| Census/survey characteristics |
| Type |
Employment survey |
| Title |
Socio-Economic Survey, Household Schedule 10: Employment and Unemployment, January to December, 1983 |
| Statistical agency |
National Sample Survey Organization, Government of India |
| Population universe |
Not specified |
| De jure or de facto |
De jure |
| Census/survey day |
January to December 1983 |
| Field work period |
One-year period from January to December, 1983 |
| Questionnaire |
A single form that consists of 10 sections: 1) identification of sample household, 2) household characteristics, 3) demographic and current activity particulars during the preceding week, 4) demographic characteristics of migrants and their usual activity at the time of migration, 5) current activity of people in the labor force, 6) usual activity, 7) usual subsidiary gainful activity of persons who did not work, but not because of being old or disabled, 8) follow-up questions for persons whose principal activities were working, 9) persons who usually attended domestic duties, and 10) household indebtedness. |
| Type of fieldwork |
Direct interview |
| Microdata sample characteristics |
| Sample design |
Drawn by the NSSO, details not specified |
| Sample fraction |
.09% |
| Sample size (person records) |
623494 |
| Sample weights |
Calculated by the NSSO based on stratified sample design |
| Units identified in microdata |
| Dwellings |
Yes |
| Vacant units |
No |
| Households |
Yes |
| Collective dwellings |
No |
| Smallest geography |
State |
| Unit definitions |
| Households |
One of more individuals who normally reside together under the same roof and take food in the same kitchen, including temporary stay aways and excluding temporary visitors. |