DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-68-10-2013
Employment and Unemployment, July 2011- June 2012
NSS 68th Round
EUS 2011-12 : NSS 68th Round
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| India | IND |
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
66 round of National Sample Survey : Socio-Economic Survey
The Employment and Unemployment surveys of National sample Survey (NSS) are primary sources of data on various indicators of labour force at National and State levels. These are used for planning, policy formulation, decision support and as input for further statistical exercises by various Government organizations, academicians, researchers and scholars. NSS surveys on employment and un-employment with large sample size of households have been conducted quinquennially from 27th. round(October'1972 - September'1973) onwards. The NSS 68th. round carried out during July'2011 - June'2012 was the nineth quinquennial round in the series covering subjects of (i) Household Consumer Expenditure and (ii) Employment and Unemployment.
Field work of the survey is carried out by the Field Operation Division ( FOD ) of National Sample Survey Office ( NSSO ) in which the central samples are covered. most of the State Governments also participate in the survey on matching sample size basis.
The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) during the period July 2011 - June 2012 carried out an all-India household survey on the subject of employment and unemployment in India as a part of 68th round of its survey programme. In this survey, the nation-wide enquiry was conducted to generate estimates of various characteristics pertaining to employment and unemployment and labour force characteristics at the national and State levels. Information on various facets of employment and unemployment in India was collected through a schedule of enquiry (Schedule 10) adopting the established concepts, definitions and procedures. Based on the data collected during the entire period of survey, estimates of some key employment-unemployment characteristics in India and States have been presented in the NSSO published report on Key Indicators of Employment and Unemployment July'2011 - June'2012 ( 68th Round).
The main objective of the employment-unemployment surveys conducted by NSSO at periodic interval is to get estimates of level parameters of various employment and unemployment characteristics at national and State level. These statistical indicators on labour market are required for planning, policy and decision making at various levels, both within the government and outside. The critical issues in the context of labour force
enquiries pertain to defining the labour force and measuring participation of labour force in different economic activities. The activity participation of the people is not only dynamic but also multidimensional: it varies with region, age, education, gender, level of living, industry and occupational category. These aspects of the labour force are captured in detail in the NSS survey on employment and unemployment and estimates are generated for labour force participation rate, worker population ratio, unemployment rate, wages of employees, etc. The indicators of the structural aspects of the workforce such as status in employment, industrial distribution and occupational distribution are also derived from the survey. Besides, from the data collected on the particulars of enterprises and conditions of employment, the aspects of employment in the informal sector and informal
employment are reflected through the conceptual framework of the survey.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Households and Persons
1.0
The critical issues in the context of labour force enquiries pertain to defining the labour force and measuring participation of labour force in different economic activities. The activity participation of the people is not only dynamic but also multidimensional; it varies over regions, age, education, gender, industry and occupational categories. In NSS surveys, persons are classified into various activity categories on the basis of activities pursued by them during certain specified reference periods. Three reference periods are used in NSS surveys, viz. (i) one year, (ii) one week and (iii) each day of the reference week. Based on these three periods, three different measures of activity status are arrived
at. The activity status determined on the basis of the reference period of one year is known as the usual activity status (US) of a person, that determined on the basis of a reference period of one week is known as the current weekly status (CWS) of the person and the activity status determined on the basis of the engagement on each day during the reference week is known as the current daily status (CDS) of the person.
Geographical coverage: The survey covered the whole of the Indian Union except (i) interior villages of Nagaland situated beyond five kilometres of the bus route and (ii) villages in Andaman and Nicobar Islands which remained inaccessible throughout the year. However, all the sample first stage units of both rural and urban areas of Leh, Kargil and Poonch districts of Jammu & Kashmir became casualty and therefore these districts were outside the survey coverage.
Sub-round: The fieldwork of the 66th round of NSSO started from 1st July, 2011 and continued till 30th June, 2012. As usual, the survey period of this round was divided into four sub-rounds, each with a duration of three months, the 1st sub-round period ranging from July to September 2011, the 2nd sub-round period from October to December 2011 and so on. An equal number of sample villages/blocks (FSUs) was allotted for survey in each of these four sub-rounds. The survey used the interview method of data collection from a sample of randomly selected households.
Out of the total number of 12,808 FSUs (7,524 villages and 5,284 urban blocks) allotted for the central sample2 (including 24 state sample FSUs of Leh and Kargil districts of J & K: 16 for rural sector and 8 for urban sector), 12,654 FSUs (7,402 villages and 5,252 urban blocks) could be surveyed at the all-India level for canvassing Schedule 10.
The number of households surveyed was 1,00,957 (59,129 in rural areas and 41,828 in urban areas) and number of persons surveyed was 4,59,784 (2,81,327 in rural areas and 1,78,457 in urban areas).
In NSS 66th round, data on employment-unemployment characteristics were collected through Schedule 10. The schedule captured a range of information on the following aspects:
i) Household characteristics, like household size, religion, social group, land possessed, land cultivated, etc. For the rural households information was collected, on whether the household has Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREG) job card, whether got work in MGNREG works during the last 365 days, number of days got work in MGNREG works and mode of payment of the wages earned in MGNREG works. Information on household monthly consumer expenditure was also collected through a worksheet to study the employment-unemployment characteristics with the level of living of the population.
ii) Demographic particulars, like age, sex, educational level, status of current attendance and vocational training.
iii) Usual principal activity status and subsidiary economic activity status of the all persons.
iv) Particulars of the enterprise for all the usual status workers (excluding those engaged in growing of crops and growing of crops combined with farming of animals) viz., location of work place, type of enterprises, number of workers in the enterprise etc. and some particulars on the conditions of employment for the employees, like type of job contract, eligibility for paid leave, availability of social security benefits, etc.
For self-employed persons in the usual status, some particulars were collected for identification of home-based workers.
v) Extent of underutilization of the labour time and on the qualitative aspects of employment, like changes in activity status, occupation /industry, existence of trade unions/associations, nature of employment (permanent/temporary), etc.
vi) Participation in specified activities by the household members who are classified as engaged in domestic duties in the usual principal activity status
The survey covered the whole of the Indian Union except (i) interior villages of Nagaland situated beyond five kilometres of the bus route and (ii) villages in Andaman and Nicobar Islands which remained inaccessible throughout the year.
Households and members of the household
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| National Sample Survey Office | NSSO |
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| Govt. of India |
| Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation |
The 68th round (July 2011-June 2012) of NSS was earmarked for survey on 'Household Consumer Expenditure' and 'Employment and Unemployment'. The survey covered the whole of the Indian Union except (i) interior villages of Nagaland situated beyond five kilometres of the bus route and (ii) villages in Andaman and Nicobar Islands which remain inaccessible throughout the year. In addition to these, all the sample first stage units of the following areas were casualty in different sub-rounds: in sub-rounds 1, 2,3 and 4. In each of these four sub-rounds equal number of sample villages/ blocks (FSUs) was allotted for survey with a view to ensuring uniform spread of sample FSUs over the entire survey period. Attempt was made to survey each of the FSUs during the sub-round to which it is allotted. Because of the arduous field conditions, this restriction need not be strictly enforced in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and rural areas of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.
Sample Design
A stratified multi-stage design has been adopted for the 68th round survey. The first stage units (FSU) was the 2001 census villages (Panchayat wards in case of Kerala) in the rural sector and Urban Frame Survey (UFS) blocks in the urban sector. The ultimate stage units (USU) was households in both the sectors. In case of large FSUs, one intermediate stage of sampling was the selection of two hamlet-groups (hgs)/ sub-blocks (sbs) from each rural/ urban FSU.
Selection of the first-stage units: The various steps involved before making the selection of the FSUs are discussed at length in the following few paragraphs before taking up the issue of selection of USUs within FSUs.
Sampling Frame for First Stage Units: For the rural sector, the list of 2001 census villages (Panchayat wards in case of Kerala) constituted the sampling frame. For the urban sector, the list of latest available UFS blocks constituted the sampling frame.
Stratification of the first stage units: Within each district of a State/ UT, two basic strata were formed as follows:
Within each sector of a State/ UT, the respective sample size will be allocated to the different strata/ sub-strata in proportion to the population as per census 2001. Allocations at stratum level were adjusted to multiples of 4 with a minimum sample size of 4. Allocation for each sub-stratum was 4. Equal number of samples were allocated among the four sub-rounds.
Selection of first-stage units: For the rural sector, from each stratum/ sub-stratum, required number of sample villages were selected by probability proportional to size with replacement (PPSWR), size being the population of the village as per Census 2001. For urban sector, from each stratum FSUs were selected by using Simple Random Sampling Without Replacement (SRSWOR). Both rural and urban samples were drawn in the form of two independent sub-samples.
Selection of Ultimate Stage Units (USU) within a FSU: The remaining paragraphs of this sub-section outlines the various steps leading to the actual selection of USUs within a FSU.
Criterion for hamlet-group/ sub-block formation: After identification of the boundaries of the FSU, it is to be determined whether listing was done in the whole sample FSU or not. In case the population of the selected FSU is found to be 1200 or more, it should be divided into a suitable number (say, D) of 'hamlet-groups' in the rural sector and 'sub-blocks' in the urban sector by more or less equalising the population as stated below.
approximate present population of the sample FSU no. of hg's/sb's to be formed
less than 1200 (no hamlet-groups/sub-blocks) 1
1200 to 1799 3
1800 to 2399 4
2400 to 2999 5
3000 to 3599 6
…………..and so on
For rural areas of Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand (except four districts Dehradun (P), Nainital (P), Hardwar and Udham Singh Nagar), Poonch, Rajouri, Udhampur, Doda, Leh (Ladakh), Kargil districts of Jammu and Kashmir and Idukki district of Kerala, the number of hamlet-groups were formed as follows:
approximate present population of the sample village no. of hg's to be formed
less than 600 (no hamlet-groups) 1
600 to 899 3
900 to 1199 4
1200 to 1499 5
.………..and so on
Formation and selection of hamlet-groups/ sub-blocks: In case hamlet-groups/ sub-blocks are to be formed in the sample FSU, the same should be done by more or less equalizing population.It was ensured that the hamlet-groups/ sub-blocks formed were clearly identifiable in terms of physical landmarks.
Two hamlet-groups (hg)/ sub-blocks (sb) were selected from a large FSU wherever hamlet-groups/ sub-blocks have been formed in the following manner - one hg/ sb with maximum percentage share of population always selected and termed as hg/ sb 1; one more hg/ sb selected from the remaining hg's/ sb's by simple random sampling (SRS) and termed as hg/ sb 2. Listing and selection of the households done independently in the two selected hamlet-groups/ sub-blocks. The FSUs without hg/ sb formation treated as sample hg/ sb number 1. It is to be noted that if more than one hg/ sb have same maximum percentage share of population, the one among them which is listed first in block 4.2 of schedule 0.0 treated as hg/ sb 1.
Listing of households: Having determined the hamlet-groups/ sub-blocks, i.e. area(s) to be considered for listing, the next step is to list all the households (including those found to be temporarily locked after ascertaining the temporariness of locking of households through local enquiry). The hamlet-group/ sub-block with sample hg/ sb number 1 considered for listing first, to be followed by the listing of households within the sample hg/sb number 2.
Formation of second stage strata and allocation of households
Two cut-off points 'A' and 'B' (in Rs.) are determined from NSS 66th round data for each NSS region for urban areas in such a way that top 10% of the population have MPCE more than 'B' and bottom 30% of the population have MPCE less than A. The values of A and B for each NSS Region have been given in Chapter Two.
For both Schedule 1.0 and Schedule 10, households listed in the selected FSU/ hamlet-group/ sub-block stratified into three second stage strata (SSS). Composition of the SSS and number of households to be surveyed from different SSS for each of the three schedules of enquiry namely, Schedule 1.0 (Type 1), Schedule 1.0 (Type 2) and Schedule 10 will be as follows:
SSS composition of SSS number of households to be surveyed
FSU without hg/sb formation FSU with hg/sb formation (for each hg/sb)
Rural
SSS 1: relatively affluent households 2 1
SSS 2: of the remaining, households having principal earning from non- agricultural activity 4 2
SSS 3: other households 2 1
Urban
SSS 1: households having MPCE of top 10% of urban population (MPCE > B) 2 1
SSS 2: households having MPCE of middle 60% of urban population (A = MPCE = B) 4 2
SSS 3: households having MPCE of bottom 30% of urban population (MPCE < A) 2 1
The above table provides the plan of allocation of the sample household in the respective SSS. However, there can be situations in the selected FSUs both in rural and urban sectors where adequate number of households is not available for required allocation. In such situation, the selection of household for the SSS is compensated from the other SSS. This is done by adopting specified procedure. To meet the shortfall of households in one SSS compensation can be made from other SSSs. The details of the compensation rules are given in the Chapter two dealing with household Listing Schedule 0.0.
Selection of households: From each SSS the sample households for each of the schedules selected by SRSWOR. If a household is selected for more than one schedule, only one schedule canvassed in that household in the priority order of Schedule 1.0 (Type 1), Schedule 1.0 (Type 2) and Schedule 10 and in that case the household replaced for the other schedule. If a household is selected for Schedule 1.0 (Type 1) it was not be selected for Schedule 1.0 (Type 2) or Schedule 10. Similarly, if a household is not selected for Schedule 1.0 (Type 1) but selected for Schedule 1.0 (Type 2) it not be selected for Schedule 10.
For all subround weights (or multipliers) are given at the end of each record
from 133rd byte onwards. The weights (multipliers) are
Sub-sample-wise, details of which are as given below :
(For description of subsample, please see Instructions
Manual for field staff, Vol-I)
Use of subsample-wise weights (all-subround multipliers) For generating subsample-wise estimates based on data of all
subrounds taken together, either Subsample-1 households or
Subsample-2 households are to be considered at one time.
Subsample code is available in the data file.
(Please see layout of data).
Apply final weight (or all-subround multipliers) as follows :
final weight = MLT/100, if NSS=NSC
= MLT/200 otherwise.For generating subsample-wise estimates based on data of a particular
subround, either Subsample-1 households or Subsample-2 households
are to be considered at one time. Subsample code is available in the
data file. (Please see layout of data).
Apply weight (or subround multipliers) as follows :
weight = MLT_SR/100, if NSS_SR=NSC_SR
= MLT_SR/200 otherwise.In the present round, Schedule 10 on employment-unemployment consists of 16 blocks. The first three blocks, viz. Blocks 0, 1 and 2, are used to record identification of sample households and particulars of field operations, as is the common practice in usual NSS rounds. The last two blocks, viz., Blocks 10 and 11 are to record the remarks of investigator and comments by supervisory officer(s), respectively. Block 3 is used for recording the household characteristics, like household size, religion, social group, land possessed, land cultivated, etc. For the rural households information is also collected, in Block 3, on whether the household has NREG job card, whether got work in NREG works during the last 365 days, number of days got work in NREG works and mode of payment of the wages earned in NREG works. Besides, some particulars about holding of specified Post Office accounts and use of specified Postal services is also collected in this block. Block 3.1 is for recording particulars of indebtedness of rural labour households. Block 4 is used for recording the demographic particulars and attendance in educational institutions of the household members. Particulars of vocational training being received/received by the household members is also collected in this block. In Block 5.1, particulars of usual principal activity of all the household members is recorded along with some particulars of the enterprises in which the usual status workers (excluding those in crop and plantation activities) are engaged. In this block information for all the workers about the location of workplace is also collected. For the self-employed persons who are working under specifications (wholly or mainly), information is also collected about 'who provided credit/raw materials/equipments', 'basis of payment' and 'number of outlets of disposal'. Information on informal employment is also collected in Block 5.1. Similarly, the particulars of one subsidiary economic activity of the household members along with some particulars of the enterprises, informal employment and details of the self-employed persons in their subsidiary activity is recorded in Block 5.2. The daily time disposition for the seven days preceding the date of survey along with the corresponding activity particulars is recorded for each household member in Block 5.3. Besides this, the current weekly status (CWS) is derived from the daily time disposition data and recorded in this block. As in the past, wage and salary earnings and mode of payment is also collected for regular salaried/wage employees and for the casual labourers in this block. Block 6 is used to record the responses to the probing questions to the persons who were unemployed on all the seven days of the reference week. Blocks 7.1 and 7.2 contain the probing questions which are related to the under-utilisation of labour time and labour mobility, respectively. For the members of the household classified as engaged in 'domestic duties' as per their usual principal status, some follow-up questions have been framed and listed in Block 8, with a view to collecting some additional information which might explain as to whether their usual attachment to domestic duties was voluntary or involuntary and also to throw light on their participation in some specified activities for family gain. A worksheet to obtain the total monthly household consumer expenditure has been provided in Block 9.
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| 2011-07-01 | 2012-06-30 |
July 2011- June 2012
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| National Sample Survey Office | Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation | NSSO |
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| Computer Centre | CC | http://mospi.gov.in |
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DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-68-10-2013
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| Computer Centre | CC | M/O Statistics & Programme Implementation |
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