Country
1 = India
2 = Laos
3 = Lesotho

School leaver or school attendee?
1 = Attendee
2 = Leaver

Province in Laos
4 = Oudomxay
6 = Luang Prabang

Sex
1 = Male
2 = Female

Age Group (Laos Only)
1 = 12-15 Years
2 = 16-19 Years
3 = 20-22 Years

Did you go to school? (Leavers Only)
1 = Yes
2 = No

School Attendance (Highest Level) - India and Lesotho
1 = Primary
2 = Secondary or high
3 = Tertiary

School Attendance (Highest Level) - Laos
1 = Primary
2 = Lower Secondary
3 = Upper Secondary

Highest class attended (Leavers); Current class (Attendees)?
1 = Primary 1 (India, Loas, Lesotho)
2 = Primary 2 (India, Laos, Lesotho)
3 = Primary 3 (India, Loas, Lesotho)
4 = Primary 4 (India, Laos, Lesotho)
5 = Primary 5 (India, Laos, Lesotho)
6 = Primary/Middle 6 (India), Lower Secondary 1 (Laos), Primary 6 (Lesotho)
7 = Primary/Middle 7 (India), Lower Secondary 2 (Laos), Primary 7 (Lesotho)
8 = Primary/Middle 8 (India), Lower Secondary 3 (Laos), Secondary?High A (Lesotho)
9 = Secondary High 9 (India), Lower Secondary 4 (Laos), Secondary?High B (Lesotho)
10 = Secondary High 10 (India), Upper Secondary 5 (Laos), Secondary/High C (Lesotho)
11 = Secondary High 11 (India), Upper Secondary 6 (Laos), Secondary/High d (Lesotho)
12 = Secondary/High 12 (India), Upper Secondary 7 (Laos), Secondary/High E (Lesotho)
13 = Other/Tertiary

Province of current school (Attendess) or last school (Leavers)? Laos only
4 = Oudomxay province
6 = Louangphabang province

District of current school (Attendess) or last school (Leavers)? Laos only
404 = Nga district
605 = Nambak district
606 = Ngoi district

India: Type of primary school attended (School 1)?
1 = Government
2 = Church Primary
3 = Saraswati Shishu Mandir Private School
4 = Other Private School

Laos: Type of primary school attended (School 1)?
1 = Government - incomplete primary school
2 = Government - complete primary school
3 = Private - incomplete primary school
4 = Private - complete primary school

Lesotho: Type of primary school attended (School 1)?
1 = Government/Church - incomplete primary school
2 = Government/Church - complete primary school
3 = Private - incomplete primary school
4 = Private - complete primary school

Location of primary school (School 1)?
1 = Urban
2 = Rural

Province of primary school (School 1)? Laos only
2 = Phongsali Province
4 = Oudomxay province
6 = Louangphabang province

District of primary school (School 1)? Lesotho only
1 = Berea
2 = Butha-Buthe
3 = Leribe
4 = Mafeteng
5 = Maseru
6 = Mohale's Hoek
7 = Mokhotlong
8 = Qacha's Nek
9 = Quthing
10 = Thaba-Tseka

Proprietor of primary school (School 1)? Lesotho only
1 = Roman Catholic Church
2 = LEC
3 = Anglican Church
4 = Other Church
5 = Government
6 = Other

District of primary school (School 2)? Laos only
203 = Khua district
404 = Nga district
605 = Nambak district
606 = Ngoi district

District of primary school (School 2)? Lesotho only
1 = Berea
2 = Butha-Buthe
3 = Leribe
4 = Mafeteng
5 = Maseru
6 = Mohale's Hoek
7 = Mokhotlong
8 = Qacha's Nek
9 = Quthing
10 = Thaba-Tseka
11 = Republic of South Africa

Accommodation at primary school - Class/Year/Grade 1
1 = At home with family
2 = Church hostel
3 = Government hostel
4 = Other hostel/Boarding/Dormitory
5 = Relatives
6 = Rented room
7 = Other

India: Type of secondary school attended (School 1)?
1 = Government middle/secondary
2 = Church middle/secondary
3 = Saraswati Shishu Mandir millde/secondary
4 = Other private middle/secondary school

Laos: Type of secondary school attended (School 1)?
1 = Government - incomplete secondary school
2 = Government - complete secondary school
3 = Private - incomplete secondary school
4 = Private - complete secondary school

Lesotho: Type of secondary school attended (School 1)?
1 = Government/Church - incomplete secondary school
2 = Government/Church - complete secondary school
3 = Private - incomplete secondary school
4 = Private - complete secondary school

Why did you leave? Reason 1 Laos only
1 = To help family
2 = No scholarship/money to support
3 = Live far from school
4 = Married
5 = Because of illness
6 = Too lazy to go to school

Why do/did you got to school? (Laos school attendees did not answer this question).
1 = The law requires/required it
2 = My parents want/wanted me to
3 = I like/liked it
4 = It's good to go to school
5 = It gives/gave me a better future
6 = To study/learn
7 = Other

If you have been/are able to freely choose, what level of education would you have liked/like to achieve?
1 = Before the end of/incomplete primary school
2 = After completing primary school education (Class 5 – India)
3 = After completing middle/lower secondary school education (Middle/Class 9 – India; Form C - Lesotho)
4 = After completing upper secondary school education (Class 12 – India; Form E - Lesotho)
5 = After completing/complete vocational education/training
6 = After completing/complete university

Can you tell us why? Laos Only
1 = Live far from school
2 = Miss scholarship/no money to support
3 = Want to have a good job and permenant job
4 = Come out to help the family
5 = family situation
6 = Want to finish High school

(When you were at school) do/did you find school work hard? In India the question was, ‘Do you work hard at school?
1 = Never
2 = Rarely
3 = Sometimes
4 = Always

If ‘Always’ or ‘Sometimes’ please specify. Laos only.
1 = Electrician
2 = Fixer
3 = Sewing
4 = Agriculturist
7 = Trader
8 = Worker
9 = Accountant
10 = Lawyer

If ‘Always’, ‘sometimes’ or rarely’, how did/does it make you feel?
1 = Excited
2 = Anxious
3 = No feeling
4 = Other

Do/did you know what work you want/wanted to do after you leave/left school?
1 = No idea
2 = Not sure
3 = Yes, possibly
4 = Yes, definitely

If “Definitely” or “Possibly” ask: If you get the job you want where will you live? Attendess only
1 = Same place
2 = Different place

Different place specify. Laos only.
3 = Need to live in town in Xai district
4 = Need to live in VTE captial city
5 = Countryside

If ‘Yes’ for how many years do you expect to do this? (In Years) Attendess only.
98 = Don't know

What is your current job/work? Leavers only Laos
1 = Farmer
2 = Soldier
3 = Police
4 = Sewing
5 = worker
6 = Trader
7 = Teacher
8 = Beauty salon

Is this what you wanted to do when you were at school? Leavers only
1 = Not
2 = A little
3 = Quite
4 = Very
98 = Don't Know

If "no", do you think you will marry? Leavers only
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Don't Know

Where do you primarily get your information about the jobs/livelihood you want? Attendees only
1 = School
2 = TV/Radio
3 = Magazines/Newspapers
4 = Internet (smart phones)
5 = Friends
6 = Others

How important is it that you earn money?
1 = Not
2 = A little
3 = Quite
4 = Very

Attendees: In the future do you want to… Leavers: What would you like to do now? Would you prefer to …
1 = Work for yourself
2 = Work for someone else/someone you know
3 = Work for a company or organisation
4 = Worh for the Government
5 = Not work

If you could choose any job what would you first choice be? (Laos)
1 = Seller
2 = Teacher
3 = Fixer
4 = Police
5 = Soldier
6 = Electrician
7 = Doctor
8 = Government staff for agriculture sector
9 = Accountant
10 = Sewing
11 = Pilot
12 = Beauty Salon
13 = Businessman
14 = Painting

Do you think you will have this job?
1 = Not at all
2 = A little
3 = Quite a lot
4 = Very much

Do you think your teachers would agree with this choice?
1 = Not at all
2 = A little
3 = Quite a lot
4 = Very much
98 = Don't Know

If you get the job you want where will you live?. Leavers only
1 = Same place
2 = Different place
98 = Don' Know

Family Member 1 India, Laos (Attendees)
1 = Father
2 = Mother
3 = Grandparent (maternal)
4 = Grandparent (paternal)
5 = Spouse
6 = Daughter/Son
7 = Sibling
8 = Aunt/Uncle (maternal)
9 = Aunt/Uncle (paternal)
10 = Other relative
11 = Unrelated

Family Member 1 Lesotho
1 = Head
2 = Spouse
3 = Father
4 = Mother
5 = Son/daughter in law
6 = Grandparents (maternal)
7 = Grandparents (paternal)
8 = Daughter/Son
9 = Sibling
10 = Uncle/Aunt (maternal)
11 = Uncle/Aunt (paternal)
12 = Other relatives
13 = Unrelated
14 = Grandson/daughter

Family Member 1. Education (Highest level)
1 = No education
2 = Primary
3 = Secondary/High
4 = College/University

Family Member 1. Occupation (Laos)
1 = Agriculturist
2 = Unemployed
3 = Doctor
4 = Retirement
5 = Driver
6 = Teacher
7 = Trader
8 = Deceased
9 = Worker
10 = Sell staff
11 = Student
12 = Children

If ‘Yes’, how many Square Metres/Rai/Hectares? (Laos)
98 = Don't Know

Unit of Measurment - Square Metre, Rai or Hectare? (Laos)
1 = Square meter
2 = Rai
3 = Hectare

Compared to other families in your village does your family have/own more or less than other families (possessions)?
1 = More
2 = Less
3 = Same

What is your current job/work? Leavers only
1 = Not
2 = A little
3 = Quite
4 = Very
98 = Don't know