National Sample Survey 2011-2012 (68th round) - Schedule 1.0 (Type 1) - Consumer Expenditure

India, 2011 - 2012

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IND_2011_NSS68-SCH1.0-T1_v01_M

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National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO)

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Social Group (B3_v06)

Data file: NSS68_Sch1-T1_bk_3

Overview

Valid: 101648

Invalid: 14

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 58

End: 58

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Scheduled tribes	13629	13.4%
2	Scheduled castes	15697	15.4%
3	Other backward classes	39914	39.3%
9	Others	32408	31.9%
Sysmiss		14

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.

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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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