Debt & Investment, Jan - Dec 2003
NSS 59th Round

India, 2003

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DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-59Rnd-Sch18pt2-Jan-Dec2003

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National Sample Survey Office

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Other Surveys

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Sub-sample (SubSample)

Data file: Visit 1 & 2 Combined_Block 17pt1_specified items on which household incurred expenditure

Overview

Valid: 9587852

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Start: 36

End: 36

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: character

Questions and instructions

Value	Category	Cases
1	Central sample	4788667	49.9%
2	State sample	4799185	50.1%

Description

Definition

An important feature of the NSS sampling design is that the total sample of first stage units is drawn in the form of two or more independent and parallel samples, termed as interpenetrating sub-samples. Each sub- sample is drawn by the same
sampling scheme and is capable of providing valid estimates of the population parameters. The comparison of sub-sample wise estimates shows the margin of uncertainty associated with the combined sample estimate.

Interpenetrating sub-samples have been used in NSS (i) to obtain valid estimates from each sub-round (season) of the survey round, and (ii) to ensure that Central and State samples for any State/ UT cover independent and equally valid samples of units.

The samples surveyed by the NSSO staff are termed as Central sample and the matched samples surveyed by State Government staff are termed as State sample.

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Debt & Investment, Jan - Dec 2003 NSS 59th Round