Government of India.
Data Processing Division.
National Sample Survey Division.
164, Gopal Lal Thakur Road, Kolkata-700108, India.
Phone No. (033) 2577-1128.
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NSS 59-th Round.
Final Multiplier-posted unit-level data of
Consumer Expenditure Survey (Sch.1.0).


Data Files
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  No. of      No. of  Data
 records       bytes  File name
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  594808    85057544 ih110.txt
  670887    95936841 ih210.txt
  430903    61619129 ih310.txt
  685182    97981026 ih410.txt
  937230   134023890 ih510.txt
   98090    14026870 ih610.txt
  352400    50393200 ih710.txt
  575306    82268758 ih810.txt
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 4344806   621307258     total
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Note for users :
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(1)  These are text data with fixed record-length of 143 characters.
     First 126 bytes are data, and remaining 16 bytes are weights.
     
(2)  The Layout of data is given in the EXCEL-file lay01059.xls.

(3)  The data is organised in various levels having different data
     formats.  Information regarding which block of the Schedule has
     been put into which level, is given in the file lay01059.xls.

(4)  For generating any estimate, one has to extract relevant portion
     of the data, and aggregate after applying the weights.
     
(5)  Weights (or multipliers) are given at the end of each record.
     All records of a household will have same NSS-NSC-MLT figures.
     
     NSS = Bytes 127-129 (3 bytes)
     NSC = Bytes 130-132 (3 bytes)
     MLT = Bytes 133-142 (10 bytes)

     Apply weight (or multipliers) as follows :
     
     weight = MLT/200,   if NSC > NSS.
            = MLT/100,   otherwise.

(6) Common Primary Key for identification of a record for any record is

    FSU Sl. No.       = 4(5)   (i.e. offset=4th byte, length=5 bytes )
    Hamlet Group      = 29(1)
    2nd State Stratum = 30(1)
    Visit             = 31(1)
    Household Srl. No.= 32(2)	    
    Level No.         = 34(2)
    Item/Person Sl.No.= 36(5)
    
    In case of those Blocks/Levels, where Item/Person Sl.No. is not
    applicable the field is filled up with  00000.
    
(7) In the value fields (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.


List of Documents
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General Information
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README   TXT         2,555  07-29-05  1:59a readme.txt
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Text Data Layout
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LAY01059 XLS        74,752  07-29-05  2:14a LAY01059.XLS
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Note On Estimation Procedure
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EST59N~1 DOC       287,744  11-06-03  3:48p est59note-fin.doc
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Instructions to Field Staff
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59INS-~1 DOC       257,024  11-21-02 11:30p 59ins-chap_1.doc
59INS0~1 DOC       437,248  11-21-02  9:36p 59ins0-0-chap_2.doc
59INS1~2 DOC       172,544  11-27-02  9:12p 59ins18-1chap_3.doc
59INS1~1 RTF       305,270  11-27-02  7:30p 59ins18-2-chap_4.rtf
59INS1~1 DOC       274,432  11-25-02  5:15p 59ins1-0chap_5.doc
INS59_~1 DOC       300,544  11-20-02 11:05p ins59_app1.doc
INS59_~2 DOC       755,712  11-20-02 11:06p ins59_app2.doc
INS59C~1 DOC       473,600  11-29-02 11:33p Ins59cov_cont-v-1.doc
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Printed Schedules
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COVER-~1 DOC       463,872  01-15-03  3:32p Cover-ins59v2.doc
59SCH00F DOC       329,216  08-05-03 12:22p 59sch00f.doc
59SCH1_0 DOC       999,936  11-01-02 10:18a 59sch1_0.doc
59SCH1~1 DOC       436,736  12-13-02 12:46p 59sch181_v1.doc
59SCH1~2 DOC       568,832  11-12-02 11:42a 59sch18_2v1.doc
59SCH1~3 DOC       276,992  11-12-02 11:43a 59sch18_2v2.doc
59SCH1~4 DOC       336,384  11-25-02 12:35p 59sch181_v2.doc
59SCH3~1 DOC       799,744  11-18-02  4:58p 59sch33_v1.doc
59SCH3~2 DOC       677,376  11-21-02 10:57a 59sch33_v2.doc
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 Note : (1) f.s.u. serial numbers in records assigned false numbers to disable identity of units.
        (2) files are in ASCII format and they are flat / line sequential.