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Housing Condition Survey, July - December 2002
NSS 58th Round

India, 2002
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DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-58Rnd-Sch1dot2-2002
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Social group (code) (B3_q5)

Data file: Block3-records

Overview

Valid: 97882
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Start: 62
End: 62
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: character

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Social group (code)
Categories
Value Category Cases
0 NR 107
0.1%
1 Scheduled tribe 10963
11.2%
2 Scheduled caste 18048
18.4%
3 Other backward class 33803
34.5%
9 Others 34961
35.7%
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 (ST), scheduled caste (SC) or other backward class (OBC) 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. 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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