An update and discussion regarding the revised Kuppuswamy’s socioeconomic status scale

The socio-economic status (SES) is widely recognized as one of the important factors affecting the health condition of an individual or a family. The Kuppuswamy’s Socioeconomic Status Scale is one of the tools extensively used in urban population, for assessment of the SES. Due to revision in the method of calculation of the Consumer Price Index – Industrial Workers (CPI-IW), a revision of the scale is necessitated. This article provides a detailed calculation of the updation of the income component of the revised scale. The article also provides an updated version of the Revised Kuppuswamy’s SES Scale. This can be regarded as the latest version of the scale, and the real-time update is dynamic as per the calculations done using the online interactive calculator. This update is an enhancement for increasing the scale’s validity for use in the current times.