Household Consumer Expenditure, July 1999 - June 2000

NSS 55th Round

Household characteristics like, household size, principal industry-occupation, social group, land possessed, primary source of energy used for cooking and lighting etc. and perception of the household regarding sufficiency of food have been recorded in these blocks.

In this block detailed demographic particulars including age, sex, educational level, marital status, number of meals usually taken in a day etc. have been recorded.

Annual household expenditure for purchase and construction (including repairs and maintenance) of durable goods for domestic use has been recorded here.

Monthly household consumption of selected non-food items from home-produced stock has been recorded in this block.

Monthly household purchase of selected commodities supplied through public distribution system (P.D.S.) has been recorded in this block.

Particulars of goods and services received as part of wages and salaries or perquisites and gifts given and gifts received by the household during the last 30 days (only for non-food items) have been recorded in this block.

In this block cash purchase and household consumption of food, pan, tobacco and intoxicants during the last 30 days have been recorded.

In this block cash purchase and household consumption of fuel and light during the last 30 days have been recorded.

Annual household consumption of clothing has been recorded in this block.

Annual household consumption of footwear has been recorded in this block.

Household expenditure on education and medical (institutional) goods and services during the last 365 days has been recorded in this block.

Household expenditure on miscellaneous goods and services including medical (non-institutional) and rents and taxes during the last 30 days has been recorded in this block.