Literal question
(9) Continued follow-up questions for persons with principal usual activity status codes 92 and 93 (reference: question 12 of section 4)
[Questions 1-25 were asked of persons who attended domestic duties, per question 12 in section 4.]
3. Were you required to spend most of your time on domestic duties almost throughout the last 365 days?
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
Interviewer instructions
5.9.0 Block 9: Follow up questions for persons with principal usual activity status codes 92 and 93 (i.e. those engaged in domestic duties): In order to study the pattern of activities carried out along with domestic chores of those classified as engaged in domestic duties - particularly women, a separate set of special follow-up questions have been designed. These follow-up questions will be asked to all normal members of the household, classified as engaged in domestic duties according to usual status (i.e. those with usual status codes 92 and 93), and the relevant answers will be recorded in terms of the specified codes. Entries against items 1 to 14 will be recorded in the first sheet and that for items 15 to 25 in 2nd sheet. The serial no. against item 1 in the first sheet will be copied against item 1 is the second sheet.
5.9.2 Item 3-5: It will be ascertained whether the relevant persons are required to spend most of their time during 365 days preceding the date of survey on domestic duties. If the answer is in the affirmative, code 1 and if the answer is in the negative, code 2 will be recorded against item 3 for each of the relevant members. If the answer is 'yes', i.e., if the entry against item 3 is code 1 for a person, the reason for his/her participation in the household duties will be ascertained and recorded in terms of the specified code numbers against item 4. The relevant codes to be used are:
1 No other member to carry out the domestic duties
2 Cannot afford hired help
3 For social and/or religious constraints
4 Others
For person with code 1 in item 3, item 5 will be left blank. On the other hand, if the entry against item 3 is code 2 for a person, (i.e., such participation was not required but still the person participated in the household chores) the reason for his/her voluntary participation in household chores) will be ascertained and the code relevant to the answer obtained will be recorded against item 5. In such a case, item 4 will be left blank. The codes to be used for making entries against item 5 are:
1 Non-availability of work
2 By preference
3 Others
