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National Sample Survey 1995-1996 (52nd Round) - Schedule 25.2 - Participation in Education

India, 1995 - 1996
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IND_1995_NSS52-SCH25.2_v01_M
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National Sample Survey Office
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  • BLOCK 1 & 2
    Identification
    & household
    particulars
  • BLOCK 3
    Demographic
    particulars of
    all persons
  • BLOCK 4
    Education
    particulars
  • BLOCK 5
    Particulars of
    private
    expenditure
  • BLOCK 6
    Particulars of
    expenditure on
    dependants
  • BLOCK 7
    Particulars of
    currently not
    attending
    persons
  • WORKSHEET for
    household
    consumer
    expenditure

Education level (EDUCATION_LEVEL)

Data file: BLOCK 3 Demographic particulars of all persons

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Start: 36
End: 37
Width: 2
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Education level
Categories
Value Category
01 not literate
02 literate : without formal schooling
03 below primary
04 primary
05 middle
06 secondary
07 higher secondary
08 diploma/certificarte course
09 graduate
10 post graduate & above
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
Education level refers to the highest level successfully completed. This means that if that if a person has say, failed in his B. A. examination, then his level will be treated only as 'higher secondary'. The codes to be given for various levels are as follows :

01 not literate
02 literate : without formal schooling
03 below primary
04 primary
05 middle
06 secondary
07 higher secondary
08 diploma/certificarte course
09 graduate
10 post graduate & above

For most of the formal education courses, with which this schedule is concerned, coding in the above fashion will not create any difficulties. However when a person has undertaken a course which is not in the formal schooling/ university stream coding has to be done with some care. When such a course is after higher secondary and the course is above higher secondary in standard, then code 8 may be given if they fall below the graduate level. In other cases the level of the course has to be identified as one falling in to any one of the above categories. For school education upto class XI it is known that different patterns exist in different stages. In this survey, for the purpose of identifying and recording the levels, the pattern followed in the respective stages are to be considered. These are as below :


Educational pattern in States/Union Territories
Sl. no. State/ut primary stage upper primary stage(middle) secondary stage Hr. Sec. stage Hr. Sec. attached to Degree college
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
1. Andhra Pradesh I-V VI-VII VIII-X XI-XII
2. Arunachal Pradesh I-V VI-VIII IX-X XI-XII
3. Assam I-IV V-VII VIII-X XI-XII YES
4. Bihar I-V VI-VIII IX-X XI-XII YES
5. Goa I-IV V-VII VIII-X XI-XII YES
6. Gujarat * I-IV V-VII VIII-X XI-XII
7. Haryana I-V VI-VIII IX-X XI-XII YES
8. Himachal Pradesh I-V VI-VIII IX-X XI-XII YES
9. Jummu & Kashmir I-V VI-VIII IX-X XI-XII
10. Karnataka I-IV V-VII VIII-X XI-XII YES
11. Kerala I-IV V-VII VIII-X XI-XII YES
12. Madhya Peadesh I-V VI-VIII IX-X XI-XII
13. Maharashtra I-IV V-VII VIII-X XI-XII YES
14. Manipur I-V VI-VIII IX-X XI-XII
15. Meghalaya I-IV V-VIII IX-X XI-XII YES
16. Mizoram I-IV V-VII VIII-X XI-XII YES
17. Nagaland I-IV V-VIII IX-X XI-XII YES
18. Orissa I-V VI-VIII IX-X XI-XII YES
19. Punjab I-V VI-VIII IX-X XI-XII YES
20. Rajasthan I-V VI-VIII IX-X XI-XII
21. Sikkim I-V VI-VIII IX-X XI-XII
22. Tamil Nadu I-V VI-VIII IX-X XI-XII
23. Tripura I-V VI-VIII IX-X XI-XII
24. Uttar Pradesh I-V VI-VIII IX-X XI-XII
25. West Bengal** I-V VI-VIII IX-X XI-XII YES
26. A & N Islands I-V VI-VIII IX-X XI-XII
27. Chandigarh I-V VI-VIII IX-X XI-XII
28. D & N Haveli I-IV V-VII VIII-X XI-XII
29. Daman & Diu I-IV V-VII VIII-X XI-XII
30. Delhi I-V VI-VIII IX-X XI-XII
31. Lakshadweep I-IV V-VII VIII-X XI-XII
32. Pondicherry I-V VI-VIII IX-X XI-XII
* (Composite primary stage consisting of classes I-VII)
** (More than 90% primary schools have classes I-IV)

Description

Definition
It refers to the different stages of educational attainment.
The levels are (i) not literate, (ii) literate without formal schooling, (iii) below primary, (iv) primary, (v) middle, (vi) secondary, (vii) higher secondary, (viii) diploma/ certificate, (ix) graduate, and, (x) postgraduate and above. It may be noted that if a person has successfully passed the final year of a given level, then and only then will he/she be considered to have attained that level of education. For example, the level attained by a person studying in Class IX will be middle but the level at which he/she is currently studying is secondary.
Universe
a block of variables on education related to the population aged 5 to 24 year
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