Urban Slums Survey, July 2012 - December 2012
NSS 69th Round

India, 2012

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DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-69Rnd-Sch-0dot21-2012

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Frequency of garbage collection (b3_q18)

Data file: Block-3 - Characteristics of slum(s) lying wholly or partly within the sample

Overview

Valid: 604

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Start: 52

End: 52

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: character

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Literal question

Frequency of garbage collection.

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	daily	292	48.3%
2	once in two days	93	15.4%
3	once in 3 to 7 days	125	20.7%
4	once in 8 to 15 days	65	10.8%
9	others	29	4.8%

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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Definition

Disposal of garbage may be arranged by municipality/corporation, residents, etc. In case there is no arrangement for disposal of garbage, code 9 (i.e., the code for others) may be given against 'frequency of collection'. The codes are:
daily ………………… 1
once in two days ……. 2
once in 3 to 7 days ….. 3
once in 8 to 15 days … 4
others ……………….. 9

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Urban Slums Survey, July 2012 - December 2012 NSS 69th Round