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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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Informant household head or not (IN1987A_INF)

Data file: IND1987_LFS--H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 185
End: 185
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="IN87A020 IN87A021 IN87A022 IN87A023 IN87A024 IN87A025 IN87A026 IN87A027 IN87A028 IN87A029 IN87A030 IN87A032"><span class="h2">[1] Identification of sample household</span><br /><br />1. ____ Serial number<br />2. ____ State-region<br />3. ____ Stratum<br />4. ____ Sub-sample<br />5. ____ Sample village/section no.*<br />6. ____ Sub-round<br />7. ____ Sub-stratum<br />8. ____ Sample household no.<br />9. ____ State/u.t.<br />10. ____ District<br />11. ____ <span class="lang">Tehsil</span>/Town*<br />12. ____ Name of village<br />13. ____ Hamlet(s) surveyed<br />14. ____ Ward-iv. unit/section/ward-charge, circle/section*<br />15. ____ House number<br />16. ____ Name of head<br /><br />[*delete whichever is inapplicable.]<br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Head of household
2 Other member of household
3 Other
9 Unknown
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="IN87A032 IN87A033">5.1.4 <span class="em">Items 18 - 21: Primary informant</span>: The name of the primary informant i.e., the person from whom bulk of the information will be collected is to be recorded against item 18. The information as to whether schedule 10 or schedule 1.0 is 'canvassed' first will be indicated against item 19. Code 1 will be recorded if schedule 10 is 'canvassed' first and code 2, if 'canvassed' second. For this purpose, filling in of the major part of the schedule will be considered as 'canvassing' of the schedule. Whether the primary informant is the head of the household or any other member of the household will be indicated against item 20 in terms of code '1' and code '2' respectively. If the primary informant is not a member of the household, code '9' will be recorded. The type of the primary informant, i.e., whether he is co-operative, busy, etc., will be recorded against item 21 in terms of the specified codes. The codes are:<br /><div class="i1">Co-operative and capable .. 1<br />Co-operative but not capable ..... 2<br />Busy .......... 3<br />Reluctant ..... 4<br />Others .............. 9</div><br /><br />This information will be recorded on the basis of the investigator's impression after canvassing the entire schedule 10.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable identifies whether or not the informant responding to the survey was the household head or not.
Universe
India 1987: All households

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Technical Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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