nsso_west_bengal1.sav

This is a nationally representative stratified random sample of over 445,960 persons, from 63318 rural households and 37263 urban households spread over the country, was surveyed. The West Bengal segment, which I am concentrating on for my dissertation, covers a sample size of 5300 individuals. The NSS data gives us the information on social groups, the detailed list of the occupations in each class, localities (i.e. rural or urban) one belongs to, the household characteristics, the types of educational institutions, the constraints of educational institutions, and the highest level of education attained, among many others, are critical for my analysis.