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Table 2 ABEP scale of socioeconomic position. The first table indicates how different types and numbers of household possessions are counted to yield a combined score of economic status [31]. The second table indicates the weight given to head of household education level, and the third table translates the total household score into a class. There were no ragpickers in class A.

From: Minor psychiatric disorders among Brazilian ragpickers: a cross-sectional study

 

Number of items at home

 

0

1

2

3

4 or more

Color TV

0

2

3

4

5

Radio

0

1

2

3

4

Bathroom

0

2

3

4

4

Car

0

2

4

5

5

Maid

0

2

4

4

4

Vacuum cleaner

0

1

1

1

1

Washing machine

0

1

1

1

1

VCR or DVD

0

2

2

2

2

Refrigerator

0

2

2

2

2

Freezer

0

1

1

1

1

Level of education of the head of the family

    

Schooling

Score

    

0 to 4 years of schooling

0

    

5 to 7 years of schooling

1

    

8 to 11 years of schooling

2

    

12 to incomplete college

3

    

Graduate

5

    

Total score and its equivalent class

    

Score

Class

    

30 – 34

A1

    

25 – 29

A2

    

21 – 24

B1

    

17 – 20

B2

    

11 – 16

C

    

6 – 10

D

    

0 – 5

E

    
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