India - Participation and Expenditure in Education: NSS 64th Round, Schedule 25.2, July 2007 - June 2008

Reference ID

Schedule 25.2

Year

2007 - 2008

Country

India

Producer(s)

National Sample Survey Office

Sponsor(s)

Govt. Of India - -
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation - -

Collection(s)

National Sample Survey

Metadata

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Overview

Identification

Country

India

Title

Participation and Expenditure in Education: NSS 64th Round, Schedule 25.2, July 2007 - June 2008

Study Type

Other Household Survey

Series Information

64 round of National Sample Survey : Socio-Economic Survey

ID Number

Schedule25.2

Version

Version Description

Overview

Abstract

Introduction:

This is the 64th round of NSS conducted from 1.7.2007 to 30.6.2008 The National Sample Survey (NSS), set up by the Government of India in 1950 to collect socio-economic data employing scientific sampling methods, will start its sixty-fourth round from 1st July 2007. The survey will continue up to 30th June 2008.

Subject Coverage:

The 64th round (July 2007-June 2008) of NSS covered the subjects of 'Employment-Unemployment and Migration', 'Participation and expenditure in Education' and 'Household Consumer Expenditure'. NSS 55th round (July 1999 - June 2000) and 49th round (January - June 1993) were the two latest rounds where migration was taken up as one of the subjects. Detailed information on education was collected in NSS 52nd round (July 1995 - June 1996), prior to which such information were collected during the 47th round of NSS (July - December 1991).

Geographical coverage:

The survey covered the whole of the Indian Union except (i) Leh (Ladakh) and Kargil districts of Jammu & Kashmir (for central sample), (ii) interior villages of Nagaland situated beyond five kilometres of the bus route and (iii) villages in Andaman and Nicobar Islands which remain inaccessible throughout the year.

Period of survey and work programme:

The period of survey is from 1st July 2007 to 30th June 2008. The survey period is divided into four sub-rounds of three months' duration each as follows:

sub-round 1 : July - September 2007

sub-round 2 : October - December 2007

sub-round 3 : January - March 2008

sub-round 4 : April - June 2008

In each of these four sub-rounds equal number of sample villages/ blocks (FSUs) was covered to ensuring uniform spread of sample FSUs over the entire survey period.

Kind of Data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Units of Analysis

Households and persons

Scope

Notes

The survey collected data on household characteristics, demographic particulars of household members, education participation for the currently attending persons.

The scope of the Multiple Indicator Sample Survey includes:

- HOUSEHOLD:

Household characteristics, household size, principal industry ( NIC-2004 ), principal occupation ( NCO-2004),

household type, religion, social group, land possessed, incurring any expendiyure during the current

academic session/year on dependants aged 5-29 years studying away from home - if yes no such dependants

with total expenditure, distance of nearest school having primary/upper primary/secondary level classes,

household consumption expenditure (Rs.) during last 30 days out of purchase / home produced stock / receipts

in exchage of goods and services / gifts and loans / free collection.

- PERSONS (All ages):

Relation to head, sex, marital status, educational level, educational enrolment & attendance status for

persons aged 5-29 years.

- PERSONS (5-29 years) - Education particulars :

Age at entry in school, no of courses attended, type of current education, level of current attendance, present

class / grade / year of study, type of institution, nature of institution, medium of instruction, type of course,

is education free, whether tuition fee waived, annual amount waived, reason for waiver, received scholarship

/ stipend, annual amount of scholarship / stipend received with reason for receiving, received textbooks,

received stationery, agency if any provided free mid-day meal / tiffin / nutrition, distance of institution from

place of residence, mode of transport, whether concession received in case of public transport, whether

changed educational institution last one year

- PERSONS (5-29 years) - Particulars of private expenditure ( Course specific ) :

Tuition fee, examination fee, other fees & payments, books, stationery, uniform, transport, private coaching,

total expenditure, other expenditure, Amount of donation if any paid to whom

- PERSONS (5-29 years) - Particulars of currently not attending persos :

Whether ever enrolled, age at first enrolment in school (years), level of enrolment, type of education, whether

completed, grade/class completed before dropping / discontinuance, age when discontinued / dropped, type of

institution last attended, reason for never enrolling / discontinuing / dropping out, usual principal activity status

Keywords

Participation and Expenditure, Education, 64th Round, Schedule 25.2, July 2007 - June 2008

Coverage

Geographic Coverage

The survey covered the whole of the Indian Union except (i) Leh (Ladakh) and Kargil districts of Jammu & Kashmir (for central sample), (ii) interior villages of Nagaland situated beyond five kilometres of the bus route and (iii) villages in Andaman and Nicobar Islands which remain inaccessible throughout the year.

Universe

Households and members of the household

Producers and Sponsors

Primary Investigator(s)

Name	Affiliation
National Sample Survey Office	NSSO

Funding

Name	Abbreviation	Role
Govt. Of India
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation

Metadata Production

Metadata Produced By

Name	Abbreviation	Affiliation	Role
Computer Centre	CC	C

Date of Metadata Production

2011-02-14

DDI Document Version

DD-IND-CC-NSSO-2011

DDI Document ID

DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-64-25.2-2011