National Sample Survey 1993 (49th Round) - Schedule 1.2 - Housing Condition and Migration
India, 1993
Identification
IND_1993_NSS49-SCH1.2_v01_M
National Sample Survey 1993 (49th Round) - Schedule 1.2 - Housing Condition and Migration
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| India | IND |
Socio-Economic/Monitoring Survey [hh/sems]
Housing condition of the people is one of the very important indicators of the socio-economic development of the country. Statistical data on housing condition in qualitative and quantitative terms are needed periodically for an assessment of housing stock and formulation of housing policies and programmes. NSS therefore, started collecting data on housing condition of the dwelling units and basic housing amenities available to them from its 7th round (October 1953 - march 1954) to the 23rd round ( July 1968 - June 1969 ) with the exception in the 13th and 14th rounds. A comprehensive survey on housing condition was first carried out in the NSS 28th round (October 1973 - June 1974 ) in the rural and urban areas of the country with a sample six of about 1.2 lakhs households with a view to providing reliable estimates at state/union-territory level. The next comprehensive survey on housing condition was carried out in the NSS 44th round ( July 1988 - June 1989 ). The relevant information were collected in detail in a separate schedule canvassed from about 74,000 sample households. A similar comprehensive survey on housing condition was conducted in the NSS 49th round along with a survey on migration.
The national sample survey (NSS), set-up by the government of India in 1950 to collect socio-economic data employing scientific sampling methods, completed its forty-ninth round as a six months survey during the period January to June,1993. Housing condition of the people is one of the very important indicators of the socio-economic development of the country. Statistical data on housing condition in qualitative and quantitative terms are needed periodically for an assessment of housing stock and formulation of housing policies and programmes. NSS 49th round was devoted mainly to the survey on housing condition and migration with special emphasis on slum dwellers. An integrated schedule was designed for collecting data on 'housing condition' as well as ' migration '. Also,households living in the slums were adequately represented in the sample of households where the integrated schedule was canvassed.The present study was different from the earlier study in the sense that the coverage in the present round was much wider. Detailed information on migration have been made with a view to throw data on different facets of migration. For this reason we find separate migration data for males & females, migrant households, return migrants, the structure of the residence of the migrants' households before & after migration, status of the migrants before and after migration and other details on migration. It is to be noted that comprehensive data on out-migrants & return-migrants were collected for the first time in the 49th round.
Sample survey data [ssd]
- Households
- Individuals
Version
- v01: Edited, anonymous dataset for public distribution.
Scope
A comprehensive survey on housing condition was earlier carried out by the NSSO in its 44th round (1988-89) operations. Data on immigration were last collected as a part of the fourth quinquennial survey on employment and unemployment during 1987-88 (NSS 43rd round). In view of the importance of upto date statistical intelligence regarding housing stock as well as additions - both in quantitative and qualitative terms - for formulation of housing policies, the NSS 49th round has mainly been devoted to the survey on housing condition. As the last survey on the conditions of the slum dwellers was carried out by the NSSO over 15 years back, special emphasis was given to obtain the needed information to study the conditions of the slum dwellers. But the slum dwellers consisted of mainly migrant labour, so an integrated schedule to collect information on both the housing condition and migration with emphasis on slum dwellers was formulated for the 49th round survey. The schedule was framed to collect housing statistics relating to information on (i) the characteristics of the stock of residential housing and amenities currently available and (ii) addition through construction of buildings for habitation purpose. Relating to migration, collected information on out migration and also international migration. In addition, collected information on conditions of slum dwellers and also utilisation of public distribution system in respect of essential commodities.
The present study was different from the earlier study in the sense that the coverage in the present round was much wider. Ddetailed information on migration have been made with a view to throw data on different facets of migration. For this reason we find separate migration data for males & females, migrant households, return migrants, the structure of the residence of the migrants' households before & after migration, status of the migrants before and after migration and other details on migration. It is to be noted that comprehensive data on out-migrants & return-migrants have been collected for the first time in the 49th round.
The study covers the following themes:
- Particulars of field operation
- Household Characteristics e.g. land posessed, social group, location of last residence, reason/nature of migration, type of household structure last lived
- Demographic and migration particulars of household members e.g. gender, educational level, marital status, occupation, employment status, economic activities
- Building and Environment particulars, flood risk, garbage disposal, condition of structure, drainage arrangement, approach road, distance to public facilities (hospital, post office) availability of basic amenities
- Particulars of dwelling e.g. number of rooms, ventilation, floor type, wall and rood type, rent
- Particulars of living facilities including availability and source of drinking water, bathroom, latrine, cooking and lighting fuel, possession of tv, bicycle, refrigerator, heater etc
- Particulars of building construction for residential purpose e.g. type of construction, cost of construction, year of completion, source of finance
- Particulars of dwelling/land owned elsewhere e.g. type of structure, location, present use, ownership of cultivable land,household's participation in farm/non farm activities elsewhere
- Use of Public Distribution System
- General particulars of slum dwellers including - duration of stay in slum, type of dwelling, reason for movement to slum, attempts to move out.
Coverage
The survey covered the whole of Indian union excepting ( i) Ladakh and kargil districts of Jammu & kashmir ( ii ) 768 interior villages of Nagaland ( out of a total of 1119 villages ) located beyond 5 kms. of a bus route and ( iii ) 172 villages in Andaman & Nicobar islands ( out of a total of 520 villages ) which are inaccessible throughout the year.
The survey used the interview method of data collection from a sample of randomly selected households and members of the household.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| National Sample Survey Office | Ministry of Statistcs and Programme Implementation(MOSPI),Government of India (GOI) |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Survey Design and Research Division | National Sample Survey Office | Questionnaire Design, Sampling Methodology, Survey Reports |
| Field Operations Division | National Sample Survey Office | Field Work |
| Data Processing Division | National Sample Survey Office | Data Processing |
| Computer Centre | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI), Government of India (GOI) | Data Processing and Dissemination |
| Name |
|---|
| Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Governing Council and Working Group | GOI | Finalisation of the Survey Study and Questionnaire |
Sampling
A two-stage stratified design was adopted for the 49th round survey. The first-stage units(fsu) were census villages in the rural sector and U.F.S. (Urban Frame Survey) blocks in the urban sector (However, for some of the newly declared towns of 1991 census for which UFS frames were not available, census EBs were first-stage units). The second-stage units were households in both the sectors. In the central sample altogether 5072 sample villages and 2928 urban sample blocks at all-India level were selected. Sixteen households were selected per sample village/block in each of which the schedule of enquiry was canvassed. The number of sample households actually surveyed for the enquiry was 119403.
Sample frame for fsus : Mostly the 1981 census lists of villages constituted the sampling frame for rural sector. For Nagaland, the villages located within 5 kms. of a bus route constituted the sampling frame. For Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the list of accessible villages was used as the sampling frame. For the Urban sector, the lists of NSS Urban Frame Survey (UFS) blocks have been considered as the sampling frame in most cases. However, 1991 house listing EBs (Enumeration blocks) were considered as the sampling frame for some of the new towns of 1991 census, for which UFS frames were not available.
Stratification for rural sector : States have been divided into NSS regions by grouping contiguous districts similar in respect of population density and crop pattern. In Gujarat, however, some districts have been split for the purpose of region formation, considering the location of dry areas and distribution of tribal population in the state. In the rural sector, each district with 1981 / 1991 census rural population less than, 1.8 million/2 million formed a separate stratum. Districts with larger population were divided into two or more strata, by grouping contiguous tehsils.
Stratification for urban sector : In the urban sector, strata were formed, within the NSS region, according to census population size classes of towns. Each city with population 10 lakhs or more formed a separate stratum. Further, within each region, the different towns were grouped to form three different strata on the basis of their respective census population as follows : all towns with population less than 50,000 as stratum 1, those with population 50,000 to 1,99,999 as stratum-2 and those with population 2,00,000 to 9,99,999 as stratum-3.
Sample size for fsu's : The central sample comprised of 5072 villages and 2928 blocks. Selection of first stage units : The sample villages have been selected with probability proportional to population with replacement and the sample blocks by simple random sampling without replacement. Selection was done in both the sectors in the form of two independent sub-samples.
There was no deviation from the original sample.
Sample weights were calculated and included in each of the data files
Variable 'MLT_subsample' refers to Multiplier for each Subsample.
Variable 'MLT_combined' refers to Combined Multiplier.
Survey instrument
The questionnaire consisted of 13 blocks as given below :
Block - 0 : Descriptive Identification of Sample Household
Block - 1 : Identification of Sample Household
Block - 2 : Particulars of Field Operations
Block - 3 : Household Characteristics
Block - 4 : Demographic and Migration Particulars of Members of Household
Block - 5 : Building and Environment Particulars
Block - 6 : Particulars of the Dwelling
Block - 7 : Particulars of Living Facilities
Block - 8 : Particulars of Building Construction for Residential Purpose
Block - 9 : Particulars of Dwelling/Land Owned Elsewhere
Block - 10 : Use of Public Distribution System(PDS)
Block - 11 : Some General Particulars of Slum Dwellers
Block - 12 : Remarks by Investigator
Block - 13 : Comments by Supervisory Officer(s)
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 1993-01-01 | 1993-03-31 | Sub-round 1 |
| 1993-04-01 | 1993-06-30 | Sub-round 2 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Field Operations Division of the National Sample Survey Office | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation |
The survey period of six months for this round is divided into two sub-rounds of three months` Equal number of sample villages and blocks were allotted for survey in each of these two sub-rounds. Each village/ block was surveyed during the sub-round period to which it was allotted. Because of the arduous field condition, this restriction was not strictly enforced in Andaman & Nicobar Island, Lakshadweep and rural areas of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Centre | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) | http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/site/home.aspx | nssodata@gmail.com |
Validated unit level data relating to various survey rounds are available on CD-ROMS which can be obtained from the Deputy Director General, Computer Centre, M/O Statistics and PI, East Block No. 10 R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 by remitting the price along with packaging and postal charges as well as giving an undertaking duly signed in a specified format.The amount is to be remitted by way of demand draft drawn in favour of Pay & Accounts Officer, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, payable at New Delhi.
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL |
|---|---|---|
| ADG, SDRD, NSSO | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation | http://mospi.gov.in/ |
| DDG, Computer Centre | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation | http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/site/home.aspx |
Metadata production
DDI_IND_1993_NSS49-SCH1.2_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Economics Data Group | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
2012-10-16
Metadata version
Version 01 (October 2012)