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Survey on Literacy and Culture July-December 1991
NSS 47nd Round

India
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IND-NSSO-SLC-1991-v1.0
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  • Identification

    Survey ID number

    IND-NSSO-SLC-1991-v1.0

    Title

    Survey on Literacy and Culture July-December 1991

    Subtitle

    NSS 47nd Round

    Abbreviation or Acronym

    SLC 1991 : NSS 47nd Round

    Translated Title

    Saksharata Tatha Sanskritik Bishayak Surveykhsyan July-December 1991

    Country
    Name Country code
    India IND
    Study type

    Socio-Economic/Monitoring Survey [hh/sems]

    Abstract

    In the 47th round ,data on literacy was collected and a test was carried out to test literacy for the persons who claim to be literate. This literacy test was undertaken only for those who claim to be literate in any of the 30 languages (including the languages listed in the constitution) in which instructions at the primary level are imparted in various states/U.T's. For the conduct of test separate forms were framed.
    Duration of the 47th round was of 6 months from 1st July 1991 to 31st December 1991.
    In the absence of an electronic/hard copy of 'manual of instructions to the filed staff', more details could not be furnished.

    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]

    Unit of Analysis

    Households, Indivisuals

    Version

    Version Description

    v1.0 : Re-organised anonymised dataset for public distribution.

    Version Date

    2012-07-23

    Scope

    Notes

    For this survey , a literate person was defined as one who could read and write a simple message in any language with understanding. Besides this, a test was introduced to access the literacy status of a person. In a sub-sample of household a verification test for literacy was conducted for those who claimed to be literate but had less than five years of schooling and whose age exceeded 14 years. The test was conducted with the aid of a set of simple passage in any one of the 31 languages of the country. The respondents were required to read the passage to test their comprehension. Information was also collected on persons who lapsed into illeteracy and level of their schooling, reading habits and knowledge of number system i.e certain aspects of numeracy. Also, questions were asked about counting,reading writing of numbers and ability to perform simple arithmetic operations.
    In the absence of an electronic/hard copy of the manual of instructions to the filed staff more details could not be provided

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National, State, Urban, Rural

    Universe

    All Households and indivisuals who claimed to be literate but had less than five years of schooling and whose age exceeded 14 years.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    National Sample Survey Office Ministry of Statistcs and Programme Implementation(MOSPI),Government of India (GOI)
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Survey Design Reearch Division National Sample Survey Office Questionnaire Desgn, Sampling methodology,Survey Reports
    Field Operations Division National Sample Survey Office Field Work
    Data Processing Division National Sample Survey Office Data Processing
    Computer Centre Ministry of Statistcs and Programme Implementation(MOSPI),Government of India (GOI) Data processing & Dissemination
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Abbreviation
    Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, GOI MOSPI
    Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
    Name Affiliation Role
    Governing council and Working Group Government of India Finalisation of survey study and Questionnaire

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    A two stage stratified design was adopted for the survey. The first stage units(FSU) were villages in the rural areas and urban blocks in the urban areas. The second stage units were households in both the areas.
    In the absence of an electronic/hard copy of the 'Sampling design and estimation procedure' details could not be provided

    Deviations from the Sample Design

    There was no deviation from the original sample deviation.

    Weighting

    Sample weights were calculated and included in each of the data files
    Variable 'Wgt_SS' refers to Multiplier for each Subsample.
    Variable 'Wgt_Combined' refers to Combined Multiplier.

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    The schedule consists of 8 blocks as follows:-

    Block-1: Identification of sample household
    Block-2: Particulars of field operations.
    Block-3: Household particulars.
    Block-4: Demogrphic particulars of household members.
    Block-5: Literacy particulars of household members of age 5 years and above.
    Block-6: Particulars of participation of household members of 5 years and above in cultural activities.
    Block-7: Time spent on cultural activities participated/witnessed/visited by household members of age 5 years and above.
    Block-8: Consumer expenditure (Rs) of the household on cultural items.

    A copy of the schedule is attached as external resource.

    Data collection

    Mode of data collection
    • Face-to-face [f2f]
    Data Collectors
    Name Affiliation Abbreviation
    Field Operations Division of Naional Sample Survey Office Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation NSSO(FOD)

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    Computer Centre Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/site/home.aspx nssodata@gmail.com
    Access conditions

    Validated unit level data relating to various survey rounds are available on CD-ROMS which can be obtained from the Deputy Director General, Computer Centre, M/O Statistics and PI, East Block No. 10 R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 by remitting the price along with packaging and postal charges as well as giving an undertaking duly signed in a specified format.The amount is to be remitted by way of demand draft drawn in favour of Pay & Accounts Officer, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, payable at New Delhi.

    Citation requirements

    National Sample Survey Organization of India, Survey on Literacy and Culture July-December 1991- Version 1.0: NSS 47th Round, provided by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation India. http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/site/home.aspx

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.

    Copyright

    © 1992, National Sample Survey Organization of India

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation URL
    ADG, SDRD , NSSO M/O Statistics & PI, G/O India http://mospi.gov.in/
    DDG, Computer Centre Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/site/home.aspx

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI-IND-NSSO-SLC-1991-v1.0

    Producers
    Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
    Computer Centre MOSPI, CC M/O Statistics & Programme Implementation Documentation of the study
    Date of Metadata Production

    2012-07-22

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 1.0 (July 2012)

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