National Sample Survey 2011-2012 (68th round) - Schedule 1.0 (Type 2) - Consumer Expenditure

India, 2011 - 2012

Reference ID

IND_2011_NSS68-SCH1.0-T2_v01_M

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National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO)

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Sep 15, 2013

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Social Group (B3_v06)

Data file: NSS68_Sch1-T2_bk_3

Overview

Valid: 101636

Invalid: 15

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 58

End: 58

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Categories

Value	Category
1	Scheduled tribes
2	Scheduled castes
3	Other backward classes
9	Others
Sysmiss

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Interviewer instructions

Item 6: social group (code): Whether or not the household belongs to Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes or Other Backward Classes will be indicated against this item in terms of the specified codes .
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, the group to which the head of the household belongs will be considered as the 'social group' of the household.

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