Schedule 25.2 - 1**RURAL
URBANCENTRAL
STATE

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

NATIONAL SAMPLE SURVEY ORGANISATIONSOCIO-ECONOMIC SURVEYSIXTY-FOURTH ROUND: JULY, 2007-JUNE, 2008
SCHEDULE 25.2: PARTICIPATION AND EXPENDITURE IN EDUCATION[0] descriptive identification of sample household
1. state/u.t.

5. hamlet name

2. district

6. ward/ inv. unit/ block**

3. tehsil/town

7. name of head of household

4. village name

8. name of the informant[1] identification of sample household
item
item
no.
1.
serial no. of sample
village/block2.
round number
6

code

52

item
sub-sample

12.

FOD sub-region

13.

3.

schedule number

4.

14.
15.

sample household number

6.

sample(central-1, state-2)
sector(rural-1, urban-2)
state-region

sample hamlet-group/ subblock number
second-stage stratum number

16.

7.

district code17.

sl. no. of informant(as in col.1, block 4)
response code8.

stratum number

18.

survey code9.

sub-stratum number

10.

sub-round19.

reason for substitution oforiginal household (code)

5.

2

4

Item
no.
11.

code

CODES FOR BLOCK 1
item 17: response code: informant co-operative and capable – 1, informant co-operative but not capable – 2, informant busy – 3,informant reluctant – 4, others – 9.
item 18: survey code: original h.h. surveyed – 1, substituted h.h. surveyed – 2, casualty –3
item 19: reason for substitution of original household : informant busy – 1, members away from home – 2, informant noncooperative –3, others – 9* tick mark (ü) may be put in the appropriate place** strike out whichever is not applicableSchedule 25.2 - 2[2] particulars of field operations
sl. no.
(1)
1.

2.

item
(2)

investigator/ seniorinvestigator(3)

superintendent /senior superintendent(4)

DDDDi) name(block letters)ii) codedate(s) of :MM(i) survey/inspection(ii) receipt(iii) scrutiny(iv) despatch
3.
4.

5.

other supervisory
officer(5)

number of additional sheets
attached
total time taken to canvass
schedule 25.2
(in minutes)
signature[8] remarks by investigator/senior investigator[9] remarks by superintendent / senior superintendent[10] remarks by other supervisory officerYYMMYYDDMMYYSchedule 25.2 - 3[3] household characteristics
1.
household size

11.

2.

description

12.

code (5-digit)

13.

3.

principal industry(NIC – 2004)

principaloccupation(NCO-2004)

distance to nearest school having
primary level classes(code)
distance to nearest school having
upper primary level classes(code)
distance to nearest school having
secondary level classes(code)

description
Household consumption expenditure (Rs.) during
last 30 days out of:code (3-digit)

4.

household type (code)

14.

purchase5.

religion (code)15.

home produced stock6.

social group (code)

16.
17.

receipts in exchange of goods andservices
gifts and loans

18.

free collection

19.

total (items 14 to 18)

7.

land possessed as on the date of survey(code)
8.
is the household incurring any
expenditure during current academic
session/year on dependants aged 529years studying away from home?
(yes-1, no-2)
9.
no. of such
If ‘yes’ in
dependants
item 8
10. total amount sent/ tobe sent (Rs.)
CODES FOR BLOCK 3

item 4: household type : for rural areas: self-employed in non-agriculture-1, agricultural labour-2, other labour-3,self-employed in agriculture-4, others-9
for urban areas: self-employed-1, regular wage/salary earning-2, casual labour-3,others-9
item 5: religion : Hinduism-1, Islam-2, Christianity –3, Sikhism-4, Jainism-5, Buddhism-6, Zoroastrianism-7,others-9
item 6: social group : scheduled tribe-1, scheduled caste-2, other backward class-3, others-9
item 7: land possessed (class intervals in hectares):less than 0.005……
0.005 - 0.01………
0.02 - 0.20 ..……..

01
02
03

2.01 – 3.00……..
3.01 - 4.00 …….
4.01 – 6.00……..

07
08
10

0.21 - 0.40 ..……..
0.41 - 1.00………..
1.01 - 2.00 ……..

04
05
06

6.01 - 8.00 ……
greater than 8.00

11
12

item 11/12/13: distance(d) to nearest school having primary/upper primary//secondary level classes :d<1km
1km ≤ d < 2 kms
2kms ≤ d < 3 kms
3kms ≤ d < 5 kms
d ≥ 5 kms

::::
:

1
2
34
5

Schedule 25.2 - 4[4] demographic and other particulars of household membersfor persons aged 5-29 years

sl.
no.

name(1)(2)

relationto head(code)(3)sex(male-1,female-2)age(years)

maritalstatus(code)

educationallevel(code)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

status ofcurrent
educational
attendance
status (code)(8)

for code 1 and
2 in col. 8,
status ofcurrent
educationalenrolment(code)(9)

CODES FOR BLOCK 4
Col. (3): relation to head: self-1, spouse of head-2, married child-3, spouse of married child-4, unmarried child5, grandchild-6, father/mother/father-in-law/mother-in-law-7, brother/sister/brother-in-law/sister-in-law/otherrelatives-8, servants/employees/other non-relatives-9
Col (4): Sex: male-1, female-2Col.(6) : marital status: never married – 1, currently married – 2, widowed – 3, divorced/separated – 4
Col. (7) : educational level : not literate -01, literate without any schooling: 02, literate without formal
schooling: through NFEC/AIEP -03, literate though TLC/ AEC -04,others -05; literate with formal schoolingincluding EGS: below primary -06, primary -07, upper primary/middle -08, secondary -10, higher secondary -11,diploma/certificate course -12, graduate -13, postgraduate and above -14.
Col. (8) : status of current educational attendance : never attended-1; ever attended but currently not attending2; currently attending in: NFEC/ AIEP -3, TLC/AEC -4, other non-formal education-5, pre-primary (nursery/Kindergarten, etc.) -6, primary level (class I to IV/ V) and above including those in EGS –7,Col. (9) : status of current educational enrolment :Not enrolled –01; enrolled in :NFEC/ AIEP-03,TLC/AEC-04,
Other non-formal –05; below primary (nursery/ Kindergarten, etc.) -06, primary (class I to IV/ V)-07,upperprimary/middle-08, Secondary-10, higher secondary-11; diploma or certificate (below graduate level) in:
agriculture -21, engineering/ technology-22, medicine -23, crafts -24, other subjects-29; diploma or certificate(graduate and above level) in: agriculture-31, engineering/ technology-32,medicine-33,crafts-34,other subjects 39;Graduation level degree courses in:agriculture-41, engineering/ technology-42, medicine-43,crafts-44 , othersubjects -49; Post-graduation and above degree courses in:agriculture-51, engineering/ technology-52,medicine-53,crafts-54, other subjects -59;

Schedule 25.2 - 5[5] education particulars of those aged 5-29 years who are currently attending at primary level and above (with code 7 in Col. 8 , block 4)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
1.
serial no. [as in col.1,block 4]
1
2.
age (years) [ as in col 5, bl. 4]
2
3.
age at entry in school (years)
3
4.
no. of courses attended
4
5.
course no.
5
1
2
12121
2
6.
type of current education (code)
6
7.
course (code)78.
level of current attendance(code)
89.
present class/grade/year of study(code)9
10. class/grade/year of study in the previous year (code)
10
11. type of institution (code)11
if ‘4’ in item 11 and for12. nature of institution (code)
12
codes 07 & 08 in item 8
13. medium of instruction (code)
13
14. type of course (code)
14
15. is education free? (yes-1, no-2)
15
16. if ‘2’ in 15, whether tuition fee waived? (code)16
if waived
17. annual amount waived (Rs.)
17(code 1 or 2 in item 16)
18. reason for waiver (code)18
19. received scholarship/stipend ( yes-1, no-2)
19
if received
20. annual amount received (Rs.)
20(code 1 in item19)
21. reason for receiving (code)
21
22. received textbooks(code)
22
23.
24.
25.

received stationery? (code)is free mid-day meal/tiffin/nutrition provided ( yes-1, no-2)
if provided (code 1 in item 24), agency (govt-1, others-2)

23
24
25

26.
27.
28.

distance of institution from place of residence (code)
mode of transport (code)
if (code 3 in item 27), then whether concession received?
(yes-1, no-2)
changed educational institution during last one year?(code)

26
27
28

29.

29(5)

12

Schedule 25.2 - 6

CODES FOR BLOCK 5

Item 6: type of current education: general-1, professional/technical-2, vocational-3
item. 7: course: general course (upto class X) -01,arts/humanities -02, science-03, commerce -04, medicine -05, engineering-06, agriculture 07, law08, management-10, education-11, chartered accountancy and similar courses-12, IT/computer courses: at basic level -13, IT/computer
courses : With minimum entry requirement secondary/higher secondary –14,IT/computer courses : With minimum entry requirement
graduation-15, IT/computer courses : With minimum entry requirement post graduation-16,IT/computer courses, others-17, vocational-18;
others-19
item 8 : level of current attendance : primary (class I to IV/ V)-07, upper primary/middle-08, secondary-10, higher secondary-11;diploma or
certificate (below graduate level) in: agriculture -21, engineering/ technology-22, medicine -23, crafts -24, other subjects-29; diploma orcertificate (graduate and above level) in: agriculture-31, engineering/ technology-32,medicine-33,crafts-34,other subjects -39;Graduationlevel degree courses in:agriculture-41, engineering/ technology-42, medicine-43,crafts-44 , other subjects -49; Post-graduation and above
degree courses in:agriculture-51, engineering/ technology-52, medicine-53,crafts-54 , other subjects -59;
items 9 & 10: present class/grade/year of study( class/grade/year of study in the previous year/academic session): class-I-X: 01-10;beyond X: 10+
no. of years of study
item 11: type of institution: government-1, local body-2, private aided-3, private un-aided-4, not known-5
item 12: nature of institution: recognised –1; unrecognised-2, not known-3
item 13: medium of instruction: Hindi –01, English-02, Assamese-03, Bengali -04, Bodo -05, Dogri -06, Gujarati -07, Kannada -08, Kashmiri -10,Konkani -11, Maithili -12, Malayalam -13, Manipuri -14, Marathi -15, Nepali -16, Oriya -17, Punjabi -18, Sanskrit -20, Santhali -21, Sindhi-22, Tamil -23, Telugu -24, Urdu -25, , others-29
item 14: type of course: part time-1,full time-2, distance learning-3
item 16: whether tuition fee waived : yes: fully –1, partly-2 ; no-3
item 18 : reason for waiver: ST-1,SC-2,OBC-3, handicapped-4, merit-5, financially weak-6, others –9
item 21: reason for receiving benefits: ST-1,SC-2,OBC-3, handicapped-4, merit-5, financially weak-6, others –9
items 22& 23: received text-books / stationery: all free-1, some free-2, all subsidised-3,some subsidised-4, some free and some subsidised –5; no-6
item 26: distance(d) of the institution from the place of residence: d<1km :1; 1km ≤ d < 2 kms :2; 2km ≤ d < 3 kms: 3; 3km ≤ d < 5 kms :4;d ≥ 5
kms: 5
item 27: mode of transport: on foot-1, school/institution bus-2, public transport-3, bicycle-4, others-9
item 29: changed educational institution during last one year? no-1, yes: govt. to private-2, private to govt -3, govt to govt-4, private to private-5

Schedule 25.2 - 7[6] particulars of private expenditure for those aged 5-29 years who are currently attending at primary level andabove
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
1.
serial no. [as in col.1,block 4]
2.

age (years) [ as in col. 5,block 4]

For course no. 1 in item 5, bl. 5
3.
tuition fee
4.

examination fee

5.

other fees & payments

6.

books

7.

stationery

8.

uniform

9.

transport

10.

private coaching11.

other expenditure

12.

total expenditure on course no. 1[ items 3 to 11](in Rs.)total expenditure on course no. 2 in item 5, bl. 5(in Rs.)total expenditure on all other courses(in Rs.)grand total [item 12+13+14](in Rs.)whether given any donation (yes-1, no-2)

13.
14.
15.
16.

17.

amount paid (Rs.)

18.

agency to whom paid (code)

If code 1 in item 16

CODES FOR BLOCK 6
item.18 : agency to whom paid: institution/management-1, other organisation-2, individuals-3

Schedule 25.2 - 8[7] particulars of currently not attending persons aged 5-29 years
(1)
1.

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

serial no. [as in col.1,block 4]

2. age (years) [ as in col. 5, block 4]
3.

whether ever enrolled( yes-1, no-2)

If ’1’ initem 3,details oflastenrolment

4.

age at first enrolment in school (years)

5.

level (code)

6.

type of education (code)7.

whether completed?

for class
X andbelow

8.

( yes-1, no-2)

grade/class completed before
dropping/ discontinuance9.

age when discontinued/dropped

10.

type of institution last attended (code)

11. reason for never enrolling/ discontinuing/ dropping out(code)
12. usual principal activity status ( code)
CODES FOR BLOCK 7
item 5: level: enrolled in :NFEC/ AIEP-03, TLC/AEC-04, other non-formal –05; formal schooling including EGS:
below primary -06, primary -07, upper primary/middle -08, secondary -10, higher secondary -11, diploma/certificate
course -12, graduate -13, postgraduate and above –14
item 6: type of education: general-1, professional/technical-2, vocational-3
item 10: type of institution last attended : Govt-1, local body-2, private aided-3, private unaided –4, not known-5
item 11: reason for never enrolling / discontinuing / dropping out:
parent not interested in studies
inadequate number of teachersschool is far off
to work for wage/salaryfor participating in other economic activities
to look after younger siblings
to attend other domestic chores
financial constraints
timings of educational institution not suitablefor helping in household enterprises
Language/medium of instruction used unfamiliar

...01
...02
...03
...04
...05
...06
...07
...08
...10
...11
...12

applicable for “never enrolled” cases only
No tradition in the community…13
education not considered necessary...14
applicable for “ever enrolled” cases only
child not interested in studies...15
unable to cope up or failure in studies...16
unfriendly atmosphere at school...17
completed desired level/class...18
applicable for female students only
non-availability of lady teacher…20
non-availability of ladies toilet…21
others...29

item 12: usual principal activity status:
worked in h.h. enterprise (self-employed):own account worker -11, employer-12, worked as helper in h.h.
enterprise (unpaid family worker) -21; worked as regular salaried/ wage employee -31,
worked as casual wage labour: in public works -41, in other types of work -51;
did not work but was seeking and/or available for work -81,
attended educational institution -91,
attended domestic duties only -92,
attended domestic duties and was also engaged in free collection of goods (vegetables, roots, firewood, cattle
feed, etc.), sewing, tailoring, weaving, etc. for household use -93,
rentiers, pensioners , remittance recipients, etc. -94,
not able to work due to disability -95,
others (including begging, prostitution, etc.) -97