India - Common Property Resources, Sanitation Hygiene Services: NSS 54th Round, Schedule 31, January 1998 - June 1998

IndiaCommon Property Resources, Sanitation Hygiene Services: NSS 54th Round, Schedule 31, January 1998 - June 1998 Socio-Economic/Monitoring Survey The fifty-fourth round of NSS has been devoted to the survey on common property resources, sanitation, hygiene & services including the usual household consumer expen­diture enquiry. Information on common property resources and infrastructural facilities at village level has also been collect­ed through a separate schedule. It may be mentioned that infor­mation on common property resources both at household level & village level has been collected for the first time in NSS, wher­eas some information on hygiene, sanitation & services were collected in the earlier NSS rounds viz. 49th, 47th & 44th rounds.

Schedule 31 is the main household schedule canvassed in this survey. Through this schedule information has been collected on use of common property resources by rural households, particulars of sanitation and hygiene pertinent to sample households, use of communications facilities and services of financial institutions by household members, and details of journeys undertaken by household members. Some particulars of cultivation by rural households have also been collected.

ID Number DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-54Rnd-Sch31-Jan1998-June1998

This is the main household schedule canvassed in this survey. Through this schedule information has been collected on use of common property resources by rural households, particulars of sanitation and hygiene pertinent to sample households, use of communications facilities and services of financial institutions by household members, and details of journeys undertaken by household members. Some particulars of cultivation by rural households have also been collected.

Schedule layout : This schedule has 15 blocks :

Block 0 : Descriptive identification of sample household

Block 1 : Identification of sample household

Block 2 : Particulars of field operations

Block 3 : Household characteristics

Block 4 : Particulars of commuting done by household members

Block 5 : Drinking water, sanitation and hygiene

Block 6 : Access to and use of communication and other facilities

Block 7 : Details of journeys on tours undertaken by household members ended at any time during the last 60 days and involving overnight stay.

Block 8 : Use of land resources in last 365 days

Block 9 : Use of water resources in last 365 days.

Block 10 : Average consumption, collection and sale of fuel wood and fodder

Block 11: Collection and sale of selected items from village common land or forest land and their sale during last 365 days

Block 12 : Some general information on uses of common land resources

Block 13 : Some general information on cultivation by the household

Block 14 : Some particulars of cultivation during 1997-98 (for major crops)

Blocks 8 to 14 have been canvassed in rural households only. All other blocks have been filled for both rural and urban households. Information on use of common property resources by the sample household have been collected through Blocks 8 to 12, and some particulars of cultivation, if any, by the household in Blocks 13 and 14. Details of journeys undertaken by household members include journey time, distance traveled, travel expenses, and mode of journey. Daily commuting has been covered in Block 4, and journeys, which are part of tours involving overnight stay, in Block 7 of the schedule. Block 5 records particulars of drinking water, source of cooking and bathing water, and type of bathroom and latrine used by the sample household. Block 6 briefly collects information on availability and use of telephones, TV, radio and newspapers to both the rural and urban population. Block 6 also investigates the use of banks, cooperative credit societies, etc. by households to meet their borrowing needs, and the difficulties faced in obtaining loans.Common property resources, Sanitation & hygiene services, Property, 54th Round, Schedule 31, January 1998 - June 1998The survey covered the whole of the Indian Union except

(i) Ladakh & Kargil districts of J & K,

(ii) 768 interior villages of Nagaland situated beyond 5 kms. of the bus route &

(iii) 195 villages of A & N Islands which remain inaccessible throughout the year.The survey used the interview method of data collection from a sample of randomly selected households and members of the household.

Name	Abbreviation	Affiliation	Role
Computer Centre	MOSPI, CC	M	Documentation of the study

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