CODE BOOK
1. Standard:
2. Age:
3. Gender: Male=1, Female=0
4. Religion: Hindu=1
Muslim=2
Christian=3
Sikh=4
5. Caste: Upper caste=1
OBC=2
Dalits=3
Tribals=4
No response=5
6. Mother Tongue: Hindi=1, Malayalam=2, Tamil=3, Urdu=4
7. Family Size: Three=1, Four=2, Five=3, Greater than five=4
8. Nature of Family: Nuclear=1
Joint=2
9. Monthly Income:
10. Per Capita Income:
11. Education:
Professional qualification with technical degrees or diplomas e.g. Doctor, Eng,
C.A., MBA, etc. = 1
Post graduation (non-technical incl. PhD) = 2
Graduation =3
10th class pass but <Graduation=4
Primary pass but <10th =5
Less than Primary but attended school for at least one year=6
Just literate but no schooling=7
Illiterate=8
12. Occupation of father, otherwise mother:
Service in Central/State/Public undertakings or Owner of a company employing
>20 persons or self employed professional viz. Doctors, CAs, Engg etc. =1
Service in Private sector or independent business employing 2-20 persons=2
Service at shops, home, transport, own cultivation of land=3
Self employed e.g. shops, Rehdies or petty business with income >5000=4
Self employed with income<5000 (laborer, housewife) =5
None of the family member is employed=6
13. Family possessions – Refrigerator, 1=Yes, 0=No
14. TV, 1=Yes, 0=No
15. Radio/transistor/Music system, 1=Yes, 0=No
16. AC, 1=Yes, 0=No
17. Washing Machine, 1=Yes, 0=No
18. Telephone, 1=Yes, 0=No
19. Mobile, 1=Yes, 0=No
20. Credit card, 1=Yes, 0=No
21. Sanitary latrine, 1=Yes, 2=No
22. Any newspaper subscribed throughout the month, 1=Yes, 0=No
23. Living in a type of house
Own house with 5 or more rooms = 1
Own house with 3-4 rooms = 2
Rented/Govt house with 5 or more rooms = 3
Own house with 1-2 rooms = 4
Rented/Govt house with 3-4 rooms =5
Rented/Govt. house with 1-2 rooms= 6
Own jhuggi/Rented jhuggi = 7
No place to live, pavement, mobile cart = 8
24. Possession of a vehicle or equivalent
2 or more cars/Tractors/Trucks=1
1 Car/Tractor/Truck =2
1 or more scooter(s)/Bullock cart(s) =3
1 or more cycles (not baby cycle) =4
None of the above=5
25. No. of earning members in the family (Nuclear/Joint)
3 or more members earning and income pooled=1
2 or both husband and wife earning=2
Only 1 family member earning=3
No earning member=4
26. Type of School: Government =1
Public=2
27. Like School: Yes=1, No=0
28. Reason for liking school, Peer Group: Yes=1, No=0
29. Reason for liking school, Teachers: Yes=1, No=0
30. Reason for liking school, School Infrastructure: Yes=1, No=0
31. Reason for liking school, Extra-curricular activities: Yes=1, No=0
32. Reason for liking school, Others : Yes=1, No=0
33. Preference of school: Study in existing school=1
Shift to another school =2
34. Like your Class Teacher: Yes=1
No=0
35. Yes, Teaching style: Yes=1, No=0
36. Yes, Understanding/Caring nature: Yes=1, No=0
37. Yes, Assists in studies: Yes=1, No=0
38. Yes, Never shouts: Yes=1, No=0
39. Yes, Supportive: Yes=1, No=0
40. Workshops/Seminars held in school: Yes=1, No=0
41. Participation in various extra-curricular activities: Yes=1, No=0
42. Games: Yes=1, No=0
43. Debates: Yes=1, No=0
44. Elocution: Yes=1, No=0
45. Essay Writing: Yes=1, No=0
46. Drama: Yes=1, No=0
47. Quiz: Yes=1, No=0
48. Others : Yes=1, No=0
49. Outdoor game which interests you the most: Cricket : Yes=1, No=0
50. Running: Yes=1, No=0
51. Football: Yes=1, No=0
52. Badminton: Yes=1, No=0
53. Tennis: Yes=1, No=0
54. Basketball: Yes=1, No=0
55. Caroms: Yes=1, No=0
56. Table Tennis: Yes=1, No=0
57. Others : Yes=1, No=0
58. No. of Friends:
59. Friends from other Gender: Yes=1, No=0
60. Enjoy being with Friends: Yes=1, No=0
61. Peer Group Activities: - Studying: Yes=1, No=0
62. Playing: Yes=1, No=0
63. Chit-chatting: Yes=1, No=0
64. Going out: Yes=1, No=0
65. Supporting each other: Yes=1, No=0
66. Percentage Obtained:
67. Parental Support in various Activities: Yes=1, No=0
68. Support in studies: Yes=1, No=0
69. In Extra-curricular activities : Yes=1, No=0
70. Others : Yes=1, No=0
71. Others : Yes=1, No=0
72. Most Supportive: Mother=1, Father=2, Parents=3, Siblings=4, Others=5
73. Three Best Persons: Friends=1, Mother=2, Father=3, Parents=4, Friend and
Mother=5, 6=Parents and siblings/cousin, 7=Friend and Siblings, 8=Family and
Friends, 9=Cousin
74. Things which influence the most: Books: Yes=1, No=0
75. T.V. Yes=1, No=0
76. Films Yes=1, No=0
77. Internet Yes=1, No=0
78. Others Yes=1, No=0
79. Others Yes=1, No=0
80. Career Option: Computer=1, Fashion Designing=2, Medicine=3, Teaching=4
Acting=5, Social Work=6, Engineering=7
81. Interested in Parents’ Profession: Yes=1, No=0
82. Reason for disinterest: Does not interest me=1
Very little money=2
No Job satisfaction=3
Want to do something different=4
83. Receipt of pocket money from Parents: Yes=1, No=0
84. Amount of pocket money being spent on: Friends ……………
85. Eating out, Yes=1, No=0
86. Birthday gift, Yes=1, No=0
87. Traveling, Yes=1, No=0
88. Others , Yes=1, No=0
89. Others , Yes=1, No=0
90. Felt Stressed in life, Yes=1, No=0
91. Hobbies: Watching T.V., Yes=1, No=0
92. Hobbies: Cricket, Yes=1, No=0
93. Hobbies: Music/ Singing/ Dancing Yes=1, No=0
94. Hobbies: Games – football/Swimming Yes=1, No=0
95. Hobbies: Surfing Internet, Yes=1, No=0
96. Hobbies: Reading, Yes=1, No=0
97. Role Model: Politicians=1, Actress=2, Actor=3, Social Worker=4, None=5,
Others=6, 7=Mother, 8=Father, 9=Parents
98. Adjustment in life: Well-adjusted=1, Adjusted=2, Not Adjusted=3
99. Adjustment score - Home:
100. Adjustment score – Health
101. Adjustment score – Social
102. Adjustment score – Emotional
103. Overall Adjustment score
104. Real self concept score
105. Ideal self concept score
106. Social self concept score
