National Sample Survey 1998 (54th Round) - Schedule 1.0 - Household Consumer Expenditure
India, 1998
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- Data files
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Blocks
1,3_Household
Characteristics -
Block 4_Person
records -
Block 5_Weekly
household
expenditure on
food and
non-food items -
Block
5pt1_Monthly
household
expenditure on
fuel and light -
Block 6_Monthly
household
expenditure on
clothing -
Block 7_Monthly
household
expenditure on
footwear -
Block 8_Monthly
household
expenditure on
miscellaneous
goods and
services -
Block
8pt1_Annual
household
expenditure on
education and
medical
(institutional)
goods and
services -
Block
8pt2_Monthly
household
expenditure on
medical
(non-institutional)
goods and
services -
Block 9_Monthly
household
expenditure on
durables -
Block
10_Perception
of households
regarding
sufficiency of
food -
Block
11pt1_Weekly
household
expenditure on
ceremonies -
Block
11pt2_Annual
household
expenditure on
ceremonies
Code (Ceremony) (B11_1_q2_3)
Data file: Block 11pt1_Weekly household expenditure on ceremonies
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Start:
39
End:
39
Width:
1
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Which ceremony did the household perform during the last 7 days?
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | Not reported |
| 1 | Birth |
| 2 | Birthday |
| 3 | Mundan / Head shaving |
| 4 | Annaprasan / First rice taking |
| 5 | Thread |
| 6 | Marriage |
| 7 | Marriage anniversary |
| 8 | Death |
| 9 | Others |
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.
Description
Definition
Ceremonies are performed to solemnise notable events of life e.g. birth, marriage etc. Members of a household may have to perform some religious rites consequent upon the death of a person. For various religious faiths, there are some days in a year which are observed with ceremonial performances like offering of puja, prayer, celebration of rituals etc. Such ceremonies may be performed by household members as required under the social/religious customs without incurring any expenditure for entertaining guests. On the other hand, it may happen that households have to spend some amount under different heads for the purpose of entertainment. Conventionally these expenditures are considered as an essential part of the ceremonies performed. The purpose of providing this block in this schedule is to estimate the amount of expenditure incurred by the household on these occasions under various broad groups of items e.g. food, fuel & light, clothing & footwear, misc. goods & services, durable goods etc. Hence only those ceremonies on which some amount of expenditure is involved should be listed in this block.