India - Developmental Milestones of Children, NSS 47th Round : July - Dec 1991

Reference ID

DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-47Rnd-Sch26pt1-1991

Year

Country

India

Producer(s)

National Sample Survey Office

Sponsor(s)

M/o Statistics and Programme Implementation(MOSPI),Government of India (GOI) - MOSPI -

Collection(s)

National Sample Survey

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Nov 03, 2016

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Monthly per capita expenditure (Rs.) (B3_q4)
File: Blocks 1,3_Household Characteristics

Overview

Type: Continuous
Format: numeric
Width: 5
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-80002

Valid cases: 85941
Invalid: 125
Minimum: 0
Maximum: 80002
Mean: 255.6
Standard deviation: 718.4

Definition

Household consumer expenditure:
It is the expenditure of a household on domestic consumption only. It is the same as the expenditure covered in the consumer expenditure survey of the NSSO. Any expenditure incurred by the household on its enterprise account was excluded from consumer expenditure.

Household monthly per capita consumer expenditure (MPCE):
This was obtained from the household's total consumer expenditure during last 30 days divided by the household size and recorded in terms of rupees and paisas.

Questions and instructions

Interviewer instructions

Item 4 : average monthly consumer expenditure (Rs. in whole number): This is the expenditure of a household on domestic consumption and is same as the expenditure covered in the consumer expenditure surveys of NSS. The average monthly consumer expenditure worked out on the basis of the preceding 12 months from the date of survey will be recorded against this item. The expenditure will be entered in whole number in rupees.