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MAY 3, 2011
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION-2011
How do we classify
a household
in the new SEC system? 02
What is
the performance
of the new SEC system? 06
Conclusion 07
THE NEW SEC SYSTEM
01
18.4
14.7 15.4
11.4
9.7
7.5 7.9
5.3
4.3
3.2
1.8
0.4
A1 A2 A3 B1 B2 C1 C2 D1 D2 E1 E2 E3
*Figures in percentage
This round of analysis has been conducted using data from IRS 2008 (round 20)*.
We have drawn a sub-sample of 39,441
12.9 13.2
12.6
11.6
10.2 9.8
8.6
7.6
5.1 4.7
2.6
1.1
A1 A2 A3 B1 B2 C1 C2 D1 D2 E1 E2 E3
11.9
7.9 8
6.6
2.8
A1 A2 B1 B2 C D E1 E2
6 THE NEW SEC SYSTEM
DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS
Rural
New SEC System
22.2
20.1
15.6
12.8
10.7
6.2
5.1
2.3 3.2
0.4 1.3
0.04
A1 A2 A3 B1 B2 C1 C2 D1 D2 E1 E2 E3
12.3
4.3
R1 R2 R3 R4
THE NEW SEC SYSTEM 7
02
How do we classify
a household
in the new SEC system?
Q1b Does your family own any agricultural land, by agricultural land I mean
land that is currently under cultivation or plantation?
Q2 Could you tell me something about the person who makes the biggest
contribution to the running of the household. To what level has he
studied?
RECORD IN GRID. USE GRID TO DETERMINE NEW SEC.
01
Items owned / have access at home Circle Tick
Electricity Connection 01 √
Ceiling Fan 02 √
LPG Stove 03 √
Two Wheeler 04
√
Colour TV 05
√
1a Refrigerator 06
√
Washing Machine 07
Car/Jeep/Van 09 √
Air Conditioner 10
1b Agricultural Land 11 √
02
Literate
Some
but no Graduate/
College Graduate/
No. of formal Post
School- 5 (incl a Post
Illiterate schooling/ SSC/ HSC Graduate:
Durables to 9 years Diploma) Graduate:
School- Profession
(TRANSFER but not General
Upto 4 al
FROM Q1) Grad
years
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
None E3 E2 E2 E2 E2 E1 D2
1 E2 E1 E1 E1 D2 D2 D2
2 E1 E1 D2 D2 D1 D1 D1
3 D2 D2 D1 D1 C2 C2 C2
4 D1 C2 C2 C1 C1 B2 B2
5 C2 C1 C1 B2 B1 B1 B1
6 C1 B2 B2 B1 A3 A3 A3
7 C1 B1 B1 A3 A3 A2 A2
8 B1 A3 A3 A3 A2 A2 A2
9+ B1 A3 A3 A2 A2 A1 A1
11 THE NEW SEC SYSTEM
What sort of people are these?
New
SEC
System Have Have Owns Owns Colour Use Utensil Have Two Have Have Have Have
Electricity Fan Pressure Cooker TV Cleaner Wheeler Refrigerator Kitchen Sink Dining Table AC
A1
A2
A3
B1
B2
C1
C2
D1
D2
E1
E2
E3
THE NEW SEC SYSTEM
03
What are
the advantages
of the new SEC system?
Literate but
Some College Graduate/ Graduate/
We compute the average no formal
School- 5 to 9 (incl a Post Post
No. of Illiterate schooling/
LIFE* score for each cellSchool- Upto years SSC/ HSC
Diploma) but Graduate: Graduate:
Durablesby number of 4 years
defined not Grad General Professional
durables x education
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
None 81 98 111 125 130 134 217
1 120 133 145 160 165 178 115
2 157 166 185 199 222 215 263
3 193 211 225 247 265 278 268
4 232 250 271 298 319 343 338
5 260 286 313 341 370 391 394
6 294 338 344 377 438 425 447
7 307 384 373 415 456 470 483
8 366 429 411 455 497 500 510
9+ 592 487 495 558 575
* Excluding durables
21 THE NEW SEC SYSTEM
How the LIFE scores are used – an example
Chief Earner: Education
Literate but
Some College Graduate/ Graduate/
no formal
And then group the cells School- 5 to 9 (incl a Post Post
No. of Illiterate schooling/
years
SSC/ HSC
Diploma) but Graduate: Graduate:
with a similar score
Durables School- Upto
not Grad General Professional
4 years
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
None 81 98 111 125 130 134 217
1 120 133 145 160 165 178 115
2 157 166 185 199 222 215 263
3 193 211 225 247 265 278 268
4 232 250 271 298 319 343 338
5 260 286 313 341 370 391 394
6 294 338 344 377 438 425 447
7 307 384 373 415 456 470 483
8 366 429 411 455 497 500 510
9+ 592 487 495 558 575
Each group is * Excluding durables
assigned a grade
SEC Grades A1 A2 A3 B1 B2 C1 C2 D1 D2 E1 E2 E3
22 THE NEW SEC SYSTEM
The basis of measuring the discrimination
Two kinds of variables are better than one. But the gains
from using three sets of variables is small
Systems that call for multiple grids or adding up points
are time consuming; errors in classifying can occur
A system that requires cards to be shown is not a good
idea- it’s hard to manage this at the ‘doorstep’
Occupation is a weak discriminator
Systems based on consumer durables offer good
discrimination
Performance
of the new SEC system?
50 50
40 40
30 30
19
20 20
13
9
10 5 10 4
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
0 0
A1 A2 A3 B1 B2 C1 C2 D1 D2 E1 E2 E3 A1 A2 B1 B2 C D E1 E2
50 50 43
38
40 40
30
30 23 30
20 15 12 20 13 10
10 5 2 3 10 3
1
0 0
A1 A2 A3 B1 B2 C1 C2 D1 D2 E1 E2 E3 A1 A2 B1 B2 C D E1 E2
Purchased in Past 6 Months - Ketchup / Sauces Purchased in Past 6 Months - Ketchup / Sauces
80 72 80
70 70
60 53 60 55
50 50
37 40
40 40
28
30 23 30
19 19 16
20 13 20
9 7 9 7
10 5 5 3 10 5
2
0 0
A1 A2 A3 B1 B2 C1 C2 D1 D2 E1 E2 E3 A1 A2 B1 B2 C D E1 E2
Purchased in Past 6 Months - Toilet Cleaners Purchased in Past 6 Months - Toilet Cleaners
100 92 100
90 82 90 81
80 80
69 69
70 70
58 60
60 60
50 46 47
50
40 33 37
40
27
30 30 22
19 18
20 10 20
9
10 5 2 10
1
0 0
A1 A2 A3 B1 B2 C1 C2 D1 D2 E1 E2 E3 A1 A2 B1 B2 C D E1 E2
Penetration
Jam 3.3
Ketchup / Sauces 5.3
Chocolates 6.6
Instant Noodles 6.7
Floor Cleaners 11.6
Toilet Cleaners 14.1
Soft drinks/Fruit Juices 15.8
Skin Creams/Lotions 21.4
Utensil cleaners 29.7
Fabric whiteners / blues 49.8
Toothpaste 57.7
Shampoo 75.1
Bathing Soaps / Liquid Soaps 95.8
Gini Values
New System
Current System Data Source: MRUC/ Hansa Research - IRS 2008 (Round 20)
35 THE NEW SEC SYSTEM 35
GINI CO-EFFICIENTS
Urban (CONTD.)
Gini coefficients for New SEC system compared with benchmark
Penetration
Current System Data Source: MRUC/ Hansa Research - IRS 2008 (Round 20)
37 THE NEW SEC SYSTEM 37
GINI CO-EFFICIENTS
Rural (CONTD.)
Gini coefficients for New SEC system compared with benchmark
Penetration
Chocolates 2.8
Gini Values
New System
*Purchased in the last 6 months except soft drinks, skin creams and chocolates
Current System Data Source: MRUC/ Hansa Research - IRS 2008 (Round 20)
38 THE NEW SEC SYSTEM
PERFORMANCE ON DISCRIMINATION
Conclusion
Conclusion
It’s easy to begin using the new system. For those who
need to keep track of the old SEC for reasons of
comparability, the new system means just one more
question- which can be tagged on right at the end.
Appendices
Material on wall # Washing Machine Cooking oil: vanaspati/ edible Toilet Cleaners
Rural #
oriented
items Kitchen sink Ceiling Fan Ghee / Desi Ghee Talcum Powder
Telephone
48 THE NEW SEC SYSTEM # contains sub-levels ; (*): Travel abroad- Urban only / Land ownership: Rural only
02.The master set of consumer durables
No.
S.
MHI
MHI Groups
Grades
1 Rs.20001 +
2 Rs.12001 to Rs.20000
3 Rs.8001 to Rs.12000
4 Rs.6001 to Rs.8000
5 Rs.5001 to Rs.6000
6 Rs.4001 to Rs.5000
7 Rs.3001 to Rs.4000
8 Rs.2001 to Rs.3000
9 Rs.1501 to Rs.2000
10 Rs.1001 to Rs.1500
11 Rs.501 to Rs.1000
12 Up to Rs.500