Socio-Economic Survey, Household Schedule 10: Employment and Unemployment, July, 1987-June, 1988 - IPUMS Subset

India, 1988

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IND_1987_ES_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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National Sample Survey Organization, Government of India, IPUMS

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Type of household group (IN1987A_HHGRP)

Data file: IND1987_LFS--H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 184

End: 184

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="IN87A031">5. Group:<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Scheduled tribe<br />[] 2 Scheduled caste<br />[] 3 Neo-Buddhist<br />[] 9 Others</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Scheduled tribe
2	Scheduled caste
3	Neo-buddhist
4	Other
9	Unknown

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

<svar a="all" v="IN87A031">5.3.8 <span class="em">Items 5: Group</span>: Whether or not the household belong to scheduled tribe or scheduled caste or neo-Buddhists will be indicated against this item in terms of the specified codes which are:<br /><div class="i1">Scheduled tribe 1<br />Scheduled caste 2<br />Neo-Buddhist 3<br />Others 9</div><br /><br />Those who do not come under any of first three groups will be assigned code 9 meant to cover all other categories. In case, different members belong to different household groups, the group to which the head of the household belongs will be considered as the 'household group' and the group code appropriate for the head of the household will be assigned.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the dwelling's type of household group.

Universe

India 1987: All households

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Other Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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