@article{Akinola:287534,
      recid = {287534},
      author = {Akinola, C.A. and Patel, A.U.},
      title = {Construction and Standardization of a Scale to Measure  Socioeconomic Status of Heads of Rural Households in the  Funtua Zone of Kaduna State},
      journal = {Journal of Rural Development/Nongchon-Gyeongje},
      address = {1987-06},
      number = {1071-2019-1158},
      year = {1987},
      abstract = {The paper reports the methodology of the development of a  scale to measure socioeconomics status of heads of rural  households (Gandu) in the Funtua Zone in Kaduna State of  Nigeria.  A universe of interest containing about 105 items  of socioeconomic signifi­cance was made up by selection  from observation in a typical village setting in the study  area. After pre-testing the instrument with 105 items,  ambiguous items were dropped leaving 90 items.  In  yalidating the items, item analysis procedure was carried  out on the 90 items in order to select the items that best  differentiated between high and low possession of  socioeconomic status ·among the farmers. Consequently, 38  items were selected from the item validation process. These  items being those in which significant difference were  found between proportions in the highest and lowest 25 per  cent of the farmers possessing the items.  Weighting of the  item was carried out using the Sigma method of scoring  which assigned greater scores to valid items which were  possessed by only few farmers and expressing such items  scores in _standard units. Results of validity and  reliability tests carried out on the constructed  standardized scale indicated that the scale was quite vaild  and reliable. },
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/287534},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.287534},
}