National Sample Survey 1995-1996 (52nd Round) - Schedule 25.2 - Participation in Education
India, 1995 - 1996
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- Data files
-
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
For general education : Level (LVL_EDUCATION)
Data file: BLOCK 4 Education particulars
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Start:
37
End:
38
Width:
2
Format:
Questions and instructions
Question pretext
Course (code)
Literal question
For general 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
The level of the course for which the person is currently enrolled will be coded as per the codes for level of education as given in block 3. These are again given for easy reference.
not literate -01
literate :
without formal schooling -02
below primary -03
primary -04
middle -05
secondary -06
higher secondary -07
diploma /certificate course -08
graduate -09
post graduate and above -10
The codes 1, 2 and 3 will not be applicable for this item as the coverage for this block will be only primary and post primary education.
not literate -01
literate :
without formal schooling -02
below primary -03
primary -04
middle -05
secondary -06
higher secondary -07
diploma /certificate course -08
graduate -09
post graduate and above -10
The codes 1, 2 and 3 will not be applicable for this item as the coverage for this block will be only primary and post primary education.
Question post text
class / year of study
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.
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.