Do-It-Yourself LSM® Classification

 

(Updated AMPS 2008A)

 

Answer true or false for the following questions, and then follow the instructions to determine your LSM® score.

 

Question

Answer

Weighting

True

1.       I have the following in my household:

  • TV set

True/False

0.122145

0.122145

  • VCR

True/False

0.106354

0.106354

  • DVD player

True/False

0.094933

0.094933

  • M-Net/DStv subscription

True/False

0.144010

0.144010

  • Hi-fi/music centre

True/False

0.061801

0.061801

  • Computer / Laptop

True/False

0.292790

0.292790

  • Vacuum cleaner/floor polisher

True/False

0.142924

0.142924

  • Dishwashing machine

True/False

0.160906

0.160906

  • Washing machine

True/False

0.150871

0.150871

  • Tumble dryer

True/False

0.155577

0.155577

  • Home telephone (excluding a cell)

True/False

0.090032

0.090032

  • Deep freezer

True/False

0.092228

0.092228

  • Fridge/freezer (combination)

True/False

0.117871

0.117871

  • Electric stove

True/False

0.152859

0.152859

  • Microwave oven

True/False

0.118531

0.118531

  • Built-in kitchen sink

True/False

0.131772

0.131772

  • Home security service

True/False

0.142023

0.142023

  • 3 or more cell phones in household

True/False

0.162906

0.162906

  • 2 cell phones in household

True/False

0.114391

0.114391

  • Home theatre system

True/False

0.096205

0.096205

2.       I have the following amenities in my home or on the plot: 

·         Tap water in house/on plot

True/False

0.129953

0.129953

·         Hot running water from a geyser

True/False

0.175948

0.175948

  • Flush toilet in/outside house

True/False

0.108169

0.108169

3.       There is a motor vehicle in our household

True/False

0.165298

0.165298

4.       I am a metropolitan dweller

True/False

0.084234

0.084234

5.       I live in a house, cluster or town house

True/False

0.119211

0.119211

ALL TRUE  Total                                                         

3.433942

 

 

6.       I live in a rural area outside Gauteng and the Western Cape

True/False

-0.121163

-0.121163

7.       There are no radios, or only one radio (excluding car radios) in my household

True/False

-0.249135

-0.249135

8.       There is no domestic workers or household helpers in household (both live-in & part time)

True/False

-0.285068

-0.285068


 

Working out your LSM® score

Now carry over the weights of all questions that you have marked as “True” to the last blank column an add them up. If the number in this column is negative, be sure to subtract it from your total, rather than adding it.

Next, subtract the constant of 0.442690 from your total score, to find your final LSM® score.

Now determine your LSM® group:

 

 

LSM® Group

 

Total Weight

                 1

        Less than  -1.070720

  2

-1.070720

to

-0.855601

  3

-0.855600

to

-0.625001

  4

-0.625000

to

-0.295001

  5

-0.295000

to

0.109999

  6

0.110000

to

0.759999

  7

7 - Low

7 - High

0.760000

0.760000

0.955034

to

to

to

1.159999

0.955033

1.159999

  8

8 – Low

8 - High

1.160000

1.160000

1.326050

to

to

to

1.499999

1.326049

1.499999

  9

9 – Low

9 – High

1.500000

1.500000

1.723088

to

to

to

1.996939

1.723087

1.996939

  10

10 – Low

10 – High

More than

1.996940

2.275308

--

to

and

1.996939

2.275307

more

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outcome = LSM ……….


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