Interviewer instructions
4.3.14 Item 6: Social group (code): Whether or not the household belongs to scheduled tribe, scheduled caste or other backward class will be indicated against this item in terms of the specified codes which are:
1 Scheduled tribe
2 Scheduled caste
3 Other backward class
9 Others
Those who do not come under any one of the first three social groups will be assigned code 9 meant to cover all other categories. In case different members belong to different social groups, [p. 65] the group to which the head of the household belongs will be considered as the 'social group' of the household.