Survey on Health Care July - June 1995-96
NSS 52nd Round

India, 1995 - 1996

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IND-NSSO-SHC-1995-v2.1

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Whether any medical services provided free by employer (MED_SERVICE)

Data file: Block 4_1_1

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Start: 42

End: 42

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: character

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Literal question

Was any kind of medical services provided by the employer?

Categories

Value	Category
0	No response
1	Yes: Govt.
2	Yes: Pvt.
3	No

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

If any part of the expenditure on medical treatment during the hospitalisation period is borne by the employer (of the patient or the one on whom the patient is dependent) code 1 or 2, depending upon the employer is a Govt. agency or a private agency, will be entered against this item. Otherwise, whether or not there is a employer, the entry will be 3. The codes for this item are as follows : CODE 1: Government(employer providing free medical services) CODE 2: Private ( employer providing free medical services) CODE 3: No (medical service not provided free by employer)

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Definition

Medical service provided free by employer : Often employers have their own arrangements for medical treatment of their employees and their dependents. Here we find out if any part of the expenditure on medical treatment during the hospitalisation period is borne by the employer (of the patient or the one on whom the patient is dependent)

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Survey on Health Care July - June 1995-96 NSS 52nd Round