National Sample Survey 1983 (38st Round) - Schedule 1.0 - Consumer Expenditure
India, 1983
Identification
IND_1983_NSS38-SCH1.0_v01_M
National Sample Survey 1983 (38st Round) - Schedule 1.0 - Consumer Expenditure
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| India | IND |
Socio-Economic/Monitoring Survey [hh/sems]
The National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) has been set up by the Government of India in 1950 to collect socio-economic data employing scientific sampling methods. The NSSO conducts regular consumer expenditure surveys as part of its "rounds", each round being normally of a year's duration and covering more than one subject of study. The surveys are conducted through household interviews, using a random sample of households covering practically the entire geographical area of the country. Surveys on consumer expenditure are being conducted quinquennially on a large sample of households from the 27th round (October 1972 - September 1973) onwards. The third quinquennial survey on household consumer expenditure was carried out during January-December, 1983. The Second Quinquennial Survey on household consumer Expenditure was carried out last in the NSS 32nd round (1977-78). The present survey like the previous one, covered the entire population. Expenditure incurred by the sample household for the purpose of domestic consumption were collected for the 30 days preceding the date of survey. No account has, however, been taken of any expenditure incurred towards the productive enterprises of the household.
A three-digit code system, for identification of each item of consumer expenditure, has been introduced in this round: the hundreds and tens place indicates a broad division of items; the hundreds and tens place together specify a group of items and all the three digits together indicates a particular item. In the system of code structure introduced here, an item code ending with 9 represents 'others' that is any item not classified under the particular group. Similarly, a code with 'O' in the units place would be identified as a sub-total item.
The field work for the survey was conducted, as usual, by the Field Operations Division of the Organisation. The collected data were processed by the Data Processing Division of NSSO and tabulated by the Computer Centre of Department of Statistics. The reports have been prepared by Survey Design & Research Division (SDRD) of NSSO under the guidance of the Governing Council, NSSO.
The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) conducts regular consumer expenditure surveys as part of its "rounds", each round being normally of a year's duration and covering more than one subject of study. The surveys are conducted through household interviews, using a random sample of households covering practically the entire geographical area of the country. Surveys on consumer expenditure are being conducted quinquennially on a large sample of households from the 27th round (October 1972 - September 1973) onwards. Household consumer expenditure is measured as the expenditure incurred by a household on domestic account during a specified period, called reference period. It includes the imputed values of goods and services, which are not purchased but procured otherwise for consumption. In other words, it is the sum total of monetary values of all the items (i.e. goods and services) consumed by the household on domestic account during the reference period. The imputed rent of owner-occupied houses is excluded from consumption expenditure. Any expenditure incurred towards the productive enterprises of the households is also excluded from household consumer expenditure. The schedule also collected some other household particulars including age, sex and educational level etc. of each household member. The third quinquennial survey on household consumer expenditure was carried out during January-December, 1983. A three-digit code system, for identification of each item of consumer expenditure, has been introduced in this round: the hundreds and tens place indicates a broad division of items; the hundreds and tens place together specify a group of items and all the three digits together indicates a particular item. In the system of code structure introduced here, an item code ending with 9 represents 'others' that is any item not classified under the particular group. Similarly, a code with 'O' in the units place would be identified as a sub-total item.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Randomly selected households based on sampling procedure and members of the household
Version
V1.0. Re-organised anonymised datasets for public distribution.
DDI and ID field edited by World Bank Development Data Group for it's microdata library.
Scope
The scope of India 1983 NSS38 includes: Identification of sample households and particulars of field operations, household characteristics (household size, principal industry-occupation, social group, land possessed and cultivated, type of dwelling), demographic (age, sex, educational level, marital status, number of meals usually taken in a day), cash purchase and consumption of food, pan, tobacco, intoxicants and fuel & light, consumption of clothing and footwear, expenditure on miscellaneous goods, services, rents and taxes, expenditure for purchase of durable goods and selected miscellaneous goods and services, particulars of dwelling units, perception of the household regarding sufficiency of food, summary of consumer expenditure.
Coverage
National
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| National Sample Survey Organisation | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Survey Design Research Division | National Sample Survey Office | Questionnaire Desgn, Sampling methodology,Survey Reports |
| Field Operations Division | National Sample Survey Office | Field Work |
| Data Processing Division | National Sample Survey Office | Data Processing |
| Computer Centre | M/o Statistics and Programme Implementation(MOSPI),Government of India (GOI) | Tabulation and Dissemination |
| Name |
|---|
| M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation, GOI |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Governing council and Working Group | GOI | Finalisation of survey study |
Sampling
There was no deviation from the original sampling design.
Two different weights have been provided in each file in the data set. Details are as follows:
- Weight for each subsample is stored in the variable name: Wgt_SubSample
- Combined subsample weight is stored in the variable name: Wgt_Combined
Survey instrument
The data for this survey is collected in the NSS Schedule 1.0 used for household consumer expenditure. For this round, the schedule had 12 blocks. Summary description of the schedule 1.0 on consumer expenditure is given below.
Blocks 1 and 2 - are similar to the ones used in usual NSS rounds. These are used to record identification of sample households and particulars of field operations.
Block-3: Household characteristics like, household size, principal industry-occupation, social group, land possessed and cultivated, type of dwelling etc. are recorded in this block.
Block-4: In this Block the detailed demographic particulars including age, sex, educational level, marital status, number of meals usually taken in a day etc. are recorded.
Block-5: In this block cash purchase and consumption of food, pan, tobacco, intoxicants and fuel & light during the last 30 days are recorded.
Block-6: Consumption of clothing during the last 30 and 365 days is recorded in this block.
Block-7: Consumption of footwear during the last 30 and 365 days is recorded in this block.
Block-8 : Expenditure on miscellaneous goods and services and rents and taxes during the last 30 days has been recorded in this block.
Block-9 : Expenditure for purchase of durable goods and selected miscellaneous goods and services (not included in block 8) for domestic use is recorded here.
Block-10 : Particulars of dwelling units are recorded in this block.
Block-11 : Perception of the household regarding sufficiency of food is recorded in this block.
Block-12 : Summary of consumer expenditure during last 30 days is recorded in this block.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 1983-01-01 | 1983-12-31 |
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Centre | M/O Statistics and Programme Implementation | http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/site/home.aspx | nssodata@gmail.com |
Validated unit level data relating to various survey rounds are available on CD-ROMS which can be obtained from the Deputy Director General, Computer Centre, M/O Statistics and PI, East Block No. 10 R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 by remitting the price along with packaging and postal charges as well as giving an undertaking duly signed in a specified format.The amount is to be remitted by way of demand draft drawn in favour of Pay & Accounts Officer, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, payable at New Delhi.
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL |
|---|---|---|
| National Sample Survey Office | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation | http://mospi.nic.in/ |
Metadata production
DDI_IND_1983_NSS38-SCH1.0_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Centre | M/O Statistics & Programme Implementation | Documentation of the DDI |
2012-04-11
Metadata version
Version 2.0 (October 2013). Edited version based on metadata done by India Computer Centre of M/O Statistics & Programme Implementation.