Centre
1 = Mumbai (Bombay)
2 = Chennai (Madras)
3 = Delhi
4 = Calcutta
5 = Patna
6 = Kochi (Kerala)

Education of CWE
-3 = too young to be at school
-2 = not disclosed
0 = no school/illiterate
10 = school up to 4 years
20 = over 4 years primary school
30 = primary school completed, some secondary
40 = secondary school, incomplete
55 = matric/Secondary School Cert/O or A-level
59 = other
65 = college not graduate (eg technical)
72 = college: diploma/secretarial qual
75 = higher college diploma/degree (eg HND)
77 = incomplete degree
80 = graduate/above, general
90 = postgrad (e.g. MA); graduate professional

Occupation of CWE
-9 = missing/no answer/wild
-8 = too young to be employed
-2 = not disclosed
-1 = don't know
0 = retired
1 = unemployed: not seeking work
2 = unemployed: seeking work
3 = unemployed: no details
4 = unemployed: never employed
5 = unemployed: was employed
7 = housewife: never employed
8 = housewife: dk if ever employed
9 = housewife: was employed
15 = student
20 = farm worker
21 = manual: unskilled
24 = manual: semi-skilled
25 = manual: unspecified
27 = employed: unspecified
28 = farmer
29 = manual: skilled
35 = clerical/sales
40 = civil servant
45 = supervisory
51 = petty trader
59 = shop owner
65 = self-employed: unspecified
75 = professional (often self-employed)
82 = manager: 0 employees
83 = manager
84 = manager:1-9 employees
86 = manager: 10+ employees
92 = junior officer/executive
95 = officer/executive
98 = mid/senior officer/executive

Sex - 1st Member
0 = male
1 = female

Village- / City-born
1 = Vilage/ Small town
2 = City

Control over Regular Household Expenses
1 = Husband usually looks after all these expenses
2 = Wife usually looks after all these expenses
3 = Husband and Wife manage these expenses together
4 = Husband and Wife manage these expenses separately
5 = Other
6 = Dont Know/ Cant Say
9 = Parents
10 = Children
12 = All Family Member
18 = In Laws

Decision-maker of Important Financial Matters
1 = Husband
2 = Wife
3 = Husband and Wife together
4 = Parents
5 = Others
6 = Dont Know -Can not Say
8 = Children
12 = All Family Member
19 = In Laws

Monthly Income-Husband
1 = No Income
2 = Upto Rs. 500
3 = Rs.501 - 750
4 = Rs.751 - 1000
5 = Rs.1001 - 1500
6 = Rs.1501 - 2000
7 = Rs.2001 - 2500
8 = Rs.2501 - 3000
9 = Rs.3001 - 4000
10 = Rs.4001 - 5000
11 = Rs.5001 - 6000
12 = Rs.6001 - 8000
13 = Rs.8001 - 10000
14 = Rs.10001 - 15000
15 = Rs.15001 - 20000
16 = Rs.20001 - 30000
17 = Rs.30001 - 40000
18 = Rs.40001 and above
19 = Not Specified/ Not Disclosed

Frequency of Cutting Meals
0 = never
1 = only 1 or 2 months
2 = some months, but not every month
3 = almost every month

Bank Account
1 = Yes
2 = No

Woman Work after Marriage, before having Children
1 = Full Time
2 = Part Time
3 = Not at all
4 = DK/CS

Always Short of Time
1 = Agree Strongly
2 = Agree Somewhat
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = Disagree somewhat
5 = Disagree strongly

Control over Household Decisions
0 = no control
15 = little control
25 = some control
35 = some control
50 = equal control
65 = a lot of control
75 = most of the control
85 = most of the control
100 = complete control

Religion of Respondent
0 = No religion/atheist
10 = Christian (unspecified)
11 = Protestant
12 = Presbyterian
13 = Evangelical/Wesleyan/Baptist
14 = Messianica
15 = Christa do reino de Deus
16 = 7th Day Adventist
18 = Orthodox
19 = Roman Catholic
20 = Christian-related
21 = Rosicrucian
22 = Mormon
23 = Jehovah's Witness
30 = Muslim
40 = Jewish
50 = Hindu/Vaisnavist
51 = Sikh
60 = Buddhist
61 = Jain
70 = Parsi/Zoroastrian
80 = Animist (unspecified)
81 = Traditional African
82 = Independent African
83 = Candomble
84 = Umbanda
89 = Spiritualist
90 = Other (unspecified)
91 = Soicho-Noye (Brazil)
92 = Teluja (India)
93 = Koli (India)
94 = Nepali (India)

Type of House
1 = Self built home
2 = Flat
3 = Pucca Jhuggi/JJ Colony
4 = Kuchcha Jhuggi/ JJ Colony
5 = Pavement Dweller

Language used During the Interview
-9 = other
60203011.01 = INDO-HITTITE {INDO-EUROPEAN} INDO-IRANIAN: Marathi
60203013.08 = INDO-HITTITE {INDO-EUROPEAN} INDO-IRANIAN: Gujarati
60203013.11 = INDO-HITTITE {INDO-EUROPEAN} INDO-IRANIAN: Hindi
60203017.01 = INDO-HITTITE {INDO-EUROPEAN} INDO-IRANIAN: Bengali
60208009.02 = INDO-HITTITE {INDO-EUROPEAN} GERMANIC: English
110202022.01 = ELAMO-DRAVIDIAN {DRAVIDIAN} DRAVIDIAN PROPER: Tamil
110202022.02 = ELAMO-DRAVIDIAN {DRAVIDIAN} DRAVIDIAN PROPER: Malayalam

If anyone except respondent present at interview, who?
1 = resp only
2 = spouse
3 = other adult(s)
4 = child(ren)
5 = spouse and other
6 = spouse & child(ren)
7 = children/other adult
8 = spouse/child/other

Ethnicity of repondent (based on surname)
40602005 = AFRO-ASIATIC {SEMITIC} WEST: ARABIC
60203004 = Indian (no details known)
60206022.02 = INDO-HITTITE {INDO-EUROPEAN} ITALIC: Portuguese
60208009.02 = INDO-HITTITE {INDO-EUROPEAN} GERMANIC: English

Does the HH own a cooker? (what type?)
0 = none
1 = electric
2 = gas (or LPG)
3 = kerosene(/paraffin)
11 = electric & gas
12 = electric & kerosene
13 = gas & kerosene
14 = electric & gas & kerosene

0 = not married
1 = married