Household Consumer Expenditure, Jan 2003 - Dec 2003
NSS 59th Round

India

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Reference ID

DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-59Rnd-Sch1.0-2003

Producer(s)

National Sample Survey Office

Collections

Household Consumption Expenditure

Metadata

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Jan 17, 2018

Last modified

Mar 27, 2019

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Covered area (sq. m) (B3_q11)

Data file: Blocks 3,10_Household Characteristics

Overview

Valid: 40600

Invalid: 413

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 8500

Mean: 66.65

Standard deviation: 111.757

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 68

End: 71

Width: 4

Range: 0 - 8500

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

How much is the covered area of the dwelling?

Interviewer instructions

This will be the sum of the floor areas of all the rooms, kitchen, etc., and verandah of the building. The area will be recorded (to nearest integer) in square metre. The verandah will mean a roofed space adjacent to living/other rooms and not walled from all sides. In other words, at least one side of such space is either open or walled only to some height or protected by grille, net, etc.

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Household Consumer Expenditure, Jan 2003 - Dec 2003 NSS 59th Round