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
Weekly Activity. Status (B4_q12)
Data file: Block 4_Person records
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Start:
70
End:
71
Width:
2
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Which industry has the member of the household worked in during the last 7 days?
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 11 | worked in household enterprise (self employed) |
| 12 | worked in household enterprise (self employed) as an employer |
| 21 | worked in household enterprise (self employed) as ‘helper’ |
| 31 | worked as regular salaried/wage employee |
| 41 | worked as casual wage labour in public works |
| 51 | casual wage labour in other types of works |
| 61 | did not work due to sickness though there was work in household enterprise |
| 62 | did not work due to other reasons though there was work in household enterprise |
| 71 | did not work due to sickness but had regular salaried/wage employment |
| 72 | did not work due to other reasons but had regular salaried/wage employment |
| 81 | sought work |
| 82 | did not seek but was available for work |
| 91 | attended educational institution |
| 92 | attended domestic duties only |
| 93 | attended domestic duties and was also engaged in free collection of goods, tailoring, weaving, etc. for household use |
| 94 | recipients of rent, pension, remittance, etc. |
| 95 | not able to work due to disability |
| 96 | beggars, prostitutes, etc. |
| 97 | others |
| 98 | did not work due to sickness (for casual workers only) |
| 99 | not properly reported |
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 current weekly activity status of a person will be the activity status obtaining for a person during a reference period of seven days preceding the date of survey. Irrespective of the usual activity pursued by a person, his/her current weekly activity will be determined strictly on the basis of the activities pursued by the person during the reference period of seven days preceding the date of survey adopting the priority criterion. Even for self-employed persons, one need not prejudge and take for granted that the current activity situation for them will be identical with the usual activity situation. A careful probe on the part of the investigator regarding the various activities pursued by the person during the seven days preceding the date of survey is, therefore, necessary for ascertaining his/her current weekly activity status. In defining the 'activity status', it has already been mentioned that the activities are grouped broadly into three categories, namely :
(i) working,
(ii) not working but seeking and/or available for work, and
(iii) neither working nor available for work.
According to the priority criterion, the status of ' working' gets priority over the status 'not working but seeking and/or
available for work' which in turn gets priority over the status of 'neither working nor available for work'. In the category,
'not working but seeking and/or available for work', the status 'seeking' gets priority over the status of 'not seeking but
available for work'. A person would be considered 'working (or employed)' if he/she while pursuing any economic activity had worked for at least one hour on any one day during the week preceding the date of survey. A person would be considered 'seeking and/or available for work (or unemployed)' if during the reference week no 'work' was done by the person but he or she had made efforts to get work or had been available for work during the reference week though not actively seeking work, in the belief that no work was available. A person who had neither worked nor was available for work will be considered to be engaged in non-economic activities (or not in labour force).
(i) working,
(ii) not working but seeking and/or available for work, and
(iii) neither working nor available for work.
According to the priority criterion, the status of ' working' gets priority over the status 'not working but seeking and/or
available for work' which in turn gets priority over the status of 'neither working nor available for work'. In the category,
'not working but seeking and/or available for work', the status 'seeking' gets priority over the status of 'not seeking but
available for work'. A person would be considered 'working (or employed)' if he/she while pursuing any economic activity had worked for at least one hour on any one day during the week preceding the date of survey. A person would be considered 'seeking and/or available for work (or unemployed)' if during the reference week no 'work' was done by the person but he or she had made efforts to get work or had been available for work during the reference week though not actively seeking work, in the belief that no work was available. A person who had neither worked nor was available for work will be considered to be engaged in non-economic activities (or not in labour force).