Government of India. Data Processing Division. National Sample Survey Office. 164, Gopal Lal Thakur Road, Kolkata-108. Phone No. 2577-1128. --------------------------------------- NSS 68th Round. Final Multiplier-posted unit-level data for Schedule 1.0 Type-2 of NSS 68th round. A) Data for Consumer Expenditure Survey (Sch. 1.0 Type 2). There are 11 files belonging to 11 different levels as per layout (lay68_sch010_typ2.xls). Data Files -------------------------------------------------------------- No. of No. of Data records bytes # File name -------------------------------------------------------------- 101651 14536093 R6801T2L01.txt 101651 14536093 R6801T2L02.txt 101651 14536093 R6801T2L03.txt 464730 66456390 R6801T2L04.txt 5277850 754732550 R6801T2L05.txt 1493313 213543759 R6801T2L06.txt 370071 52920153 R6801T2L07.txt 2343672 335145096 R6801T2L08.txt 3436786 491460398 R6801T2L09.txt 101647 14535521 R6801T2L10.txt 3317537 474407791 R6801T2L11.txt -------------------------------------------------------------- 17110559 2446809937 -------------------------------------------------------------- Record length for data is 142. B) Multiplier files for Schdule 1.0 -------------------------------------------------------------- No. of No. of Multiplier records bytes # File name -------------------------------------------------------------- 12784 3950256 mlt6801 -------------------------------------------------------------- Record length is 308. # : All the levelwise data files and multiplier file have been converted to DOS for user's convenience. The "No. of Bytes" shown here is according to UNIX. Note for users : ---------------- (1) These are text data with fixed record-length of 143 characters (including new-line character). First 126 bytes are data, next 6 bytes comprise of number of first stage units surveyed within a substratum for the sub-sample (NSS) and sub-sample combined (NSC) and next 10 bytes are weight or multiplier for the sub-sample (MLT). Last byte is for Newline character. (2) The Layout of data is given in the MS Excel-file lay68_sch010_typ2.xls. (3) For generating any estimate, one has to extract relevant portion of the data, and aggregate after applying the weights. (4) Weights (or multipliers) are given at the end of each record from 133rd byte onwards. The weights (multipliers) are Sub-sample-wise, details of which are as given below : (For description of subsample, please see Instructions, NSS 68th Round, Manual for field staff, Vol-I) NSS,NSC and subsample-wise weights (all-subround multipliers) ------------------------------------------------------------- NSS = Bytes 127-129 (3 bytes) NSC = Bytes 130-132 (3 bytes) MLT = Bytes 133-142 (10 bytes, assumed two places of decimal) ------------------------------------------------------------- All records of an household will have same weight figure. In case of those Blocks/Levels, where Item/Person Sl.No. is not applicable, the field is filled up with "00000". (5) In the value fields (in Rs. or quantity or area etc.) only the numeric figure is given in datafile. The decimal point is to be assumed after looking at the type of that field in the printed schedule. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Use of subsample-wise weights (all-subround multipliers) ---------------------------------------------------------------- For generating subsample-wise estimates based on data of all subrounds taken together, either Subsample-1 households or Subsample-2 households are to be considered at one time. Subsample code is available in the data file. (Please see layout of data). Apply final weight (or all-subround multipliers) as follows : final weight = MLT/100, if NSS=NSC = MLT/200 otherwise. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (6) Common Primary Key for identification of a record for any schedule is : FSU Serial Number = 4(5) (i.e., offset = 4th byte, length = 5 bytes) Segment Number = 32(1) Second Stage Stratum Number = 33(1) household Number = 34(2) Level Number = 36(2) Item Code = 38(5) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (7) List of Documents --------------------- General Information ----- README68_S010T2.txt Text Data Layout ----- lay68_sch010_typ2.xls Subsample-wise multiplier (all-subround) file layout for schedule 1.0 ----- multlay68_010.xls Blank schedule 0.0 ----- sch00-final_180411.doc Blank schedule 1.0 ----- sch 1.0 type 2-final.doc Estimation procedure note and related tables for stratum composition for 68th round in the Common folder ----- EST68_final.doc State codes ----- State code.doc Ammendment to NIC 2008 ----- nic amendment_2008.pdf Please note that Blank schedules are in the folder 68v-2 within the Common folder. Please note that instructions for different schedules are in the folder 68v-1 within the Common folder. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------