Notes
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.