to calculate specific income categories for their research work. State-specific CPI values are also available on the Department of Labour website and should be used to determine more accurate income categories for the study area.
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Abha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mangal
authors.forename: Varun
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Sanjeet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Panesar
authors.forename: Richa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Talwar
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raut
authors.forename: Saudan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007194:India; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors