Time Use Survey (TUS), January 2024-December 2024

India

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DDI-IND-NSO-TUS-2024-24

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Apr 15, 2025

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Apr 15, 2025

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usual principal activity status (code) (Principal_Activity_Status)

Data file: tus106PER

Overview

Valid: 10131951

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: character

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
11	worked in household enterprise (self-employed): own account worker	1670967	16.5%
12	worked in household enterprise (self-employed): employer	104148	1%
21	worked as helper in household enterprise (unpaid family worker)	399811	3.9%
31	worked as regular salaried/ wage employee	1124550	11.1%
41	worked as casual wage labour: in public works	102198	1%
51	worked as casual wage labour: in other types of work	978728	9.7%
81	did not work but was seeking and/or available for work	157997	1.6%
91	attended educational institution	1999777	19.7%
92	attended domestic duties only	2328468	23%
93	attended domestic duties and was also engaged in free collection of goods (vegetables, roots, firewood, cattle feed, etc.), sewing, tailoring, weaving, etc. for household use	688191	6.8%
94	rentiers, pensioners , remittance recipients, etc.	461680	4.6%
95	not able to work due to disability	84943	0.8%
97	others (including begging, prostitution, etc.)	30493	0.3%

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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