city where respondent lives
1 = Mumbai (Bombay)
2 = Chennai (Madras)

was interview checked by IMRB supervisor?
1 = supervisor present
2 = form checked (phone)
3 = supervisor saw form
4 = supervised & checked
5 = supervised & studied
6 = form seen & checked
7 = supervised/seen/checked

1st-named person: relation to respondent
0 = respondent
1 = husb (man if sgl)
2 = wife (woman if sgl)
3 = husb&wife togeth
4 = husb&wife separa
5 = husbs 2nd wife
6 = other: not 1,2,3,4
7 = head-of-househld
8 = main earner
9 = elders/(grand)parents(-in-law)/
A = grandparent
B = grandparent-in-law
C = great-aunt/uncle
D = parent
E = parent-in-law
F = aunt/uncle
G = sibling
H = sibs spouse
I = spouses sibling
J = spouses sibs spouse
K = cousin
L = child
M = childs spouse
N = spouses nephew/neice
O = nephew/neice
P = grandchild(s spouse)
Q = spouses sibs grandchild
R = great-nephew/neice
S = great-grandchild
T = all in household
U = other relative(s)
V = childs parent(s)
W = maid,baby-sitter
X = no child in HH
Y = not in English
Z = other-unspecified

1st-named person: sex
F = female
M = male

1st-named person: age in years
0 = less than 1 year old

1st-named person: education
-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

[female resp only] was ever employed
1 = yes
2 = no
3 = working now

[female former employed] why left job
never empl/not disclosed
1 = baby
2 = other unspecified
3 = after marriage
4 = family wont allow
5 = family comitments/no time
6 = low pay
7 = no satisfaction
8 = ill/retired
9 = no job/strike

birthplace of respondent: Indian state
AN = Andaman & Nicobar
AP = Andhra Pradesh
AR = Arunchal Pradesh
AS = Assam
BA = Bangladesh
BI = Bihar
BU = Burma
CH = Chandigarh
DE = Delhi
DN = Dadra & Nagar H
ET = Ethiopia
GO = Goa
GU = Gujarat
HA = Harayana
HP = Himachal Pra
JK = Jammu & Kashmir
KA = Karnataka
KE = Kerala
LA = Lakadshweep
MA = Malaysia
ME = Meghalya
MH = Maharashtra
MI = Mizoram
MN = Manipur
MP = Madhya Pradesh
NA = Nagaland
NE = Nepal
OR = Orissa
PA = Pakistan
PO = Pondicherry
PU = Punjab
RA = Rajasthan
SA = South Africa
SI = Sikkim
SL = Sri Lanka
SP = Singapore
TN = TamilNadu
TR = Tripura
UP = Uttar Pradesh
WB = West Bengal

first reason why resp/household saves
A = the future
B = develop own business
D = durable goods
E = education of childrn
F = education of other
G = benefit of children
H = housing
J = jewellery
M = marriage of children
N = marriage of other
O = benefit of other
P = husband saves
R = retirement
S = own benefit
T = travelling
U = medicine/emergency
V = remit to village
Z = not disclosed

dis/agree: woman happier if she has a job
1 = agree strongly
2 = agree
3 = neither agree/disagree
4 = disagree
5 = disagree strongly

should woman with schoolage child do job?
1 = paid
2 = home
3 = choose
4 = depends on husb
5 = depends on family
6 = should do job at home
7 = depends on needs
8 = if childcare OK
9 = not in English

is heavy drinking sufficient for divorce?
0 = not OK to divorc
1 = OK to divorce

caste which respondent is a member of
0 = no caste
1 = Brahmin
2 = other forward caste
3 = backward caste
4 = scheduled caste/tribe
5 = Jain: marked caste=2

does the HH own an electric foodprocessor?
0 = do not own
1 = own

which family members present for interview
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

is the resp a slum/street-dweller?
1 = street dweller
2 = slum dweller
3 = home is OK

month of interview
4 = interviewed in March

year of interview
92 = interviewed in 1992

resp discussed himself/herself 1st/2nd/etc
1 = mentioned self 1st
2 = mentioned self 2nd
3 = mentioned self 3rd
4 = mentioned self 4th
5 = mentioned self 5th
6 = mentioned self 6th
7 = mentioned self 3rd
8 = mentioned self 8th
9 = mentioned self 9th
10 = mentioned self 10th
11 = mentioned self 11th
12 = mentioned self 12th

[female resp] discussed husband before herself
0 = mentioned self first
1 = mentioned husb first

[male resp] discussed his wife before himself
0 = mentioned self first
1 = mentioned wife first

age of resp (in years)
0 = less than 1 year old
1 = 1 year old
2 = 2 years old
3 = 3 years old
4 = 4 years old
5 = 5 years old
6 = 6 years old
7 = 7 years old
8 = 8 years old
9 = 9 years old
10 = 10 years old
11 = 11 years old
12 = 12 years old
13 = 13 years old
14 = 14 years old
15 = 15 years old
16 = 16 years old
17 = 17 years old

is the respondent married?
0 = respondt not married
1 = respondt is married

education level of respondent
1 = illiterate
2 = primary
3 = secondary no SSC
4 = SSC (secondary school cert)
5 = college not grad
6 = graduate & above
7 = not disclosed

job code of respondent
0 = too young to be employed
1 = Unskilled
2 = Skilled
3 = petty trader
4 = shop owner
5 = industrialist
6 = self-employed profes
7 = clerical/sales
8 = supervisory
9 = officer/exec
A = housewife
B = student
C = retired
D = unemployed, was empl
E = never employed
F = not disclosed

is any household member working-class?
0 = not working-class
1 = working-class member

is any household member middle-class?
0 = not middle-class
1 = middle-class member

is any household member self-employed?
0 = no trader in hhold
1 = s-emp trader in hhold

highest social class of all HH members
0 = student/not employed
1 = working-class
2 = self-employed trader
3 = middle-class

number of generations living in the HH
1 = one generation in HH
2 = 2 generations in HH
3 = 3 generations in HH
4 = 4 generations in HH
5 = 5 generations in HH

does the resp have any in-laws in the HH?
0 = no in-laws in hhold
1 = in-law(s) in hhold

does the resp have blood relatives in the HH?
0 = no relative in hhold
1 = relative(s) in hhold

is the family nuclear, or extended?
1 = nuclear/single person
2 = relatives of husband
3 = relatives of wife
4 = both husb & wife relatives

number of children aged 0 to 3 in the HH
0 = no child <4 in HHold

does the resp have child(ren) in the HH?
0 = r has no child in HH
1 = r has child(ren) in HH

size of city of birth (1981 census)
0 = birthplace<100,000 people

birthplace of resp based on language gps
1 = Eastern India
2 = Western India
3 = Southern India
4 = Northern India
5 = Central India
6 = other India
9 = outside India

resp born in this city/in India/abroad
0 = is in city of birth
1 = born outside city
2 = born outside India

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

gender of person 1
0 = male
1 = female