Housing Condition and Migration Survey, January - June 1993
NSS 49th Round

India, 1993

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DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-49Rnd-Sch1dot2-1993

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Dwelling Ownership (B6_q1)

Data file: Block-6-Particulars of dwelling-Records

Overview

Valid: 119403

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Start: 46

End: 46

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: character

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Literal question

Ownership of the dwelling

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	No dwelling	393	0.3%
2	Owned	93048	77.9%
3	Quarters	4850	4.1%
4	Other hired accommodation	16460	13.8%
8	Invalid	62	0.1%
9	Others	4590	3.8%

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.

Interviewer instructions

Information in respect of the possession type of the dwelling unit will be recorded against this item in codes. Households living more or less regularly , under bridge , in pipe , under staircase , in purely temporary flimsy improvisations built by the road side ( which is liable to be removed any moment ) etc. are considered to have no dwellings and for such households code 1 will be recorded against this item. If the dwelling unit is owned by the sample household or it has owner - like possession of the dwelling , code - 2 will be recorded. If the accommodation is provided by the employer of a member of the sample household , it will be treated as quarters and code 3 will be given. If the dwelling is taken on rent payable at monthly , quarterly or any other periodic intervals or / on lease , it will be treated as a hired dwelling and code 4 will be recorded. code 9 will be entered in all other types of possession .

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Housing Condition and Migration Survey, January - June 1993 NSS 49th Round