APPENDIX - VIII

Udai Pareek & 6. Trivedi's Socio-economic Status (Rural)

Scale
(Scoring Proforma)

Name of Respondent

1. Caste

. Scheduled Caste 1

. Lower Caste 2

. Artisan Caste 3

. Agricultural Caste 4

. Prestige Caste 5

. Dominant Caste 6

2. Occupation

. Labour 1

. Caste Occupation 2

. Business 3

. Independent Profession 4

. Cultivation 5

. Service 6

3. Education

. Illiterate 0

. Can read only 1

. Can read and write 2

. Primary 3

. Middle 4

. High School 5

. Graduate and above 6

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4 Land

. No land - 0

. Less than 1 Acre - 1

. 1-5 Acres - 2

. 5-10 Acres - 3

. 10-15 Acres - 4

. 15-20 Acres - 5

. 20 and above - 6

5. Social Participation

. Member of one organisation - 1

. Member of more than one - 2

organisation

. Office holder - 3

. Wider Public Leader - 6

6. Family

- Type of Family

. Nuclear

. Joint

- Members

. upto 5 - 1

. above 5 - 2

. Distinctive features - 3

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7 House

. No Home 0

. Hut 1

. Kachha House 2

. Mixed House 3

. Pucca House 4

. Mansion 6

8. Farm Power

. No drought animal - 1

. 1-2 drougnt animals - 2

. 3-4 drought animals or/ - 3

or more prestige animals

. 5-6 drought animals or - 6

Tractor

9. Maternal Possession

. Bullock Cart 1

. Cycle 1

. Radio 1

. Chairs 1

. Improved agricultural 2
equipments

Grading

Socio-economic Status Score

Class-I High More than 43

Class-II Upper Middle 33-42

Class-Ill Middle 24-32

Class-IV Lower Middle 13-23

Class-V Lower Less than 13.

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