Government of India
National Sample Survey Organisation
Socio-Economic Survey: July 1987 - June 1988

Household schedule 10: employment and unemployment

Forty Third Round

[Area:]

[] 1 Rural
[] 2 Urban

[1] Identification of sample household

1. ____ Serial number
2. ____ State-region
3. ____ Stratum
4. ____ Sub-sample
5. ____ Sample village/section no.*
6. ____ Sub-round
7. ____ Sub-stratum
8. ____ Sample household no.
9. ____ State/u.t.
10. ____ District
11. ____ Tehsil/Town*
12. ____ Name of village
13. ____ Hamlet(s) surveyed
14. ____ Ward-iv. unit/section/ward-charge, circle/section*
15. ____ House number
16. ____ Name of head

[*delete whichever is inapplicable.]

17. Sex of head:

[] 1 Male
[] 2 Female

[Questions 18-23 of section 1 omitted]

[Section 2 omitted]

[3] Household characteristics

1. Size ____

2. Principal industry code as in NIC-1970 _ _ _
Principal occupation code as in NCO-1968 _ _ _
Description ____

3. Type:

(i) For rural areas:

[] 1 Self-employed in non-agriculture
[] 2 Agricultural labour
[] 3 Other labour
[] 4 Self-employed in agriculture
[] 9 Others

(ii) For urban areas:

[] 1 Self-employed
[] 2 Regular-wage/salary earning
[] 3 Casual labour
[] 9 Other

4. Religion:

[] 1 Hinduism
[] 2 Islam
[] 3 Christianity
[] 4 Sikhism
[] 5 Jainism
[] 6 Buddhism
[] 7 Zoroastrianism
[] 9 Others

5. Group:

[] 1 Scheduled tribe
[] 2 Scheduled caste
[] 3 Neo-Buddhist
[] 9 Others

6. Homestead type:

[] 1 Owned
[] 9 Others

Land (area in hectares 0.00)
[Questions 7-11.]

7. ____ Owned
8. ____ Leased in
9. ____ Neither owned nor leased in
10. ____ Leased out
11. ____ Total possessed (7+8+9-10)

Land cultivated (area in hectares 0.00)
[Questions 12-15.]
12. ____ Owned
13. ____ Leased in
14. ____ Neither owned nor leased in
15. ____ Total (12+13+14)

16. ____ Land irrigated (area in hectares 0.00)

Use of hired labour for:
[Questions 17-18.]

17. Crop production:

[] 1 Regularly
[] 2 During peak season only
[] 3 Casually
[] 4 Hires no labour for crop production
[] 5 No crop production

18. Other productive enterprises:

[] 1 Regularly
[] 2 During peak season only
[] 3 Casually
[] 4 Hires no labour for other productive enterprises
[] 5 No other productive enterprises

19. Per-capita expenditure last month (Rs. 0.00) ____

20. Number of members who got work for at least 60 days in "public works" during the last 365 days

(i) ____ Male
(ii) ____ Female

21. Did the household receive any assistance during the last 5 years from IRDP? (to be copied from sch. 1.0) ____

22. General educational standard of the head:

[] 0 Not literate
[] 1 Literate without formal schooling
[] 2 Literate but below primary
[] 3 Primary
[] 4 Middle
[] 5 Secondary

[4.1] Demographic particulars and current activity for the week ending on ___

1. Serial number ____

2. Name of member ____

3. Relation to head:

[] 1 Self
[] 2 Spouse of head
[] 3 Married child
[] 4 Spouse of married child
[] 5 Unmarried child
[] 6 Grandchild
[] 7 Father/mother/father-in-law/mother-in-law
[] 8 Brother/sister/brother-in-law/sister-in-law/other relatives
[] 9 Servant/employee/other non-relatives

4. Sex:

[] 1 Male
[] 2 Female

5. Age (in years) ____

6. Marital status:

[] 1 Never married
[] 2 Currently married
[] 3 Widowed
[] 4 Divorced/separated

7. Educational standard: general

[] 0 Not literate
[] 1 Literate without formal schooling
[] 2 Literate but below primary
[] 3 Primary
[] 4 Middle
[] 5 Secondary

Graduate and above in:

[] 6 Agriculture
[] 7 Engineering/technology
[] 8 Medicine
[] 9 Other subjects

8. Educational standard: technical

[] 0 No technical education
[] 1 Agriculture
[] 2 Engineering/technology
[] 3 Medicine
[] 4 Crafts
[] 5 Other subjects

9. Current attendance in educational institution and course of study:

[] 01 Currently not attending any educational institution

Currently attending:

[] 02 Pre-primary
[] 03 Primary
[] 04 Middle
[] 05 Secondary

Degree course:

[] 06 Agriculture
[] 07 Engineering/technology
[] 08 Medicine
[] 09 Other subjects

Diploma or certificate course:

[] 10 Agriculture
[] 11 Engineering/technology
[] 12 Medicine
[] 13 Crafts
[] 14 Other subjects

10. Whether currently on the live register of the employment exchange:

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

Current weekly activity particulars
[Questions 11-15]

11. Status:

[] 11 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed)
[] 21 Worked as a helper in household enterprise
[] 31 Worked as regular salaried/wage employee
[] 41 Worked as casual wage labour in public works
[] 51 Worked as casual wage labour in other types of work
[] 61 Had worked in household enterprise but did not work due to sickness
[] 62 Had worked in household enterprise but did not work due to other reasons
[] 71 Had regular salaried/wage employment but did not work due to sickness
[] 72 Had regular salaried/wage employment but did not work due to other reasons
[] 81 Sought work
[] 82 Did not seek but was available for work
[] 91 Attended educational institutions
[] 92 Attended domestic duties only
[] 93 Attended domestic duties and was also engaged in free collection of goods (vegetables, roots, firewood, cattle feed etc.) sewing, tailoring, weaving etc., for household use
[] 94 Rentiers, pensioners, remittance recipients etc.
[] 95 Not able to work due to disability
[] 96 Beggars, prostitutes, etc.
[] 97 Others
[] 98 Did not work due to temporary sickness (for casual workers only)

For codes 11-72 in question 11
[Questions 12-15 were asked of persons who worked or had regular employment, per question 11.]

12. Industry div. code (NIC-1970):

[] 0 Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing
[] 1 Mining and quarrying
[] 2 Manufacturing
[] 3 Manufacturing
[] 4 Electricity, gas and water
[] 5 Construction
[] 6 Wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels
[] 7 Transport, storage, and communication
[] 8 Financing, insurance, real estate and business service
[] 9 Community, social and personal services

Principal industry occupation:
[Questions 13-15.]

13. Description ____
14. Industry code (NIC 1970) _ _ _
15. Occupation code (NCO 1968) _ _ _

16. Whether engaged in own account construction during last week?

[] 1 For own household
[] 2 For others (free of charge)
[] 3 No

[5] Time disposition during the week ended on ____ (of persons with codes 11-82 in question 11 of section 4)
[Questions 1-18 were asked of persons who worked or sought/available for work, per question 11 of section 4.]

1. Serial No. as in section 4 ____

Current day activity particulars
[Questions 2-16.]

2. Serial No. of activity ____

3. Status:

4. Industry division:

5. Operation:

Manual work in cultivation:

[] 01 Ploughing
[] 02 Sowing
[] 03 Transplanting
[] 04 Weeding
[] 05 Harvesting
[] 06 Other cultivation activities

Manual work in other agricultural activities:

[] 07 Forestry
[] 08 Plantation
[] 09 Animal husbandry
[] 10 Fisheries
[] 11 Other agricultural activities
[] 12 Manual work in non-agricultural activities

Non-manual work in:

[] 13. Cultivation
[] 14. Activities other than cultivation

Intensity of activity (full-1.0, half-0.5)
[Questions 6-12.]

6. ____ Seventh day
7. ____ Sixth day
8. ____ Fifth day
9. ____ Fourth day
10. ____ Third day
11. ____ Second day
12. ____ First day

13. ____ Total number of days in each activity (0.0)

Wage and salary earnings (received or receivable) for the work done during the week (Rs. 0.00)
[Questions 14-16]

14. ____ Cash
15. ____ Kind
16. ____ Total

17. ____ Total number of days with nominal (1-2 hours) work

18. For persons unemployed on all the seven days: duration of the present spell of unemployment:

[] 1 Only 1 week
[] 2 Up to 2 weeks
[] 3 Up to 1 month
[] 4 Up to 2 months
[] 5Up to 3 months
[] 6 Up to 6 months
[] 7 More than 6 months

[6] Usual activity and migration particulars

1. Serial number as in section 4 ____

Principal usual activity
[Questions 2-6.]

2. Status:

[] 11 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed)
[] 21 Worked as helper in household enterprise
[] 31 Worked as regular salaried/wage employee
[] 41 Worked as casual wage labour in public works
[] 51 Worked as casual wage labour in other types of work
[] 81 Did not work but was seeking and/or available for work
[] 91 Attended educational institutions
[] 92 Attended domestic duties only
[] 93 Attended domestic duties and was also engaged in free collection of goods (vegetables, roots, firewood, cattle feed etc.) sewing, tailoring, weaving etc., for household use
[] 94 Rentiers, pensioners, remittance recipients etc.
[] 95 Not able to work due to disability
[] 96 Beggars, prostitutes, etc.
[] 97 Others

For codes 11-51 in question 2
[Questions 3-6 were asked of persons who worked, per question 2.]

Principal industry-occupation
[Questions 3-6.]

3. Industry division:

4. Description ____
5. Industry code (NIC-1970) _ _ _
6. Occupation code (NCO-1968) _ _ _

7. Whether engaged in any work in a subsidiary capacity?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

For code 1 in question 7, subsidiary gainful activity
[Questions 8-12 were asked of persons who engaged in any work in a subsidiary capacity, per question 7.]

8. Status:

9. Industry division:

Related industry-occupation
[Questions 10-12.]

10. Description ____
11. Industry code (NIC-1970) _ _ _
12. Occupation code (NCO-1968) _ _ _

13. Place of work:

Same village/town:

[] 1 Distance less than 5 kilometers
[] 2 Distance 5-20 kilometers
[] 3 Distance 20 kilometers and above

Another village:

[] 4 Distance less than 5 kilometers
[] 5 Distance 5-20 kilometers
[] 6 Distance 20 kilometers and above

Another town:

[] 7 Distance less than 5 kilometers
[] 8 Distance 5-20 kilometers
[] 9 Distance 20 kilometers and above

14. Whether place of enumeration different from last usual residence:

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

For code 1 in question 14
[Questions 15-21 were asked of persons whose place of enumeration was different from last usual residence.]

15. Period since leaving the last usual residence (years) ____

Particular of last usual residence
[Questions 16-18.]

16. Type of last usual residence:

[] 1 Rural area of the same district
[] 2 Urban area of the same district
[] 3 Rural area of another district of the same state
[] 4 Urban area of another district of the same state
[] 5 Rural area of another state
[] 6 Urban area of another state
[] 7 Another country

State:
[Questions 17-18.]

17. Name ____
18. Code ____
[The codes are given in the Appendix to "Instructions to the field staff, vol. 1".]

Usual activity at the time of migration

19. Status:

20. Industry division:

21. Reason for leaving the last usual residence:

[] 1 In search of employment
[] 2 In search of better employment (for persons who were employed at the place of origin prior to migration)
[] 3 Under transfer on service/business contract
[] 4 For pursuing studies
[] 5 On marriage
[] 6 Due to migration of parent(s)/earning member(s) of the family
[] 7 For political change/lack of security or social adjustment
[] 8 Due to natural calamity
[] 9 Due to other reasons

22. Whether usually economically active:

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

[7] Follow up questions for persons with usual activity status codes 11-94 (reference question 2, section 6)
[Questions 1-10 were asked of persons who can work, per question 2 of section 6.]

1. Serial number of person as in section 4 ____

2. Usual activity:

Status:

Industry division:

3. For persons with usual activity status codes 81-94 [For persons who did not work, per question 2.]:
Usual subsidiary gainful activity

Status:

Industry division:

[] 0 Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing
[] 1 Mining and quarrying
[] 2 Manufacturing
[] 3 Manufacturing
[] 4 Electricity, gas and water
[] 5 Construction
[] 6 Wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels
[] 7 Transport, storage, and communication
[] 8. Financing, insurance, real estate and business service
[] 9 Community, social and personal services

4. For persons with usual activity status codes 11-51 [For persons who worked, per question 2.]:
Were you more or less fully engaged in work during the last 365 days?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
If yes, go to question 8

5. If no [If you were not more or less fully engaged in work during the last 365 days, per question 4.], were you engaged mainly in full-time or part-time work during the last 365 days?

[] 1 Full-time work
[] 2 Part-time work

6. For approximately how long were you without work during the last 365 days? (Make the entry in weeks) _____
Go to question 8.

7. For persons with usual activity status code 81 only [For persons who did not work but was seeking and/or available for work, per question 2]:
Were you seeking or available for work for the first time?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

8. For all persons with usual activity status codes 11-94 [For persons who can work, per question 2.]:
Were you seeking or available for work/additional work/alternative work during the last 365 days?

[] 1 Yes, for work
[] 2 Yes, for additional work
[] 3 Yes, for alternative work
[] 4 No

9. If yes in question 8 (i.e., for codes 1/2/3) [If you were seeking or available for work/additional work/alternative work during the last 365 days, per question 8.]:
What efforts did you make to get work/additional work/alternative work?

[] 1 Currently on the live register of the employment exchange
[] 2 Made other efforts
[] 3 Made no effort

10. For how many months, during the last 365 days were you available for work/additional work/alternative work?

[] 1 Less than 1 month
[] 2 1-3 months
[] 3 3-6 months
[] 4 6-9 months
[] 5 9 months or more

[8] Follow-up questions for persons with usual activity status codes 92 and 93 (reference: question 2, section 6)
[Questions 1-26 were asked of persons who attended domestic duties, per question 2 of section 6.]

1. Serial number of person as in section 4 ____

2. Usual activity status:

3. Usual subsidiary gainful activity:

Status:

Industry division:

4. Were you required to spend most of your time on domestic duties almost throughout the last 365 days?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

5. For code 1 in question 4 [If you were required to spend most of your time on domestic duties almost throughout the last 365 days, per question 4.], reason thereof:

[] 1 No other member to carry out the domestic duties
[] 2 Cannot afford hired help
[] 3 For social and/or religious constraints
[] 9 Others

6. For code 2 in question 4 [If you were not required to spend most of your time on domestic duties almost throughout the last 365 days, per question 4.], reason for still pursuing domestic duties:

[] 1 Non-availability of work
[] 2 By preference
[] 9 Others

Along with your domestic duties did you also more or less regularly carry out during the last 365 days:
[Questions 7 - 20]

7. Maintenance of kitchen gardens, orchards etc.?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

8. Work in household poultry, dairy, etc.?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

9. Free collection of fish, small game, wild fruits, vegetables etc. for household consumption?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

10. Free collection of fire-wood, cow-dung, cattle feed etc. for household consumption?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

11. Husking of paddy for household consumption?