National Sample Survey 2002 (58th round) - Schedule 0.21 - Particulars of Slums

India, 2002

Reference ID

IND_2002_NSS58-SCH0.21_v01_M

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National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO)

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Sep 05, 2014

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Distance from govt. hospital (S021B3_v24)

Data file: NSS58_Sch021

Overview

Valid: 692

Invalid: 0

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 5

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 79

End: 79

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

distance from nearest government hospital / health centre etc

Categories

Value	Category
1	Less than 0.5 km
2	0.5 to 1 km
3	1 to 2 km
4	2 to 5 km
5	5 km or more

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Interviewer instructions

The distance from the nearest school having primary classes and nearest government hospital / health centre will be recorded respectively in columns 23 and 24 in terms of codes. Distance from the nearest facility will be considered if the facility is available to the slum dwellers. The distance will be considered from the centre of the slum.

If the facility is available within the slum, code 1 will be given.

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