Block 3.2 : Other household characteristics : With a view to exploring economic indicators that measure wealth differences, poverty and inequalities among households, the procedure of obtaining information from responses to some important questions involving these indicators put to different households was attempted for the first time in the consumer expenditure schedule during NSS 43rd round and will be continued in the present round. the most important single indicators is control of land, followed by other productive resources capital formation (tractor, ploughs), consumer durables, income (farm and non-farm) and livestock. Non-productive indicators include housing, consumer goods, fuel, ceremonial expenditure and diet. The questions listed in this block are in most cases self-explanatory and their scope and limitations are also apparent. The probable answers to these questions are pre-coded and printed in parentheses along with the relevant questions. The investigators will try to find out, through their investigation, what, of the many possible alternative answers, is the answer offered by the informant and record it in the box spaces provided in the appropriate code relevant to that answer. The questions and answers should, in general. refer to the period of last 30 days (question nos. 7, 8 & 9), last 365 days (question nos. 1, 2 & 3) and last 5 years (question no. 6).
Cases: | 115354 |
Variables: | 49 |