National Sample Survey 1998 (54th Round) - Schedule 3.3 - Common Property Resources and Villages Facilities

India, 1998

Reference ID

IND_1998_NSS54-SCH3.3_v01_M

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National Sample Survey Office

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Data file: NSS54_Sch3-3_bk_5

Overview

Valid: 4953

Invalid: 51

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 44

End: 44

Width: 1

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Questions and instructions

Literal question

Is there any source of potable water for exclusive use of specific caste?

Categories

Value	Category
1	yes
2	no
Sysmiss

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

A common feature of Indian villages has been the presence of caste-specific or religion-specific sources of drinking water. It is still a widely prevalent feature. For Items 2.1 & 2.2, it has to be carefully ascertained whether such sources of potable water meant for a specific caste group or religious group exist in the village. Matters relating to religion and caste being rather sensitive under certain circumstances, it is advisable to adopt a cautious but effective approach in collecting this information. In many cases, it appears, information received from one quarter should be cross-verified with that from other sources. Note that there are instances where a public tubewell for drinking water or a kundi constructed by the government is, in practice, reserved for a particular caste or religious group. The actual position has to be ascertained and recorded in these items.

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