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Debt & Investment, Jan - Dec 2003
NSS 59th Round

India, 2003
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DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-59Rnd-Sch18pt2-Jan-Dec2003
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Social group (B3_q6)

Data file: Visit 1 & 2 Combined_Block 3_Household characteristics

Overview

Valid: 139028
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Start: 62
End: 62
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: character

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Which social group does the household belong to?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Scheduled Tribe 15462
11.1%
2 Scheduled Caste 25675
18.5%
3 Other Backward Class 51554
37.1%
9 Others 46337
33.3%
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
Whether or not the household belongs to scheduled tribe, scheduled caste or other backward class will be indicated against this item in terms of the specified codes which are:

scheduled tribe - 1, scheduled caste - 2, other backward classes - 3, others - 9.

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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