Socio-Economic Survey, Household Schedule 10: Employment and Unemployment, July, 1987-June, 1988 - IPUMS Subset

India, 1988

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IND_1987_ES_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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National Sample Survey Organization, Government of India, IPUMS

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Household per capita expenditure last month (Rupees) (IN1987A_HHEXP)

Data file: IND1987_LFS--H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 206

End: 213

Width: 8

Range: -

Format: character

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="IN87A056 IN87A057 IN87A411 IN87A464">19. Per-capita expenditure last month (Rs. 0.00) ____<br /></svar>

Interviewer instructions

<svar a="all" v="IN87A056 IN87A057 IN87A411 IN87A464">5.3.14 <span class="em">Item 19: Per capita expenditure - last month</span>: The per capita expenditure (in rupees correct to two places of decimal) of the household during the last 30 days preceding the date of survey will be recorded against this item. Detailed information on total household consumption expenditure is being collected through the household consumer expenditure schedule 1.0 from all sample households in which schedule 10 are canvassed. The per capita expenditure is calculated and recorded against item 19, block 3.1 of schedule 1.0. This entry will be copied against item 19 of block 3 on schedule 10.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the household's per capita expenditure last month.

Universe

India 1987: All households

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

IN87A056 is a 8-digit numeric variable.

Codes99999999 = Unknown.

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