Household Consumer Expenditure Survey, July 2007-June 2008

Shedule 1: 64th Round

Descriptive identification of sample household: It is meant for recording descriptive identification particulars of a sample household.

Household characteristics: Characteristics which are mainly intended to be used to classify the households

Demographic and other particulars of household members: All members of the sample household will be listed in this block. For each member, name, relation to head, sex, age, marital status, general education level, and particulars of meals consumed will be recorded.

Consumption of food, pan, tobacco and intoxicants during the last 30 days:Information on consumption of each item of cereals, pulses, milk, sugar and salt by the household will be collected for a reference period of 30 days preceding the date of survey.

Consumption expenditure on clothing, bedding, etc. during the last 365 days: Information of quantity and value of consumption of all items of clothing,bedding and footwear collected during the last 365 days .

1. Expenditure on education and medical (institutional) goods and services during the last 365 days :Information collected on educational and institutional medical expenses incurred during the last 365 days preceding the date of survey. The institutional category includes payments made for goods and services availed of as an inpatient in both private as well as Government medical institutions like nursing homes, hospitals, etc. 2. Expenditure on miscellaneous goods and services including medical (non-institutional), rents and taxes during the last 30 days: Information e collected on the expenditure for purchase of miscellaneous goods and services during the last 30 days prior to the date of survey. If some goods are purchased for gift or transfer, it is to be accounted against the payer household and not against the recipient household.

Expenditure for purchase and construction (including repair and maintenance) of durable goods for domestic use during the last 365 days: Information on expenditure incurred for purchase and cost of raw materials and services for construction and repairs of durable goods for domestic use collected for the last 365 days. Expenditure will include both cash and kind. Purchase will include both first-hand and second-hand purchase and will be recorded in separate columns . A purchase will qualify for consideration only if some expenditure - whether in cash or kind or both - is incurred towards the purchase during the reference period. Expenditure incurred on purchase of durable goods for gifts or transfer is to be included in the giver household and not against the recipient household. In case of credit purchase or hire-purchase of any item , the actual expenditure made during the reference period.