Household Consumer Expenditure, July 2000 - June 2001
NSS 56th Round

India, 2000 - 2001

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DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-56Rnd-Sch1-July2000-June2001

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National Sample Survey Office

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Household Consumption Expenditure

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Whether Ceremony? (B3_q15)

Data file: Blocks 1,3,10_Household characteristics and perception of household regarding sufficiency of food

Overview

Valid: 81482

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Start: 86

End: 86

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: character

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Did the household perform any ceremony during the last 30 days?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	1754	2.2%
2	No	79728	97.8%

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

Code 1 will be entered in the box space provided against this item if the household had performed at least one ceremony during the last 30 days preceding the date of enquiry, and code 2 will be entered if the household performed no such ceremony.

Description

Definition

Ceremonies are performed to solemnise some events of life, e.g. birth, marriage, etc. Members of a household may have to perform some religious rites consequent upon the death of a person. For various religions, faiths, there are some days in a yea, which are observed with ceremonial performances like offering puja, prayer, ritual performances, etc. Some of such ceremonies may be performed by household members as required under the social/religious customs without incurring expenditure for entertaining guests. On the other hand, some households may spend some amount of money for entertaining guests with meals, which are considered as an essential part of the ceremonies performed by them.

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Household Consumer Expenditure, July 2000 - June 2001 NSS 56th Round