India - Employment and Unemployment Survey: NSS 43rd Round, Schedule 10, July 1987 - June 1988
Reference ID | DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-43Rnd-Sch10-1987-88 |
Year | 1987 - 1988 |
Country | India |
Producer(s) | National Sample Survey Office |
Sponsor(s) | M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation, GOI - MOSPI - |
Collection(s) | |
Metadata | Documentation in PDF |
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Overview
Identification
DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-43Rnd-Sch10-1987-88 |
Version
2012-03-01
Overview
The Employment and Unemployment surveys of National sample Survey (NSS) are primary sources of data on various indicators of labour force at National and State levels. These are used for planning, policy formulation, decision support and as input for further statistical exercises by various Government organizations, academicians, researchers and scholars. NSS surveys on employment and un-employment with large sample size of households have been conducted quinquennially from 27th. round(October'1972 - September'1973) onwards. Cotinuing in this series the fourth such all-india survey on the situation of employment and unemployment in India was carried out during the period july 1987 - june 1988 .The working Group set up for planning of the entire scheme of the survey, among other things, examined also in detail some of the key results generated from the 38th round data and recommended some stream-lining of the 38th round schedule for the use in the 43rd round. Further, it felt no need for changing the engaging the easting conceptual frame work. However, some additional items were recommended to be included in the schedule to obtain the necessary and relevant information for generating results to see the effects on participation rates in view of the ILO suggestions.5.0.1. The NSSO Governing Council approved the recommendations of the working Group and also the schedule of enquiry in its 44th meeting held on 16 January, 1987. In this survey, a nation-wide enquiry was conducted to provide estimates on various characteristics pertaining to employment and unemployment in India and some characteristics associated with them at the national and state levels. Information on various facets of employment and unemployment in India was collected through a schedule of enquiry (schedule 10). Sample survey data [ssd]
Randomly selected households based on sampling procedure and members of the household
Scope
The NSSO surveys on employment and unemployment aim to measure the extent of ‘employment’ and ‘unemployment’ in quantitative terms disaggregated by various household and population characteristics . The persons surveyed are classified in to various activity categories on the basis of the activities pursue d by them during certain specified reference periods. Three reference periods are used in thes e surveys. These are (i) one year (ii) one week and (iii) each day of the week. Based on these th ree periods three different measures are arrived at. These are termed as usual status, current weekly status ,and the current daily status .The Schedule on employment and unemployment (Schedule 10 ) framed for the 43rd round survey consisted of 11 blocks. Block-1: 1identification particulars of the sample village/block and the sample households in which the survey schedules to be canvassed were recorded in block 1.
Block-2: was meant for recording the particulars of field operations.
Block-3: certain characteristics of the sample household meant to be used as classificatory variables in the tabulation of data and information as to whether the sample household has received any assistance under IRDP, employment generation scheme, etc., were recorded in ths block.
Block-4: This block covered the demographic particulars, such as, age, sex, marital status, educational standard, etc., and the particulars of current weekly activity obtaining during the seven days preceding the date of survey of all the normally resident members of the household.
Block-5: was meant for recording detailed day-to-day disposition of labour time of those classified as in the labour force according to current weekly activity status i.e., information on the various activities pursued on different days of the reference week by household members reported as ' working' and 'seeking and/ or available for work' and the intensity in quantative terms, namely 'full' and 'half' of such activity.
Block-6: The particulars of usual activity of each normally resident member of the sample household, information on the subsidiary gainful activity status of those classified as 'working' as well as 'not working' , migration status and for those identified as migrants, the various migration characteristics such as, period since migrated , reason for migration, type of last usual place of residence, etc., were collected in block 6.
Block-7: The follow up questions (probing questions ) pertaining to the availability for 'work '/'additional work'/'alternative work' meant to be put to those classified as 'working' , 'students', 'person engaged in domestic duties' and 'pensioners'/ renters, etc., were collected through block 7.
Block-8: For persons classified as 'engaged in domestic duties', some further follow up questions are formulated and listed in block 8 with a view to collecting some additional information which might explain as to whether their usual attach to domestic duties is voluntary or involuntary and also throw light on their participation in some specified activities for family gain.
Block-9: Particulars regarding the household indebtedness, such as amount of loan, its nature, source of borrowing, etc., were collected in block 9 only for the rural labour households.
Block-10 &11 : Any relevant remarks of the investigators were recorded in block 10 and the comments by the supervisory officers in block 11.
Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
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Labor Markets | World Bank | http://www.surveynetwork.org/toolkit |
Coverage
The survey covered the whole of Indian Union excepting i) Ladakh and Kargil districts of Jammu & Kashmir
ii) Rural areas of Nagaland The survey used the interview method of data collection from a sample of randomly selected households and members of the household
Producers and Sponsors
Name | Affiliation |
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National Sample Survey Office | M/o Statistcs and Programme Implementation(MOSPI),Government of India (GOI) |
Name | Affiliation | Role |
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Survey Design Reearch Division | National Sample Survey Office | Questionnaire Desgn, Sampling methodology,Survey Reports |
Field Operations Division | National Sample Survey Office | Field Work |
Data Processing Division | National Sample Survey Office | Data Processing |
Computer Centre | M/o Statistcs and Programme Implementation(MOSPI),Government of India (GOI) | Tabulation and Dissemination |
Name | Abbreviation | Role |
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M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation, GOI | MOSPI |
Name | Affiliation | Role |
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Governing council and Working Group | GOI | Finalisation of survey study and Questionnaire |
Metadata Production
Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
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Computer Centre | MOSPI, CC | M | Documentation of the study |