Education of the member Information regarding the level of general education attained by the members of the household listed will be recorded in this column in terms of the specified codes. For the purpose of making entries in this column, only the course successfully completed will be considered. For instance, for a person who has studied up to say, first year B.A., his/her educational attainment will be considered as higher secondary (code 07). For a person who has studied up to 12th standard but has not appeared for the final examination or has failed, his/her educational attainment will be considered under 'secondary' (code 06).

How many days a member has stayed away from the household? The number of days for which the member 'stayed away from home' during the 30 days preceding the date of enquiry should be recorded here. A continuous absence from home for 24 hours will be reckoned as a 'day stayed away'. That is, the entry will be made in completed number of days and any fraction of a day will be ignored. The location of the place where the person stayed, having been away from his/her own household, may also be within the same village/town and staying away will not only mean physical absence but also non-participation in food consumption from his/her own household. For example, if a member stayed away for two days, but consumed food prepared at home during these two days, then that member will not be considered for this item as staying away. For members who did not stay away for even 1 day during the last 30 days, zero (0) will be recorded.

How many meals do you usually take in a day? The number of meals consumed by a person is usually reported as 2 or 3. In rare cases, one may come across a person who may be taking food only once in a day or more than three times a day. While in the former case the number of meals for the person will be 1 per day, in the latter case, however, only 3 should be entered. That is, in this column, the recorded number of meals taken in a day, even if it is reported to be higher, should not exceed 3. A breast-fed baby does not directly share the food consumed by members of the household. Hence for such babies the entry in this column will be '0'.

If you or any member of the household take meals free of cost from school, balwadi etc, then how many such meals are taken in a day? Columns (10), (11) and (12) pertain to meals taken away from home without payment.

If you or any member of the household take meals free of cost from employer, then how many such meals do you take in a day? Columns (10), (11) and (12) pertain to meals taken away from home without payment.

If you or any member of the household take meals free of cost from others, then how many such meals do you take in a day? Columns (10), (11) and (12) pertain to meals taken away from home without payment.

If you or any member of the household take meals away from home on payment, then how many such meals do you take?

How many meals are taken at home in a day?

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