Government of India
National Sample Survey Organisation
Socio-Economic Survey: July 1987 - June 1988
Household schedule 10: employment and unemployment
Forty Third Round
[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:
[] 2 Female
[Questions 18-23 of section 1 omitted]
[Section 2 omitted]
[3] Household characteristics
2. Principal industry code as in NIC-1970 _ _ _
Principal occupation code as in NCO-1968 _ _ _
Description ____
3. Type:
[] 2 Agricultural labour
[] 3 Other labour
[] 4 Self-employed in agriculture
[] 9 Others
[] 2 Regular-wage/salary earning
[] 3 Casual labour
[] 9 Other
4. Religion:
[] 2 Islam
[] 3 Christianity
[] 4 Sikhism
[] 5 Jainism
[] 6 Buddhism
[] 7 Zoroastrianism
[] 9 Others
5. Group:
[] 2 Scheduled caste
[] 3 Neo-Buddhist
[] 9 Others
6. Homestead type:
[] 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:
[] 2 During peak season only
[] 3 Casually
[] 4 Hires no labour for crop production
[] 5 No crop production
18. Other productive enterprises:
[] 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
(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:
[] 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 ___
2. Name of member ____
3. Relation to head:
[] 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
6. Marital status:
[] 2 Currently married
[] 3 Widowed
[] 4 Divorced/separated
7. Educational standard: general
[] 1 Literate without formal schooling
[] 2 Literate but below primary
[] 3 Primary
[] 4 Middle
[] 5 Secondary
Graduate and above in:
[] 7 Engineering/technology
[] 8 Medicine
[] 9 Other subjects
8. Educational standard: technical
[] 1 Agriculture
[] 2 Engineering/technology
[] 3 Medicine
[] 4 Crafts
[] 5 Other subjects
9. Current attendance in educational institution and course of study:
Currently attending:
[] 03 Primary
[] 04 Middle
[] 05 Secondary
[] 07 Engineering/technology
[] 08 Medicine
[] 09 Other subjects
[] 11 Engineering/technology
[] 12 Medicine
[] 13 Crafts
[] 14 Other subjects
10. Whether currently on the live register of the employment exchange:
[] 2 No
Current weekly activity particulars
[Questions 11-15]
11. Status:
[] 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):
[] 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?
[] 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:
[] 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)
4. Industry division:
[] 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
5. Operation:
[] 02 Sowing
[] 03 Transplanting
[] 04 Weeding
[] 05 Harvesting
[] 06 Other cultivation activities
[] 08 Plantation
[] 09 Animal husbandry
[] 10 Fisheries
[] 11 Other agricultural activities
[] 12 Manual work in non-agricultural activities
[] 14. Activities other than cultivation
[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:
[] 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:
[] 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:
[] 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. Description ____
5. Industry code (NIC-1970) _ _ _
6. Occupation code (NCO-1968) _ _ _
7. Whether engaged in any work in a subsidiary capacity?
[] 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:
[] 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
9. Industry division:
[] 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
Related industry-occupation
[Questions 10-12.]
10. Description ____
11. Industry code (NIC-1970) _ _ _
12. Occupation code (NCO-1968) _ _ _
13. Place of work:
[] 2 Distance 5-20 kilometers
[] 3 Distance 20 kilometers and above
[] 5 Distance 5-20 kilometers
[] 6 Distance 20 kilometers and above
[] 8 Distance 5-20 kilometers
[] 9 Distance 20 kilometers and above
14. Whether place of enumeration different from last usual residence:
[] 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:
[] 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:
[] 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
20. Industry division:
[] 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
21. Reason for leaving the last usual residence:
[] 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:
[] 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:
[] 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
[] 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
3. For persons with usual activity status codes 81-94 [For persons who did not work, per question 2.]:
Usual subsidiary gainful activity
[] 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
[] 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?
[] 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?
[] 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?
[] 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?
[] 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?
[] 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?
[] 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:
[] 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.
3. Usual subsidiary gainful activity:
[] 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
[] 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. Were you required to spend most of your time on domestic duties almost throughout the last 365 days?
[] 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:
[] 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:
[] 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.?
[] 2 No
8. Work in household poultry, dairy, etc.?
[] 2 No
9. Free collection of fish, small game, wild fruits, vegetables etc. for household consumption?
[] 2 No
10. Free collection of fire-wood, cow-dung, cattle feed etc. for household consumption?
[] 2 No
11. Husking of paddy for household consumption?
[] 2 Yes: commodities acquired otherwise
[] 3 No
12. Grinding of food grains for household consumption?
[] 2 Yes: commodities acquired otherwise
[] 3 No
13. Preparation of gur for household consumption?
[] 2 Yes: commodities acquired otherwise
[] 3 No
14. Preservation of meat and fish for household consumption?
[] 2 Yes: commodities acquired otherwise
[] 3 No
15. Making baskets and mats for household use?
[] 2 Yes: commodities acquired otherwise
[] 3 No
16. Preparation of cow dung cake for use as fuel in the household?
[] 2 No
17. Sewing, tailoring, weaving etc. for household use?
[] 2 No
18. Tutoring of own children or other children free of charge?
[] 2 No
19. Bringing water from outside the household premises?
[] 2 No
20. Bringing water from outside the village? (For rural areas only)
[] 2 No
21. For code 1 in question 20, distance in kilometres. ____
22. In spite of your pre-occupation in domestic duties, are you willing to accept work, if work is made available at your household?
[] 2 No
23. For code 1 in question 22 [If you are willing to accept work, if work is made available at your household, per question 22.]
The nature of work acceptable:
[] 2 Regular part-time
[] 3 Occasional full-time
[] 4 Occasional part-time
24. Type of work acceptable:
[] 2 Poultry
[] 3 Other animal husbandry
[] 4 Spinning and weaving
[] 5 Manufacturing wood and cane products
[] 6 Tailoring
[] 7 Leather goods manufacturing and repairing
[] 9 Other ____ (Specify)
25. Do you have any skill/experience to undertake that work?
[] 2 No
26. What assistance do you require to undertake that work?
[] 2 Initial finance on easy terms
[] 3 Working finance facilities
[] 4 Easy availability of raw materials
[] 5 Assured market
[] 6 Training
[] 7 Accommodation
[] 9 Others
[Section 9 (household indebtedness) omitted]