National Sample Survey 2011-2012 (68th round) - Schedule 1.0 (Type 1) - Consumer Expenditure

India, 2011 - 2012

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IND_2011_NSS68-SCH1.0-T1_v01_M

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Regular salary earner? (B3_v19)

Data file: NSS68_Sch1-T1_bk_3

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Valid: 101650

Invalid: 12

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 105

End: 105

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 2

Format: Numeric

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Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	31069	30.6%
2	No	70581	69.4%
Sysmiss		12

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.

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Item 19: is any member of the household a regular salary earner? (yes-1, no-2): The distinction between a casual wage labourer and a regular salary earner lies in whether a daily or periodic renewal of work contract takes place in the normal course of employment or not. A daily or periodic renewal of the work contract is a normal feature of a casual wage labourer's employment, but not of a regular salary earner. Sometimes financial constraints of the employer may prevent a salary earner from receiving his/her salary regularly; but this will not change his/her status as a regular salary earner. Again, a regular salary earner may receive wages monthly or weekly; what is important is that his/her work contract does not require a daily, weekly, monthly or annual renewal. Whether a person is receiving time wage or piece wage is also not relevant in deciding whether the person is a regular salary earner. Paid apprentices may also be regular salary earners.

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