India - Economic Activities of the Tribals: NSS 44th Round, Schedule 29.2, July 1988 - June 1989

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DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-44Rnd-Sch29pt2-July1988-June1989

Year

1988 - 1989

Country

India

Producer(s)

National Sample Survey Office

Sponsor(s)

M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation, GOI - MOSPI -

Collection(s)

National Sample Survey

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Nature of interest (B17_q7)
File: Block 17_particulars of dues payable by the household and transaction of loans during last 365 days

Overview

Type: Discrete
Format: character
Width: 1

Valid cases: 4205
Invalid: 0

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What is the nature of interest of loan?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
0	not reported	2	0.0%
1	interest free	1284	30.5%
2	differential rate of interest	174	4.1%
3	simple interest	2012	47.8%
4	compound interest	728	17.3%
9	invalid	5	0.1%

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Interviewer instructions

Columns (7) & (8): nature and rate of interest: The rate of interest per 100 rupees per annum actually charged by the lender will be recorded in column (8) in two decimal places of rupees. The nature of interest expressed in terms of codes as specified below will be recorded in column (7).
interest free………………………………………..1
differential rate of interest…………………………2
simple interest……………………………………..3
compound interest…………………………………4

Sometimes, a loan is advanced by a government department or public bodies at a confessional rate of interest to certain people for specific purposes. If the household has received any such loan, the entry in col. (7) will be 2 i.e. differential rate of interest.