Determinants of college course/major choice
| Broad group | Determinants | Veritable notation | Categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected earnings | Earning by discipline (Proxy for expected earnings) | Earning | Cluster by States and disciplinary choices derived from IHDS-II survey |
| Ability enhancers | Language spoken at home and school: dummy | LANG_INSTU_HOME | Different=1; Same=0 |
| Able to operate computer: dummy | ABLE_OPERATE_COMP | Yes=1; No=0 | |
| Private coaching: dummy | PRIVATE_COACHING | Yes=1; No=0 | |
| Cost of education | HH. Expenditure on education: continuous | HHX_education | Cluster by States and course |
| Free education: dummy | Free_education | Yes=1; No=0 | |
| Type of institution: dummy | Govt_Institution | Govt=1; Non-Govt=0 | |
| Personal factors | Gender: dummy | GENDER_STUDENTS | Male=1; Female=0 |
| Social group: categorical | OBC, Others | Scheduled Tribes/Scheduled Castes=1; Other Backward Castes (OBC)=2; Other Castes=3 | |
| Religion: categorical | Christianity, Other Religion, Hinduism, | Islam=1; Christianity=2; Other Religions=3; Hinduism=4 | |
| Socio-economic factors | Level of living: categorical | Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5 | From Poorest to Richest HH expenditure quintiles Q1; Q2; Q3; Q4; Q5 |
| Occupation of family: categorical | Salary earning, casual labor, other labor | Self-employed=1; Salary earning=2; Casual labor=3; Other Labor = 4 | |
| Education of head of family: Dummy | Edn_hoh | Elementary and Below=0 and secondary and above=1 | |
| Family size: categorical | Small, Medium, Large | Marginal=1; Small=2; Medium=3; Large=4 | |
| Geographical location | Sector: categorical | Urban | Rural=1; Urban=2 |
| Regions: categorical | West, East, NES, North | South=1; West=2; East=3: North-East=4; North=5 |
| Broad group | Determinants | Veritable notation | Categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected earnings | Earning by discipline (Proxy for expected earnings) | Earning | Cluster by States and disciplinary choices derived from IHDS-II survey |
| Ability enhancers | Language spoken at home and school: dummy | LANG_INSTU_HOME | Different=1; Same=0 |
| Able to operate computer: dummy | ABLE_OPERATE_COMP | Yes=1; No=0 | |
| Private coaching: dummy | PRIVATE_COACHING | Yes=1; No=0 | |
| Cost of education | HH. Expenditure on education: continuous | HHX_education | Cluster by States and course |
| Free education: dummy | Free_education | Yes=1; No=0 | |
| Type of institution: dummy | Govt_Institution | Govt=1; Non-Govt=0 | |
| Personal factors | Gender: dummy | GENDER_STUDENTS | Male=1; Female=0 |
| Social group: categorical | OBC, Others | ||
| Religion: categorical | Christianity, Other Religion, Hinduism, | ||
| Socio-economic factors | Level of living: categorical | Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5 | From Poorest to Richest HH expenditure quintiles |
| Occupation of family: categorical | Salary earning, casual labor, other labor | ||
| Education of head of family: Dummy | Edn_hoh | Elementary and Below=0 and secondary and above=1 | |
| Family size: categorical | Small, Medium, Large | ||
| Geographical location | Sector: categorical | Urban | |
| Regions: categorical | West, East, NES, North |
Note: Reference category in italic letters
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