National Sample Survey 1987-1988 (43rd Round) - Schedule 10 - Employment and Unemployment

This file contains responses relating to questions from Blocks 1 and 3 of the questionnaire such as the identification particulars of the sample household, household characteristics, particulars regarding the extent of the use of hired labour for work in household enterprises and information as to whether the household received any assistance under IRDP, etc. Also included are the weights to be used at various levels.

The demographic particulars, such as, age, sex, marital status, educational standard, etc., and the particulars of current weekly activity during the seven days preceding the date of survey of all the normally resident members of the household collected through the questions provided in Block-4 of the questionnaire are included in this file

This file contains the responses to the questions in Block-5 of the questionnaire such as :-the detail labour time disposition of the normal members of the sample household who have reported either as 'working' (including those who did not work due to sickness, leave who did not work due to sickness, leave, etc., but otherwise would have been working) or as 'seeking and/or available for work' during the reference period (i.e., all those with status codes 11-82 in column 11, block 4), the wages or salaried received or receivable by wage and salary earners during the same week, number of days with only nominal (1-2 hrs.) work and the duration of the current spell of unemployment for those classified as unemployed on all the seven days, etc. In addition to the above necessary weight variables are also included.

This file contains responses from the questions of Block-6 of the questionnaire pertaining to the usual activity (principal as well as subsidiary) particulars with respect to a reference period of 365 days preceding the date of survey of all the normally resident members of the household and particulars relating to their migration.

This file contains responses from the questions 14-21 of Block-6 of the questionnaire pertaining to the usual activity (principal as well as subsidiary) particulars with respect to a reference period of 365 days preceding the date of survey of all the normally resident members of the household and particulars relating to their migration.

This file contains responses to the follow up questions given in Block-7 of the questionnaire for persons with usual activity status (UAS) codes 11:94 (i.e classified as usually 'working'(usually status code 11-51)/ usually 'not working' (usual status codes 81-94) but categorized 'working' in the subsidiary capacity/(i)usually 'not working' (usual status codes 81-94) and also categorized 'not working' even in subsidiary capacity ).In addition to the above necessary weight variables are also included.

This file contains responses to the follow up questions given in Block-8 of the questionnaire.Those follow-up questions will be asked to all normal members of the household, classified as engaged in domestic duties according to usual status (i.e those with usual status des 92 & 93). Reveals the pattern of activities carried out along with domestic duties - particularly women.In addition to the above necessary weight variables are also included.

This file contains information (collected through questions in Block-9 of the questionnaire) pertaining to the rural household indebtedness as outstanding on the date of survey and also include the nature, source and purpose of loans taken by the household.In addition to the above necessary weight variables are also included.