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Economic Activities of the Tribals, July 1988-June 1989
NSS 44th Round

India, 1988 - 1989
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Nature of interest (B17_q7)

Data file: Block 17_particulars of dues payable by the household and transaction of loans during last 365 days

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Start: 56
End: 56
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: character

Questions and instructions

Literal question
What is the nature of interest of loan?
Categories
Value Category
0 not reported
1 interest free
2 differential rate of interest
3 simple interest
4 compound interest
9 invalid
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.
Interviewer instructions
Columns (7) & (8): nature and rate of interest: The rate of interest per 100 rupees per annum actually charged by the lender will be recorded in column (8) in two decimal places of rupees. The nature of interest expressed in terms of codes as specified below will be recorded in column (7).
interest free………………………………………..1
differential rate of interest…………………………2
simple interest……………………………………..3
compound interest…………………………………4

Sometimes, a loan is advanced by a government department or public bodies at a confessional rate of interest to certain people for specific purposes. If the household has received any such loan, the entry in col. (7) will be 2 i.e. differential rate of interest.
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