Government of India
National Sample Survey Organization
Socio-Economic Survey
Sixty-Sixth Round: July 2009 ? June 2010
Schedule 10: Employment and Unemployment
[] Rural
[] Urban
[] Central
[] State
0. Descriptive identification of sample household
____ 2. District
____ 3. Tehsil/town
____ 4. Village name
____ 5. Hamlet name
____ 6. Ward /inv. Unit /block
____ 7. Name of head of household
____ 8. Name of informant
1. Identification of sample household
1. Serial number of sample village/block: _ _ _ _ _
4. Sample (central-1, state-2): ____
5. Sector (rural-1, urban-2): ____
13. Sample hg/sb number (1/2): ____
14. Second-stage stratum number: ____
15. Sample household number: ____
16. Serial Number of informant (as in col. 1, block 4): ____
[] 2 Cooperative, but not capable
[] 3 Busy
[] 4 Reluctant
[] 9 Others
[] 2 Substitute
[] 3 Casualty
19. Reason for substitution of original household (code):
[] 2 Members away from home
[] 3 Informant non-cooperative
[] 9 Others
2. Particulars of field operation
1.
Supervisory officers: ____
2. Date(s) of:
____ ii) Receipt
____ iii) Scrutiny
____ iv) Dispatch
3. Number of additional sheets attached: ____
Total time taken to canvass (in minutes)
____ 5. Block 9 of Schedule 10
6. Whether the schedule contains remarks?
[] 2 No
[Remarks by investigator, and comments by supervisory officer(s) omitted.]
2. Principal industry (NIC-2004)
ii) Code (5-digit): _____
3. Principal occupation (NCO-2004)
ii) Code (3 digit): ____
4. Household type:
For rural areas
[] 2 Agricultural labor
[] 3 Other labor
[] 4 Self-employed in agriculture
[] 9 Other
[] 2 Regular wage or salary earning
[] 3 Casual labor
[] 9 Others
[] 2 Islam
[] 3 Christianity
[] 4 Sikhism
[] 5 Jainism
[] 6 Buddhism
[] 7 Zoroastrianism
[] 9 Others
[] 2 Scheduled caste
[] 3 Other backward class
[] 9 Others
Note: 1 acre = 0.4047 hectare, 1 hectare=10,000 square meters
7. Land owned as on the date of survey (hectares): _____
8. Land possessed as on the date of survey (hectares): ____
9. Land cultivated (including orchard and plantation) during July 2008? June 2009 (hectares): ____
Questions 10-13 are for rural areas
10. Whether the household has NREG job card
[] 2 No
11. Whether got work in NREG works during last 365 days
[] 2 Sought but did not get work in NREG works
[] 3 Did not seek work in NREG works
If response is code 1 in Question 11, answer questions 12 and 13. Otherwise, skip to Section 3B.
12. Number of days worked: ____
[] 2 Directly into bank account
[] 3 In a gram sabha meeting
[] 4 By the field assistant/mate
[] 5 By an SHG member
[] 6 Through a smartcard
[] 9 Other
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[] 9 Don't know
Questions 14-17 are about type of post office account.
[] 2 No
[] 9 Don't know
[] 2 No
[] 9 Don't know
16. Monthly income accounts scheme
[] 2 No
[] 9 Don't know
17. Any other account or savings instruments?
[] 2 No
[] 9 Don't know
Has any member used the following services in any Post Office during last 3 months [Questions 18 to 20]:
[] 2 No
[] 9 Don't know
[] 2 No
[] 9 Don't know
20. International money transfer service:
[] 2 No
[] 9 Don't know
3.1. Indebtedness of rural labour household as of the survey date
[Questions 1 through 5.b. in section 3.1 are for rural agricultural households or rural labor households.]
1. What was the serial number of the loan? ____
2. What was the nature of loan source?
[] 2 Loan contracted in cash
[] 3 Loan contracted in kind
[] 4 Loan contracted partly in cash and partly in kind
3. What is the source of the loan?
[] 2 Cooperative society
[] 3 Bank
[] 4 Employer/landlord
[] 5 Agricultural/professional money lender
[] 6 Shopkeeper/trader
[] 7 Relatives or friends
[] 9 Others
4. What was the purpose of the loan?
[] 2 Educational expenses
[] 3 Legal expenses
[] 4 Marriage and other ceremonial expenses
[] 5 Other household consumption expenses
[] 7 Other productive purpose
[] 8 Repayment of debt
[] 9 Other
5. Amount of outstanding including interest as on the date of survey (Rs): ___
5b. Total amount outstanding including interest as on the date of the survey (Rs): ____
4. Demographic particulars of household members
[] 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 Servants/ employees/ other non-relatives
[] 2 Female
[] 2 Currently married
[] 3 Widowed
[] 4 Divorced/separated
[] 2 Literate without formal schooling: EGS/ NFEC/ AEC
[] 3 TLC
[] 4 Others
Literate:
[] 6 Primary
[] 7 Middle
[] 8 Secondary
[] 10 Higher secondary
[] 11 Diploma/certificate course
[] 12 Graduate
[] 13 Postgraduate and above
[] 2 Technical degree in agriculture/ engineering/ technology/ medicine
Diploma or certificate (below graduate level) in:
[] 4 Engineering/ technology
[] 5 Medicine
[] 6 Crafts
[] 7 Other subjects
[] 9 Engineering/ technology
[] 10 Medicine
[] 11 Crafts
[] 12 Other subjects
[For persons of age below 30 years, Questions 9 and 10 refer to current attendance in educational institution.]
9. Status of current attendance: ____
[] 2 To supplement household income
[] 3 Education not considered necessary
[] 4 To attend domestic chores
[] 5 Others
[] 12 To supplement household income
[] 13 Education not considered necessary
[] 14 To attend domestic chores
[] 15 Others
[] 22 TLC
[] 23 Pre-primary (nursery/ kindergarten
[] 24 Primary (class I to IV/V)
[] 25 Middle
[] 26 Secondary
[] 27 Higher secondary
[] 28 Graduate in: agriculture
[] 29 Engineering/ technology
[] 30 Medicine
[] 31 Other subjects
[] 32 Post graduate and above
[] 33 Diploma or certificate (below graduate level) in: agriculture
[] 34 Engineering/ technology
[] 35 Medicine
[] 36 Crafts
[] 37 Other subjects
[] 38 Diploma or certificate (graduate level) in: agriculture
[] 39 Engineering/ technology
[] 40 Medicine
[] 41 Crafts
[] 43 Other subjects
[] 42 Diploma or certificate in post graduate and above level
10. For responses 21-43 in question 9, give the type of institution: ____
[] 2 Local body
[] 3 Private and aided
[] 4 Private and unaided
[] 5 Not known
11. For persons of age 15 to 45 years, whether currently registered with employment exchange
[] 2 No
[Questions 12-16 are asked of persons of age 15 to 59 years]
12. Is this person receiving or did they receive any vocational training?
[] 2 Received vocational training: formal
[] 3 Non formal: hereditary
[] 4 Self-learning
[] 5 Learning on the job
[] 6 Others
[] 7 Did not receive any vocational training
[Questions 13 through 15 are for persons receiving or received formal vocational training from question 12]
13. What field of training? ____
14. What is the duration of training (in weeks)? _ _ _
15. What is the source of degree/ diploma/ certificate received/ to be received? ____
16. Was the vocational training helpful in getting a job? ____
[] 2 Yes, it was helpful in taking up wage/salaried employment
[] 3 No, it was not helpful
[] 4 Not applicable
5.1. Usual principal activity particulars of household members
1. Person serial number: ____
Same as Question 1 in Section 4
2. Age (years): ____
Same as Question 5 in section 4.
Usual principal activity
3. What is the respondent's activity status?
[] 12 Employer
[] 21 Worked as a helper in household enterprise (unpaid family worker)
[] 31 Worked as a regular salaried/ wage employee
[] 41 Worked as casual wage labor: in public works
[] 51 Other types of work
[] 81 Did not work but was seeking and/or available for work
[] 91 Attended educational institution
[] 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
[] 97 Others (including begging, prostitution, etc.)
[Questions 4 through 6 are for those actively employed (responses 11-51 in Question 3]
4. Describe the work activity: ________
5. What is the respondent's industry of work? (5-digit NIC-2004 code) ____
6. What is the respondent's occupation? (3-digit NCO-2004 code): ____
7. Is the respondent engaged in any work in a subsidiary capacity?
[] 2 No
[Questions 8 through 20 are for persons in industry groups 012, 014 and 015 and divisions 02-99 in Question 5].
8. What is the location of the workplace?
9. What is the enterprise type of the work?
[] 2 Proprietary, female owner
[] 3 Partnership with members from the same household
[] 4 Partnership with members from a different household
[] 5 Government/public sector
[] 6 Public/Private limited company
[] 7 Cooperative societies/trust/other non-profit institution
[] 8 Employer's households (i.e. private households employing maid servant, watchman, cook, etc.)
[] 9 Others
10. Does this enterprise use electricity for its production?
[] 2 No
[] 9 Unknown
11. How many workers are in the enterprise?
[] 2 6-10
[] 3 10-20
[] 4 20+
[] 9 Not known
[Questions 12-15 are for persons who responded 31, 41 or 51 in Question 5]
12. What is the type of contract for this employment?
[] 2 Written job contract for 1 year or less
[] 3 Written job contract for 1 to 3 years
[] 4 Written job contract for 3+ years
13. Is this person eligible for paid leave?
[] 2 No
14. Does this work include social security benefits?
[] 2 Only gratuity
[] 3 Only health care and maternity benefits
[] 4 Only PF/pension and gratuity
[] 5 Only PF/ pension and health care and maternity benefits
[] 6 Only gratuity and health care and maternity benefits
[] 7 PF/ pension, gratuity, health care and maternity benefits
[] 8 Not eligible for any of above social security benefits
15. What is the method of payment for this work?
[] 2 Regular weekly payment
[] 3 Daily payment
[] 4 Piece-rate payment
[] 5 Others
[Questions 16-20 are for persons who responded 11, 12 or 21 in Question 3]
16. Did this person work under a given specification?
[] 2 Mainly
[] 3 Partly
[] Not known
[Questions 17-20 are for persons who responded 1 or 2 in Question 16]
17. Who provided credit/ raw material/ equipment?
[] 2 Provided by the enterprise
[] 3 Raw material only
[] 4 Equipment only
[] 5 Credit and raw material only
[] 6 Credit and equipment only
[] 7 Raw material and equipment only
[] 8 Credit, raw material and equipment
[] 9 Unknown
18. Number of disposal outlets?
[] 2 Two outlets
[] 3 Three or more outlets
[] 9 Unknown
19. What is the basis of payment?
[] 2 Contract basis
[] 2 Oral
[] 9 Not known
[Question 21 is for persons age 5 years and above]
21. What is the period of seeking/available for work during the last 365 days?
[] 2 1-3 months
[] 3 3-7 months
[] 4 7-10 months
[] 5 10-12 months
[] 6 Did not seek / not available
[Question 22 is for persons age 75 and below who responded 81-97 in Question 3]
22. Is this person seeking or available or suitable for the type of occupation? (3- digit NCO-2004 code)?
Section 5.2. Usual subsidiary economic activity particulars household members
[Section 5.2 is for those who are engaged in any work in subsidiary capacity according to Question 7 in Section 5.1]
1. Person serial number (as in Question 1 of Section 5.1).
2. Age (years): ____
Same as Question 2 in section 5.1.
Questions 3-6 refer to usual subsidiary economic activity.
3. What is the respondent's activity status?
[] 12 Employer
[] 21 Worked as a helper in household enterprise (unpaid family worker)
[] 31 Worked as a regular salaried/ wage employee
[] 41 Worked as casual wage labour: in public works
[] 51 Other types of work
Questions 4-6 refer to the respondent's industry-occupation
4. What is the description of the industry occupation? ________
5. What is the respondent's industry of work? (5-digit NIC-2004 code) ____
6. What is the respondent's occupation? (3-digit NCO-2004 code): ____
[Questions 7-19 are for persons with industry groups 012, 014, 015 and divisions 02-99 in Question 5.]
7. What is the location of the workplace? ____
8. What is the enterprise type of the work?
[] 2 Proprietary, female owner
[] 3 Partnership with members from the same household
[] 4 Partnership with members from a different household
[] 5 Government/public sector
[] 6 Public/Private limited company
[] 7 Cooperative societies/trust/other non-profit institution
[] 8 Employer's households (i.e. private households employing maid servant, watchman, cook, etc.)
[] 9 Others
9. Does this enterprise use electricity for its production?
[] 2 No
[] 9 Unknown
10. How many workers are in the enterprise?
[] 2 6-10
[] 3 10-20
[] 4 20+
[] 9 Not known
[Questions 11-14 are for persons who responded 31, 41 or 51 in Question 3]
11. What is the type of contract for this employment?
[] 2 Written job contract for 1 year or less
[] 3 Written job contract for 1 to 3 years
[] 4 Written job contract for 3+ years
12. Is this person eligible for paid leave?
[] 2 No
13. Does this work include social security benefits?
[] 2 Only gratuity
[] 3 Only health care and maternity benefits
[] 4 Only PF/pension and gratuity
[] 5 Only PF/ pension and health care and maternity benefits
[] 6 Only gratuity and health care and maternity benefits
[] 7 PF/ pension, gratuity, health care and maternity benefits
[] 8 Not eligible for any of above social security benefits
14. What is the method of payment for this work?
[] 2 Regular weekly payment
[] 3 Daily payment
[] 4 Piece-rate payment
[] 5 Others
[Questions 15-19 are for persons who responded 11, 12 or 21 in Question 3]
15. Did this person work under a given specification?
[] 2 Mainly
[] 3 Partly
[] Not known
[Questions 16-19 are for persons who responded 1 or 2 in Question 15]
16. Who provided credit/ raw material/ equipment?
[] 2 Provided by the enterprise
[] 3 Raw material only
[] 4 Equipment only
[] 5 Credit and raw material only
[] 6 Credit and equipment only
[] 7 Raw material and equipment only
[] 8 Credit, raw material and equipment
[] 9 Unknown
17. Number of disposal outlets?
[] 2 Two outlets
[] 3 Three or more outlets
[] 9 Unknown
18. What is the basis of payment?
[] 2 Contract basis
[] 2 Oral
[] 9 Not known
5.3. Time Disposition during the week that ended on ____
2. Age (years): ____
Same as Question 2 in section 5.1.
Questions 3-18 refer to the activity particulars of the current day.
3. Serial number of the activity: ____
4. What is the respondent's activity status?
[] 12 Employer
[] 21 Worked as a helper in household enterprise (unpaid family worker)
[] 31 Worked as a regular salaried/ wage employee
[] 41 Worked as casual wage labour: in public works other than NREG works
[] 42 Worked as casual wage labour in NREG works
[] 51 Other types of work
[] 61 Had work in household enterprise but did not work due to: sickness
[] 62 Had work 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 Did not work but was seeking and/or available for work
[] 82 Did not seek but was available for work
[] 91 Attended educational institution
[] 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
[] 97 Others (including begging190;194, prostitution, etc.)
[] 98 Did not work due to temporary sickness (for casual workers only)
[Questions 5 and 6 are for persons who responded 11-72 in Question 4.]
5. Industry division (2-digit NIC-2004 code): ____
[Question 6 is for rural areas only]
[] 02 Sowing
[] 03 Transplanting
[] 04 Weeding
[] 05 Harvesting
[] 06 Other cultivation activities
[] 07 Manual work in other agricultural activities: forestry
[] 08 Manual work in other agricultural activities: plantation
[] 10 Manual work in other agricultural activities: animal husbandry
[] 11 Manual work in other agricultural activities: fisheries
[] 12 Other agricultural activities
[] 13 Manual work in non-agricultural activities
[] 14 Non-manual work in: cultivation
[] 15 Other than cultivation
Intensity of activity (full- 1.0 half- 0.5)
14. Total number of days in each activity: _._
Wage and salary earnings (received or receivable) for the work done during the week (Rs)
[Questions 15-18 are for persons who responded 31, 41, 42, 51, 71, or 72 in Question 4.]
18. What is the mode of payment?
[] 02 Weekly
[] 03 Fortnightly
[] 04 Monthly
[] 05 Other
[] 07 Weekly
[] 08 Fortnightly
[] 09 Monthly
[] 10 Other
[] 12 Weekly
[] 13 Fortnightly
[] 14 Monthly
[] 15 Other
[] 17 Weekly
[] 18 Fortnightly
[] 19 Monthly
[] 20 Other
[] 22 Weekly
[] 23 Fortnightly
[] 24 Monthly
[] 25 Other
[] 27 Weekly
[] 28 Fortnightly
[] 29 Monthly
[] 30 Other
19. Number of days with nominal work: ___
Questions 20-22 refer to current weekly activity particulars
20. What is the respondent's activity status (detailed)?
[] 12 Employer
[] 21 Worked as a helper in household enterprise (unpaid family worker)
[] 31 Worked as a regular salaried/ wage employee
[] 41 Worked as casual wage labour: in public works other than NREG works
[] 42 Worked as casual wage labour in NREG works
[] 51 Other types of work
[] 61 Had work in household enterprise but did not work due to: sickness
[] 62 Had work 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 Did not work but was seeking and/or available for work
[] 82 Did not seek but was available for work
[] 91 Attended educational institution
[] 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
[] 97 Others (including begging, prostitution, etc.)
[] 98 Did not work due to temporary sickness (for casual workers only)
[Questions 21-22 are for persons who responded 11-72 in Question 20]
21. What is the respondent's industry of work? (5-digit NIC-2004 code) ____
22. What is the respondent's occupation? (3-digit NCO-2004 code): ____
23. Was the respondent unemployed for all 7 days of the week?
[] 2 No
6. Follow-up questions for persons unemployed on all 7 days of the week
[Section 6 is answered only by persons who responded 1 (yes) in Question 23 of Section 5.3]
1. Person serial number (as in question 1 of section 5.1).
3. What is the respondent's duration of present spell of unemployment? ____
[] 2 1-2 weeks
[] 3 2 weeks- 1 month
[] 4 1-2 months
[] 5 2-3 months
[] 6 3-6 months
[] 7 6-12 months
[] 8 More than 12 months
4. Was this person ever unemployed?
[] No
[Questions 5-10 are for persons who responded 1 (yes) in question 4]
5. What was the respondent's duration of last unemployment?
[] 2 1-2 months
[] 3 2 -3 months
[] 4 3-6 months
[] 5 6-12 months
[] 6 More than 6 months
6. What is the respondent's activity status?
[] 12 Employer
[] 21 Worked as a helper in household enterprise (unpaid family worker)
[] 31 Worked as a regular salaried/ wage employee
[] 41 Worked as casual wage labour: in public works other than NREG works
[] 42 Worked as casual wage labour: in NREG works
[] 51 Other types of work
7. What is the respondent's industry of work? (2-digit NIC-2004 code) ____
8. What is the respondent's occupation? (3-digit NCO-2004 code): ____
9. What is the reason for the respondent's break in employment?
[] 2 Quit earlier job
[] 3 Lay-off without pay
[] 4 Unit has closed down
[] 5 Lack of work in the enterprise (for self-employed persons)
[] 6 Lack of work in the area (for casual labour)
[] 9 Others
[Question 10 is for persons who responded 2 (quit earlier job) on question 9]
10. What is the reason the respondent quit job?
[] 2 Unpleasant environment
[] 3 Employer harsh
[] 4 Health hazard
[] 5 To avail benefits of voluntary retirement
[] 9 Others
7.1. Follow-up questions on availability for work to persons working in the usual principal or subsidiary status
[Section 7.1 is for persons who responded 11-51 in question 3 of section 5.1 or 5.2]
Questions 3-5 refer to the respondent's usual activity status code.
3. What is the person's principal activity? As in question 5 in section 5.1.
[] 12 Employer
[] 21 Worked as a helper in household enterprise (unpaid family worker)
[] 31 Worked as a regular salaried/ wage employee
[] 41 Worked as casual wage labour: in public works
[] 51 Other types of work
[] 81 Did not work but was seeking and/or available for work
[] 91 Attended educational institution
[] 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
[] 97 Others (including begging, prostitution, etc.)
4. What is the person's subsidiary activity? As in question 3 in section 5.2.
[] 12 Employer
[] 21 Worked as a helper in household enterprise (unpaid family worker)
[] 31 Worked as a regular salaried/ wage employee
[] 41 Worked as casual wage labour: in public works
[] 51 Other types of work
5. Was the respondent engaged mostly in full time or part time work during the last 365 days?
[] 2 Part time
6. Did the respondent work more or less regularly during the last 365 days?
[] 2 No
7. What is the approximate number of months the respondent had without work? ___
[Question 8 is for persons who entered at least 1 in question 7]
8. Did the respondent seek/ were they available for work during those months?
[] 2 On some days
[] 3 No
[Question 9 is for persons who responded 1 or 2 in Question 8 (sought some work)]
9. Did the person make any efforts to get work?
[] 2 Other efforts
[] 3 No effort
[Questions 10 and 11 are for persons who responded 11, 12 or 21 in Question 3 or Question 4]
10. Do you regard the current earning from self-employment as remunerative?
[] 2 No
11. What amount (Rs.) per month would you regard as remunerative?
[] 2 Rs 1001 to Rs. 1500
[] 3 Rs, 1501 to Rs. 2000
[] 4 Rs 2001 to Rs. 2500
[] 5 Rs. 2501 to Rs, 3000
[] 6 More than Rs. 3000
12. Did the responded seek/ were they available for additional work during the days he/she had work?
[] 2 Yes, on some days
[] 3 No
[Question 13 is for persons who responded 1 or 2 (yes) in Question 12]
13. What is the reason work was sought/ available for additional work during the days he/she had work?
[] 2 Not enough work
[] 3 Both
[] 9 Others
14. Did the responded seek/ were they available for alternative work during the days he/she had work?
[] 2 Yes, on some days
[] 3 No
[Question 15 is for persons who responded 1 or 2 (yes) in Question 14]
15. What is the reason work was sought/ available for additional work during the days he/she had work?
[] 2 No job satisfaction
[] 3 Lack of job security
[] 4 Workplace too far
[] 5 Wants wage/salary job
[] 9 Others
7.2. Follow-up questions on change of nature of work and/or establishment to persons working in the usual principal status or subsidiary status
[Section 7.2 Questions are for persons who responded 11-51 for question 3 of section 5.1 or section 5.2]
1. Person serial number: ____
2. Age (years): ____
Questions 3-5 refer to the respondent's usual activity status code.
3. What is the person's principal activity? As in question 5 in section 5.1.
[] 12 Employer
[] 21 Worked as a helper in household enterprise (unpaid family worker)
[] 31 Worked as a regular salaried/ wage employee
[] 41 Worked as casual wage labour: in public works
[] 51 Other types of work
[] 81 Did not work but was seeking and/or available for work
[] 91 Attended educational institution
[] 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
[] 97 Others (including begging, prostitution, etc.)
4. What is the person's subsidiary activity? As in question 3 in section 5.2.
[] 12 Employer
[] 21 Worked as a helper in household enterprise (unpaid family worker)
[] 31 Worked as a regular salaried/ wage employee
[] 41 Worked as casual wage labour: in public works
[] 51 Other types of work
5. Is there any union/ association in your activity?
[] 2 No
[] 9 Not known
[Question 6 is for persons who responded 1 (yes, do have a union or association) in question 5]
6. Are you a member of the union/ association?
[] No
7. What is the nature of your employment?
[] 2 Temporary
[Questions 8-14 are for persons who responded 11-51 in question 3]
During the last 2 years, have any of the following work-related items changed?
[] 2 No
[Question 9 is for persons who responded 1 (yes) in question 8]
9. What was your last activity status (code)?
10. Industry? ____
[] 2 No
11. What was your last industry of work (code)?
12. Occupation? ____
[Question 13 is for persons who responded 1 (yes) in question 12]
13. What was your last occupation (code)?
[Question 15 is for persons who responded 1 (yes) in question 10 or 12]
15. What is the reason for the last change?
[] 2 Closure of unit
[] 3 For better income/remuneration
[] 4 No job satisfaction
[] 5 Lack of work in the enterprise (for self-employed)
[] 6 Lack of job security
[] 7 Work place too far
[] 8 Promotion/ transfer
[] 9 Other
8. Follow-up questions for persons with usual principal activity status
Section 8 is for persons whose activity status was attending to domestic duties while engaged in the free collection of goods for household use and rentiers, pensioners and remittance recipients.
[Section 8 is for persons who responded with code 92 or 93 in question 3 of section 5.1]
3. Were you required to spend most of your time on domestic duties almost throughout the last 365 days?
[] 2 No
[Question 4 is for persons who responded 1 (yes) in Question 3]
4. What is the reason you were required to spend most of your time on domestic duties?
[] 2 Cannot afford hired help
[] 3 For social and/or religious constraints
[] 9 Other
[Question 5 is for persons who responded 2 (no) in question 3]
5. What is the reason for still pursuing domestic duties?
[] 2 Preference
[] 9 Other
Along with your domestic duties, which of the following did you, more or less regularly, carry out during the last 365 days? (Questions 6-19)
6. Maintenance of kitchen gardens, orchards, etc.?
[] No
7. Work in household poultry, dairy, etc.?
[] No
8. Free collection of fish, small game, wild fruits, vegetables, etc. for household consumption?
[] No
9. Free collection of firewood, cow-dung, cattle feed, etc. for household consumption?
[] No
10. Husking of paddy for household consumption (code)?
11. Grinding of food grains for household consumption (code)?
12. Preparation of gur for household consumption (code)?
13. The preservation of meat and fish for household consumption (code)?
14. Making baskets and mats for household use (code)?
15. The preparation of cow-dung cake for use as fuel in the household?
[] No
16. Sewing, tailoring, weaving, etc. for household use?
[] No
17. Tutoring of own children or others' children free of charge?
[] No
18. Bringing water from outside the household premises?
[] No
[Questions 19 and 20 are for rural areas only]
19. Bringing water from outside the village?
[] No
[Question 20 is for persons who responded 1 (yes) for question 19.]
20. What is the distance water is carried to the household?
[] No
21. In spite of your pre-occupation in domestic duties, are you willing to accept work if work is made available at your household?
[] No
[Questions 22-25 are for persons who responded 1 (yes) in Question 21]
22. What is the nature of acceptable work?
[] 2 Regular part-time
[] 3 Occasional full-time
[] 4 Occasional part-time
23. What type of work is acceptable (code)?
[] 2 Poultry
[] 3 Other animal husbandry
[] 4 Food processing
[] 5 Spinning and weaving
[] 6 Manufacturing wood and cane products
[] 7 Tailoring
[] 8 Leather goods manufacturing
[] 9 Others
24. Do you have any skills or experience to undertake that work?
[] No
25. What assistance do you require to undertake that work (code)?
[] 2 Yes: initial finance on easy terms
[] 3 Working finance facilities
[] 4 Easy availability of raw materials
[] 5 Assured market
[] 6 Training
[] 7 Accommodation
[] 9 Other
9. Household consumer expenditure
For each of the questions below, give the value of consumption (Rs) during the last 30 days.
1. Cereals and cereal products (includes muri, chira, maida, suji, noodles, bread (bakery), barley, cereal substitutes, etc.): ____
2. Pulses and pulse products (includes soyabean, gram products, besan, sattu, etc.): ____
4. Milk products (includes milk condensed/powder, baby food, ghee, butter, ice-cream, etc.): ___
5. Edible oil and Vanaspati: ___
6. Vegetables (including garlic, ginger): ____
7. Fruits and nuts (includes mango, banana, coconut, dates, kishmish, monacca, other dry fruits, etc.): ____
9. Sugar (includes gur, candy (misri), honey, etc.): ____
10. Salt and spices (includes dry chillies, curry powder, oilseeds, etc.): ____
11. Other food items (includes beverages such as tea, coffee, fruit juice and processed food such as biscuits, cake, pickles, sauce, cooked meals, etc.): ____
12. Pan, tobacco and intoxicants: ____
14. Entertainment (includes cinema, picnic, sports, club fees, video cassettes, cable charges, etc.): ____
15. Personal care and effects (includes spectacles, torch, umbrella, lighter, etc.): ____
16. Toilet articles (includes toothpaste, hair oil, shaving blades, etc.): ____
17. Sundry articles (includes electric bulb, tubelight, glassware, bucket, washing soap, agarbati, insecticide, etc.): ____
18. Consumer services excluding conveyance (includes domestic servant, tailoring, grinding charges, telephone, legal expenses, pet animals, etc.): ____
19. Conveyance (includes porter charges, diesel, petrol, school bus/van, etc.): ____
21. Consumer taxes and cesses (includes water charges, etc.): ____
22. Medical expenses (non-institutional): ____
23. Sub-total (questions 1 to 22): ____
For each of the questions below, give the value of consumption (Rs) during the last 365 days.
24. Medical (institutional): ____
25. Tuition fees and other fees (includes private tutor, school/college fees, etc.): ____
26. School books and other educational articles (includes newspaper, library charges, stationery, internet charges, etc.): ____
27. Clothing and bedding: ____
29. Furniture and fixtures (includes bedstead, almirah, suitcase, carpet, paintings, etc.): ____
30. Crockery and utensils (includes stainless steel utensils, casseroles, thermos, etc.): ____
31. Cooking and household appliances (includes electric fan, air conditioners, sewing machine, washing machine, pressure cooker, refrigerator, heater, toaster, etc.): ____
32. Goods for recreation (includes TV, radio, tape recorder, musical instruments, etc.): ____
33. Jewelry and ornaments: ____
34. Personal transport equipment (includes bicycle, scooter, car, tires and tubes, etc.): ____
35. Therapeutic appliances (includes glass eye, hearing aids, orthopedic equipment, etc.): ____
36. Other personal goods (includes clock, watch, PC, telephone set, mobile handset, etc.): ____
37. Repair and maintenance (of residential buildings, bathroom equipment, etc.): ____
38. Sub-total (questions 24 to 37): ____
39. Average monthly expenditure for questions 24 to 37 [questions 38 x (30รท365)]: ____
40. Monthly household consumer expenditure (question 23 + question 39): ____
10. Remarks by investigator: ________
11. Comments by supervisory officer(s): ________