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
Level code (LEVEL_CODE)
Data file: BLOCK 7 Particulars of currently not attending persons
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Start:
37
End:
38
Width:
2
Format:
Questions and instructions
Question pretext
type of education
Literal question
level ( code )
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 the person last attended will be coded as per the codes for level of education
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
The codes 1 and 2 will not be applicable for this item. The level of education of the last course attended will not necessarily match with the corresponding entry in block 3.
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
The codes 1 and 2 will not be applicable for this item. The level of education of the last course attended will not necessarily match with the corresponding entry in block 3.
Question post text
whether completed the level of education
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.