Household Consumer Expenditure Type-1, July 2009 - June 2010

NSS 66th Round

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

It contain items of BLOCK : 1 and 2

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

It contain items of BLOCK : 3

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

It contain items of BLOCK : 4

consumption of each item of cereals, pulses, milk, sugar and salt by the household collected for a reference period of 30 days preceding the date of survey.

It contain items of BLOCK : 5.1, 5.2 and 6

It is meant to derive the value of per capita consumption expenditure for a period of 30 days. Schedule Type 1, provides for the computation of two measures of monthly per capita consumer expenditure (MPCE). One is the Uniform Reference Period (URP) measure of MPCE based on data collected with a 30-day reference period for all items. The other is the Mixed Reference Period (MRP) measure of MPCE based on data with a 365-day reference period wherever available and a 30-day reference period for other items.


It contain items of BLOCK :12

Consumption expenditure on clothing, bedding, etc. during the last 30 and 365 days: Information of quantity and value of consumption of all items of clothing,bedding and footwear collected during the last 30 and 365 days .

It contain items of BLOCK :7 and 8

Expenditure on education and medical (institutional) goods and services:Information collected on educational and institutional medical expenses incurred during the last30 and 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.

It contain items of BLOCK : 9

Expenditure for purchase and construction (including repair and maintenance) of durable goods for domestic use : 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 last30 and 365 days. Expenditure include both cash and kind. Purchase include both first-hand and second-hand purchase . A purchase 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.

It contain items of BLOCK : 11

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. If some goods are purchased for gift or transfer, it is to be accounted against the payer household and not against the recipient household.


It contain items of BLOCK : 10