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SOCIOLINGUISTIC VARIATION AND CHANGE IN URBAN INDIA<br />

Brahm<strong>in</strong>s, the Backward caste scores approximated the Brahm<strong>in</strong> scores most<br />

closely while the difference between the Scheduled caste and Maratha scores<br />

was not very large.<br />

Table 4: Analysis <strong>of</strong> parameter estimates for ‘caste’<br />

Parameter Estimate<br />

Scheduled -0.57<br />

Backward -0.21<br />

Maratha -0.60<br />

Brahm<strong>in</strong> 0.00<br />

Class, when treated <strong>in</strong>dependently, did not yield any significant variation,<br />

but a highly significant <strong>in</strong>teraction effect emerged for caste and class (F-ratio<br />

= 11.25 and p-value < 0.001).<br />

Table 5: Aspi_M_F by caste and social class<br />

<strong>Work<strong>in</strong>g</strong> class Middle class<br />

Scheduled 26.7 30.8<br />

Backward 28.7 47.3<br />

Maratha 24.8 31.2<br />

Brahm<strong>in</strong> 46.1 46.2<br />

Figure 4 displays graphically the effect <strong>of</strong> class across the four caste groups.<br />

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