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National Sample Survey 1991 (47th Round) - Schedule 26.0- Survey of Disabled Persons

India, 1991
Reference ID
IND_1991_NSS47-SCH26.0_v01_M
Producer(s)
National Sample Survey Office
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  • Identification
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    IND_1991_NSS47-SCH26.0_v01_M
    Title

    National Sample Survey 1991 (47th Round) - Schedule 26.0- Survey of Disabled Persons
    Country
    Name Country code
    India IND
    Study type

    Socio-Economic/Monitoring Survey [hh/sems]
    Series Information

    The National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) carried out the first country wide comprehensive survey of physically disabled persons during the 36th round survey (July - Decem­ber, 1981). The next survey on the subject was carried out after a period of ten years in NSS 47th round (July - December, 1991). In NSS 36th and 47th round surveys, information was collected on three types of physical disabilities - visual, communication and loco motor - along with the cause of disabil­ity, aid/appliance ac­quired by the disabled, general and vocational educational level of the disabled etc. In addition, data on developmental milestones and behavioural pattern of all children of age 5-14 years, regardless of whether they were physically disabled or not, were collected.
    Abstract

    The National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) carried out the first country wide comprehensive survey of physically disabled persons during the 36th round survey (July - Decem­ber, 1981). The next survey on the subject was carried out after a period of ten years in NSS 47th round (July - December, 1991). In NSS 36th and 47th round surveys, information was collected on three types of physical disabilities - visual, communication and loco motor - along with the cause of disabil­ity, aid/appliance ac­quired by the disabled, general and vocational educational level of the disabled etc. In addition, data on developmental milestones and behavioural pattern of all children of age 5-14 years, regardless of whether they were physically disabled or not, were collected.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis

    Randomly selected households based on sampling procedure and members of the household

    Scope

    Notes

    The schedule on Survey of Disabled Persons (Schedule 26) covers the following:

    • Descriptive identification of sample household
    • Identification of sample household
    • Particulars of field operation
    • Household characteristics (size, religion, principal occupation, education, land possession, monthly expenditure and no. of disabled persons)
    • Demographic and other particulars of household members (age, sex, living arrangement etc)
    • Particulars of physical disability of the disabled member (visual, hearing, speech, locomotor etc)
    • Particulars of school enrolment of disabled persons of age 5-14 years
    • Remarks by investigator
    • Comments by supervisory officer(s)

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National coverage
    Universe

    The survey used the interview method of data collection from a sample of randomly selected households and members of the household.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    National Sample Survey Office Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI), Government of India (GOI)
    Producers
    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) Tabulation and Dissemination
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name
    Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
    Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
    Name Affiliation Role
    Governing Council and Working Group GOI Finalisation of Survey Study

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    Outline of Sample Design:
    A stratified multi-stage design was adopted for the conduct of survey of NSS 47th round. The first-stage units were census villages (panchayat wards for Kerala) in the rural sector and the NSSO Urban Frame Survey (UFS) blocks in the urban sector. The ultimate stage units were households in both the sectors.

    Sampling Frame for First-Stage Units:
    For the rural sector, the list of Census 1991 villages (panchayat wards for Kerala) and Census 1981 villages for J & K constituted the sampling frame. For the urban sector, the list of latest available Urban Frame Survey (UFS) blocks was considered as the sampling frame.

    Stratification

    Rural sector:
    Two special strata were formed as given below at the State/ UT level on the basis of Population Census 1991 viz.

    Stratum 1: all FSUs with population between 0 to 50, and
    Stratum 2: FSUs with population more than 15,000

    The special stratum 1 was formed if at least 50 such FSU's were found in a State/UT. Similarly, special stratum 2 was formed if at least 4 such FSUs were found in a State/UT. Otherwise, such FSUs were merged with the general strata.

    From the remaining FSUs (not covered under stratum 1 &2) general strata (hereafter, stratum will refer to general stratum unless otherwise mentioned) was formed and numbered 3, 4, 5 …. etc. (even if no special strata have been formed). Each district of a State/UT was normally treated as a separate stratum. However, if the provisional population of the district was greater than or equal to 2.5 million as per Census 2001, the district was divided into two or more strata with more or less equal population as per population census 1991 by grouping contiguous tehsils. However, in Gujarat, some districts were not wholly included in an NSS region. In such cases, the part of the district falling in an NSS region constituted a separate stratum.

    Urban sector:
    In the urban sector, stratum was formed within each NSS region on the basis of size class of towns as per Census 1991 town population except for towns specified in Table 4. The stratum number and their composition (within each region) are given below:

    stratum 1: all towns with population (P) < 0.1 million
    stratum 2: all towns with 0.1= P < 0.5 million
    stratum 3: all towns with 0.5= P < 1 million
    stratum 4,5,6, … each town with P= 1 million

    Sample size: The total number of FSUs for the Survey of Disabled Persons was 6648 while the number fo SSUs was 56762.

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    The schedule on Survey of Disabled Persons (Schedule 26) consists of the following blocks:

    Block 0: Descriptive identification of sample household
    Block 1: Identification of sample household
    Block 2: Particulars of field operation
    Block 3: Household characteristics
    Block 4: Demographic and other particulars of household members
    Block 5: Particulars of disability of the disabled member
    Block 6: Particulars of enrolment of disa­bled persons of age 5-14 years
    Block 7: Remarks by investigator
    Block 8: Comments by supervisory officer(s)

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    1991-07-01 1991-12-31

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    Computer Centre Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/site/home.aspx nssodata@gmail.com
    Access conditions

    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.
    Citation requirements

    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

    Disclaimer

    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

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation URL
    ADG, SDRD, NSSO Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India http://mospi.gov.in/
    DDG, Computer Centre Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/site/home.aspx

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_IND_1991_NSS47-SCH26.0_v01_M
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Development Economics Data Group The World Bank Ducumentation of the DDI
    Date of Metadata Production

    2012-12-13

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 01 (December 2012)
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