National Sample Survey 1997 (53th Round) - Schedule 1.0 - Household Consumer Expenditure

India, 1997

Reference ID

IND_1997_NSS53-SCH1.0_v01_M

Producer(s)

National Sample Survey Office

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Purchase from ration shop (B3_q15)

Data file: Blocks 1,3_Household Characteristics

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Start: 90

End: 90

Width: 1

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Does the household purchase things from ration shop?

Categories

Value	Category
0	Invalid
1	Yes
2	No

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

Item : did the household purchase any cereal from ration/fair price shop during last 30 days ? : The answer against
this question will be recorded in codes. The codes are yes-1, no-2. Purchase of food grains by workers from shops run by their employer at concessional or subsidised rates (this is prevalent, for example, in tea garden areas) will come under the coverage of this item. If any such purchase has been made, code 1 will be recorded.

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