Trade Survey , January 1997 - December 1997
NSS 53rd Round

India, 1997

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DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-53Rnd-Sch2dot41dot2-1997

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National Sample Survey Office

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Enterprise type (B1_q15)

Data file: Block-1-ID Particularts of Enterprises-Records

Overview

Valid: 155675

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Start: 32

End: 32

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: character

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Enterprise type

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Own account trading enterprise(OATE)	131195	84.3%
2	Non-directory trading enterprises (NDTE)	24480	15.7%

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

On the basis of the type of workers (hired or others), an enterprise will be classified as OATE or NDTE. If the enterprise has hired at least one worker on a fairly regular basis during the last 365 days and if total no. of workers (hired and others taken together) is less than six then it is an NDTE and code 2 may be recorded against this item.If the enterprise has not hired any worker on regular basis during the last 365 days and worked with household workers only then it is an OATE and code 1 may be recorded against this item. Note that, the enterprise type will be determined on the date of survey and the schedule will be canvassed on the basis of it.

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Trade Survey , January 1997 - December 1997 NSS 53rd Round