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      <IDNo>DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-59Rnd-Sch1.0-2003</IDNo>
      <titl>Household Consumer Expenditure, Jan 2003 - Dec 2003</titl>
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    <titlStmt>
      <titl>Household Consumer Expenditure, Jan 2003 - Dec 2003</titl>
      <subTitl>NSS 59th Round</subTitl>
      <altTitl>HCES 2003  : NSS 59th Round</altTitl>
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      <IDNo>DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-59Rnd-Sch1.0-2003</IDNo>
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      <AuthEnty affiliation="M/o Statistics and Programme Implementation(MOSPI),Government of India (GOI)">National Sample Survey Office</AuthEnty>
      <othId role="Finalisation of survey study" affiliation="GOI" email="">
        <p>Governing council and Working Group</p>
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      <producer abbr="FOD" affiliation="National Sample Survey Office" role="Field Work">Field Operations Division</producer>
      <producer abbr="DPD" affiliation="National Sample Survey Office" role="Data Processing">Data Processing Division</producer>
      <producer abbr="CC, MOSPI" affiliation="M/o Statistcs and Programme Implementation(MOSPI),Government of India (GOI)" role="Tabulation and Dissemination">Computer Centre</producer>
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      <fundAg abbr="MOSPI" role="">M/o Statistics &amp; Programme Implementation, GOI</fundAg>
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      <contact affiliation="M/O Statistics &amp; PI, G/O India " URI="http://mospi.gov.in/" email="">ADG, SDRD , NSSO</contact>
      <contact affiliation="M/O Statistics &amp; PI, G/O India " URI="http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/site/home.aspx" email="">DDG, Computer Centre</contact>
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      <serInfo><![CDATA[The National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) has been set up by the Government of India in 1950 to collect socio-economic data employing scientific sampling methods. The NSSO conducts regular consumer expenditure surveys as part of its &quot;rounds&quot;, each round being normally of a year&#039;s duration and covering more than one subject of study. The surveys are conducted through household interviews, using a random sample of households covering practically the entire geographical area of the country. Surveys on consumer expenditure are being conducted quinquennially on a large sample of households from the 27th round (October 1972 - September 1973) onwards. Apart from these quinquennial surveys, the NSSO collected information on consumer expenditure from a smaller sample of households since 42nd round (July 1986 - June 1987). Nowadays every round of NSS includes a consumer expenditure survey (CES), giving rise to an annual series of consumption data. The National Sample Survey (NSS) started its fifty-ninth round from 1st January 2003. Fifty-ninth round of NSS is earmarked for collection of data on land and livestock holdings, debt and investment and situation assessment for Indian farmers, besides that on household consumer expenditure and employment-unemployment. The field operations of the survey commenced on 1st January 2003 and continued up to 31st December 2003. In order to reduce the recall error, the total information relating to each sample household was collected in two visits.  The first visit (January to August) broadly covered the Kharif season of the agricultural year 2002 - 2003 and the second (September to December) the corresponding Rabi season. The household consumer expenditure schedule used for the survey collected information on quantity and value of household consumption with a reference period of &quot;last 30 days&quot; for some items of consumption and &quot;last 365 days&quot; for some less frequently purchased items. To minimise recall errors, a very detailed item classification was, as usual, adopted to collect information. The schedule also collected some other household particulars including age, sex and educational level of each household member.

The field work for the survey was conducted, as usual, by the Field Operations Division of the Organisation. The collected data were processed by the Data Processing Division of NSSO and tabulated by the Computer Centre of Department of Statistics. The reports have been prepared by Survey Design &amp; Research Division (SDRD) of NSSO under the guidance of the Governing Council, NSSO.]]></serInfo>
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      <version date="2012-04-02">V1.0;  Re-organised anonymised dataset for  public distribution.</version>
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    <abstract><![CDATA[The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)  conducts regular consumer expenditure surveys as part of its &quot;rounds&quot;, each round being normally of a year&#039;s duration and covering more than one subject of study. The surveys are conducted through household interviews, using a random sample of households covering practically the entire geographical area of the country. Surveys on consumer expenditure are being conducted quinquennially on a large sample of households from the 27th round (October 1972 - September 1973) onwards. Apart from these quinquennial surveys, the NSSO collected information on consumer expenditure from a smaller sample of households since 42nd round (July 1986 - June 1987). Nowadays every round of NSS includes a consumer expenditure survey (CES), giving rise to an annual series of consumption data. The National Sample Survey (NSS) started its fifty-ninth round from 1st January 2003. Fifty-ninth round of NSS is earmarked for collection of data on land and livestock holdings, debt and investment and situation assessment for Indian farmers, besides that on household consumer expenditure and employment-unemployment. The field operations of the survey commenced on 1st January 2003 and continued up to 31st December 2003. In order to reduce the recall error, the total information relating to each sample household was collected in two visits.  The first visit (January to August) broadly covered the Kharif season of the agricultural year 2002 - 2003 and the second (September to December) the corresponding Rabi season. The household consumer expenditure schedule used for the survey collected information on quantity and value of household consumption with a reference period of &quot;last 30 days&quot; for some items of consumption and &quot;last 365 days&quot; for some less frequently purchased items. To minimise recall errors, a very detailed item classification was, as usual, adopted to collect information. The schedule also collected some other household particulars including age, sex and educational level etc. of each household member.]]></abstract>
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      <geogCover>The survey covered the whole of the Indian Union except (i) Leh (Ladakh) and Kargil districts of Jammu &amp; Kashmir, (ii) interior villages of Nagaland situated beyond five kilometres of the bus route and (iii) villages in Andaman and Nicobar Islands which remain inaccessible throughout the year.</geogCover>
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      <anlyUnit><![CDATA[Randomly selected households  based on sampling procedure and members of the household]]></anlyUnit>
      <universe><![CDATA[The survey used the interview method of data collection from a sample of randomly selected households and members of the household.]]></universe>
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    <notes><![CDATA[The NSSO surveys on consumer expenditure aim to measure the household consumer expenditure in quantitative terms disaggregated by various household characteristics. 

The data for this survey is collected in the NSS Schedule 1.0 used for household consumer expenditure.  For this round, the schedule had 9 blocks.

Blocks 0, 1 and 2 - are similar to the ones used in usual NSS rounds. These are used to record identification of sample households and particulars of field operations.

Block-3: Household characteristics like, household size, principal industry-occupation, social group, land possessed and cultivated, type of dwelling  etc. are recorded in this block.

Block-4: In this Block the detailed demographic particulars including age, sex, educational level, marital status, number of meals usually taken in a day etc. are recorded. 

Block-5: In this block cash purchase and consumption of food, pan, tobacco and intoxicants during the last 30 days are recorded. 

Block-5.1: In this block consumption of fuel &amp; light during the last 30 days is recorded.

Block-6: Consumption of clothing, bedding, etc. during the last 365 days is recorded in this block.

Block-7 : Consumption of footwear during the last 365 days  is recorded in this block.

Block-8.1 : Expenditure on education and medical (institutional) goods and services during the last 365 days is recorded in Block 9.

Block-8.2 : Expenditure on miscellaneous goods and services including medical (non-institutional), rents and taxes during the last 30 days has been recorded in this block.

Block-9 : Expenditure for purchase and construction (including repair and maintenance) of durable goods for domestic use during the last 365 days has been recorded in this block.]]></notes>
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      <sampProc><![CDATA[Broad Sample Design: 
A stratified multi-stage design has been adopted for the 59th round survey. The first stage unit (FSU) is the census village in the rural sector and UFS block in the urban sector. The ultimate stage units (USUs) are households in both the sectors. Hamlet-groups / sub-blocks constitute the intermediate stage whenever these are formed in the selected FSU.

Sampling Frame for First Stage Units: 
For rural areas, the list of villages (panchayat wards for Kerala) as per Population Census 1991 and for urban areas the latest UFS frame have been used as sampling frame. For stratification of towns by size class, provisional population of towns as per Census 2001 have been used.

Stratification: 

Rural Sector: Two special strata have been formed at the State/ UT level, viz.,
 Stratum 1: all FSUs with population between 0 to 50 and
Stratum 2:  FSUs with population more than 15,000.

Special stratum 1 was formed whenever at least 50 such FSUs were found in a State/UT. Similarly, special stratum 2 was formed if at least 4 such FSUs were found in a State/UT. Otherwise, such FSUs were merged with the general strata.

Urban Sector: In the urban sector, strata have been formed within each NSS region on the basis of size class of towns as per Population Census 2001. The stratum numbers and their composition (within each region) are given below.

stratum 1 :all towns with population less than  50,000
stratum 2 :all towns with population 50,000 or more but less than 2 lakhs
stratum 3 :all towns with population 2 lakhs or more but less than 10 lakhs
stratum 4, 5, 6,... :  each city with population 10 lakhs or more

The stratum numbers remained as above even if, in some regions, some of the strata did not exist.

Formation of Second Stage Strata and allocation of households for schedule 1.0:
Schedule 1.0:  Consumer Expenditure Survey: Two SSS are formed:

Rural:
SSS 1:households possessing land &lt; Y
SSS 2:households possessing land = Y

Urban:
SSS 1:households belonging to MPCE classes 1, 2 and 3
SSS 2:households belonging to MPCE class 4

Out of the four households selected for sch. 1.0, two households are covered in visit 1 and two in visit 2.
Sample households for each type of schedule are selected by SRSWOR in each SSS of each hg/sb.]]></sampProc>
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      <deviat>There was no deviation from the original sampling design.</deviat>
      <collMode>Face-to-face [f2f]</collMode>
      <resInstru><![CDATA[Summary description of the schedule 1.0 on consumer expenditure is given below. 

Blocks 0, 1 and 2 - are similar to the ones used in usual NSS rounds. These are used to record identification of sample households and particulars of field operations.

Block-3: Household characteristics like, household size, principal industry-occupation, social group, land possessed and cultivated, type of dwelling  etc. are recorded in this block.

Block-4: In this Block the detailed demographic particulars including age, sex, educational level, marital status, number of meals usually taken in a day etc. are recorded. 

Block-5: In this block cash purchase and consumption of food, pan, tobacco and intoxicants during the last 30 days are recorded. 

Block-5.1: In this block consumption of fuel &amp; light during the last 30 days is recorded.

Block-6: Consumption of clothing, bedding, etc. during the last 365 days is recorded in this block.

Block-7 : Consumption of footwear during the last 365 days  is recorded in this block.

Block-8.1 : Expenditure on education and medical (institutional) goods and services during the last 365 days is recorded in Block 9.

Block-8.2 : Expenditure on miscellaneous goods and services including medical (non-institutional), rents and taxes during the last 30 days has been recorded in this block.

Block-9 : Expenditure for purchase and construction (including repair and maintenance) of durable goods for domestic use during the last 365 days has been recorded in this block.]]></resInstru>
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1.  Weight   for each sub sample is stored in the variable name   : Wgt_SubSample
2. Combined subsample  weight   is stored in  the variable name : Wgt_Combined]]></weight>
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      <notes><![CDATA[]]></notes>
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      <contact affiliation="M/O Statistics and Programme Implementation" URI="http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/site/home.aspx" email="nssodata@gmail.com">Computer Centre</contact>
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      <conditions><![CDATA[Validated unit level data relating to various survey rounds are available on CD-ROMS which can be obtained from the Deputy Director General, Computer Centre, M/O Statistics and PI, East Block No. 10 R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 by remitting the price along with packaging and postal charges as well as giving an undertaking duly signed in a specified format.The amount is to be remitted by way of demand draft drawn in favour of Pay &amp; Accounts Officer, Ministry of Statistics &amp; Programme Implementation, payable at New Delhi.]]></conditions>
      <disclaimer><![CDATA[The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.]]></disclaimer>
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    <fileName>Block 5_Monthly household expenditure on food and non food items</fileName>
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    <fileCont>This file contains details of monthly household expenditure on consumption of fuel &amp; light.</fileCont>
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    <fileName>Block 7_Household expenditure on footwear</fileName>
    <fileCont>This file contains details of annual household expenditure on consumption of footwear.</fileCont>
    <dimensns>
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    <dataChck></dataChck>
    <dataMsng></dataMsng>
    <verStmt>
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  <notes></notes>
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    <fileCont>This file contains details of annual household expenditure on education and medical (institutional) goods and services.</fileCont>
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    <verStmt>
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    <fileName>Block 8pt2_ Monthly household expenditure on misc goods and services</fileName>
    <fileCont>This file contains details of monthly household expenditure on miscellaneous goods and services including medical (non-institutional), rents and taxes.</fileCont>
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    <dataMsng></dataMsng>
    <verStmt>
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  <notes></notes>
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    <fileName>Blocks 1,2_Identification of Sample Household</fileName>
    <fileCont>This file contains information for identification of sample household and particulars of field operation.</fileCont>
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    <dataMsng></dataMsng>
    <verStmt>
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  <notes></notes>
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    <fileName>Blocks 3,10_Household Characteristics</fileName>
    <fileCont>This block contains data on various household characteristics.</fileCont>
    <dimensns>
      <caseQnty>41013</caseQnty>
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    <dataMsng></dataMsng>
    <verStmt>
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  <notes></notes>
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  <location width="15"/>
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  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <codInstr>This variable has been derived for uniquely identifying  a person within a household by combining HHID (key to identify a household) and serial number of members.</codInstr>
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  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="10"/>
  <labl>Key to identify a household</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <codInstr>This variable has been derived for identifying  a household by combining serial no. of village / block, Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no., second stage stratum, visit number and sample household number.</codInstr>
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<var ID="V3" name="CentreCodeRoundShift" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
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  <location width="3"/>
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  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V4" name="Vill_Blk_Slno" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
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  <qstn>
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  <sumStat type="invd"/>
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  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
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<var ID="V5" name="Round" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
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  <location width="2"/>
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  <sumStat type="invd"/>
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  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Indicates the NSS round number of this survey.</txt>
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<var ID="V6" name="ScheduleNumber" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
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    <qstnLit>Schedule Number</qstnLit>
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  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Indicates the NSS schedule number of this survey.</txt>
</var>
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  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
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  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
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<var ID="V8" name="Sector" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sector</labl>
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    <qstnLit>Sector</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Sector : A word used for the rural-urban demarcation.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V9" name="St_Region" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>State - region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State - region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Regions are hierarchical domains of study below the level of State/ Union Territory in the NSS.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V10" name="State" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>State</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <codInstr>This variable has been derived from the variable "State - region" to enable the users to easily access state wise data.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V11" name="District" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>District</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>District</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V12" name="Stratum" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Stratum Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Stratum Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V13" name="SubRound" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub-Round</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub-Round</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V14" name="SubSample" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub - sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub - sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>An important feature of the NSS sampling design is that  the total sample of first stage units is drawn in the form of two  or more independent and parallel samples, termed as interpenetrating sub-samples. Each sub- sample is  drawn by the same 
sampling scheme and is capable of providing valid estimates of the population parameters. The comparison of sub-sample wise estimates shows  the margin of uncertainty associated with the combined sample estimate. 
 
Interpenetrating sub-samples have been used in NSS (i) to obtain valid estimates from each sub-round (season) of the survey  round, and (ii) to ensure that Central and State samples for any State/ UT cover independent and equally valid samples of units. 

The samples surveyed by the NSSO staff are termed as Central sample and the matched samples surveyed by State Government staff are termed as State sample.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V15" name="FODSubRegion" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="4"/>
  <labl>FOD Sub-Region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>FOD Sub-Region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V16" name="HamletGroup" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V17" name="Stage2_Stratum" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Second Stage Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Second Stage Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V18" name="Visit_no" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Visit No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Visit No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V19" name="Hhold_no" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Sample Household Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample Household Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V20" name="Lvl" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Level</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Level</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V21" name="B4_q1" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Serial No. of members</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Serial No. of members</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V22" name="B4_q3" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Relation to Head Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>What is your relation to head of the household?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V23" name="B4_q4" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sex Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sex of the member</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V24" name="B4_q5" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Age</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Age of the member</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">99.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">27.287366581479255</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">19.39254121484729</sumStat>
  <catgry>
    <catStat type="vald"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1</catValu>
    <catStat type="invd"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2</catValu>
    <catStat type="min"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3</catValu>
    <catStat type="max"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4</catValu>
    <catStat type="mean"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5</catValu>
    <catStat type="stdev"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>6</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>7</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>8</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>9</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>10</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>11</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>12</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>13</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>14</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>15</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>16</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>17</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>18</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>19</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>20</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>21</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>22</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>23</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>24</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>25</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>26</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>27</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>28</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>29</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>30</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>31</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>32</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>33</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>34</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>35</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>36</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>37</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>38</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>39</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>40</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>41</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>42</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>43</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>44</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>45</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>46</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>47</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>48</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>49</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>50</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>51</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>52</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>53</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>54</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>55</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>56</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>57</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>58</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>59</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>60</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>61</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>62</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>63</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>64</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>65</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>66</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>67</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>68</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>69</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>70</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>71</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>72</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>73</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>74</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>75</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>76</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>77</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>78</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>79</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>80</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>81</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>82</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>83</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>84</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>85</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>86</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>87</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>88</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>89</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>90</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>91</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>92</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>93</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>94</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>95</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>96</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>97</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>98</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>99</catValu>
  </catgry>
</var>
<var ID="V25" name="B4_q6" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Marital Status Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Marital status of the member</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V26" name="B4_q7" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>General Education Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Education of the member</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V27" name="B4_q8" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Usual Activity. Principal Status</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Usual Activity. Principal Status</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>The usual activity status relates to the activity status of a person during the reference period of 365 days preceding the date of survey.  The activity status on which a person spent relatively longer time (major time criterion) during the 365 days preceding the date of survey is considered the principal usual activity status of the person.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V28" name="B4_q9" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Usual Activity. Principal NIC code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Usual Activity. Principal NIC code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V29" name="B4_q10" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Usual Activity. Subsidiary Status</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Usual Activity. Subsidiary Status</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>For a person it may be necessary to ascertain whether he or she worked in a subsidiary capacity during the 365 days preceding the date of survey or not; in other words, whether he or she had a subsidiary economic usual status.  This has to be ascertained for all the three broad categories of persons initially classified as 'employed', 'unemployed' and 'not in labour force'.  To illustrate, a person categorised as working and assigned the principal usual activity status 'self-employed' may also be engaged for a relatively shorter time during the year as casual wage labour.  In such a case, he will be considered to have worked also in a subsidiary capacity (i.e., having a subsidiary economic status which is different from the principal status).  On the other hand, a person may be self-employed in trade for a relatively longer period and simultaneously also engaged in agricultural production for a relatively minor time.  In such a case, the principal usual activity status will be 'self-employed in trade' and subsidiary economic status, 'self-employed in agriculture'.  Similarly, persons categorised as 'unemployed' or 'not in labour force' on the basis of 'relatively longer time' criterion might have pursued some economic activity for relatively shorter time during the year.  In all the above cases, they will be treated to have had subsidiary economic usual status.  It may be noted that engagement in work in subsidiary capacity may arise out of two situations:
 
        (i) a person may be engaged for a relatively longer period during the 365 days in one economic activity/non-economic activity and for a relatively shorter period in another economic activity;
       (ii) a person may be pursuing one economic activity/non-economic activity almost throughout the year in the principal status and also simultaneously pursuing another economic activity for relatively shorter time in a subsidiary capacity.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V30" name="B4_q11" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Usual Activity. Subsidiary NIC code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Usual Activity. Subsidiary NIC code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V31" name="B4_q12" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Weekly Activity. Status</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Weekly Activity. Status</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>The current weekly activity status of a person will be the activity status obtaining for a person during a reference period of seven days preceding the date of survey. Irrespective of the usual activity pursued by a person, his/her current weekly activity will be determined strictly on the basis of the activities pursued by the person during the reference period of seven days preceding the date of survey adopting the priority criterion. Even self-employed persons, one need not prejudge and take for granted that the current activity situation for them will be identical with the usual activity situation. A careful probe on the part of the investigator regarding the various activities pursued by the person during the seven days preceding the date of survey is, therefore, necessary for ascertaining his/her current weekly activity status. In defining the 'activity status', it has already been mentioned that the activities are grouped broadly into three categories, namely:
         (i)  working,
        (ii)  not working but seeking and/or available for work, and
       (iii)  neither working nor available for work.
According to the priority criterion, the status of 'working' gets priority over the status 'not working but seeking and/or available for work' which in turn gets priority over the status of 'neither working nor available for work'. In the category, 'not working but seeking and/or available for work', the status 'seeking' gets priority over the status of 'not seeking but available for work'. A person would be considered 'working (or employed)' if he/she while pursuing any economic activity had worked for at least one hour on any one day during the week preceding the date of survey. A person would be considered 'seeking and/or available for work (or unemployed)' if during the reference week no 'work' was done by the person but he or she had made efforts to get work or had been available for work during the reference week though not actively seeking work, in the belief that no work was available. A person who had neither worked nor was available for work will be considered to be engaged in non-economic activities (or not in labour force).</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V32" name="B4_q13" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Weekly Activity NIC code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Weekly Activity NIC code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V33" name="B4_q14" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Days Stayed away</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How many days a member has stayed away from the household?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">39607</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">173257</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">30.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">2.133966218092761</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">5.304006443438539</sumStat>
  <catgry>
    <catStat type="vald"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1</catValu>
    <catStat type="invd"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2</catValu>
    <catStat type="min"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3</catValu>
    <catStat type="max"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4</catValu>
    <catStat type="mean"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5</catValu>
    <catStat type="stdev"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>6</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>7</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>8</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>9</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>10</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>11</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>12</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>13</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>14</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>15</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>16</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>17</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>18</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>19</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>20</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>21</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>22</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>23</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>24</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>25</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>26</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>27</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>28</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>29</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>30</catValu>
  </catgry>
</var>
<var ID="V34" name="B4_q15" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>No. of Meals per day</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How many meals do you usually take in a day?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212282</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">582</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">3.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">2.4293863822651</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">0.5507403694715548</sumStat>
  <catgry>
    <catStat type="vald"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1</catValu>
    <catStat type="invd"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2</catValu>
    <catStat type="min"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3</catValu>
    <catStat type="max"/>
  </catgry>
</var>
<var ID="V35" name="B4_q16" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Meals (School)</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>If  you or any member of the household  take meals free of cost from school, balwadi etc, then how many such meals are taken in a day?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">25593</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">187271</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">90.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">1.9402180283671315</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">6.505673977667257</sumStat>
  <catgry>
    <catStat type="vald"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1</catValu>
    <catStat type="invd"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2</catValu>
    <catStat type="min"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3</catValu>
    <catStat type="max"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4</catValu>
    <catStat type="mean"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5</catValu>
    <catStat type="stdev"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>6</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>7</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>8</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>9</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>10</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>11</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>12</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>13</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>14</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>15</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>16</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>17</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>18</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>19</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>20</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>21</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>22</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>23</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>24</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>25</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>26</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>28</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>30</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>34</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>40</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>46</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>48</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>50</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>54</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>60</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>66</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>72</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>81</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>90</catValu>
  </catgry>
</var>
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  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Meals (Employer)</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>If you or any member of the household  take meals free of cost from employer, then how many such meals do you take in a day?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">24143</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">188721</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">90.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">0.7666404340802717</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">5.685322482716624</sumStat>
  <catgry>
    <catStat type="vald"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1</catValu>
    <catStat type="invd"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2</catValu>
    <catStat type="min"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3</catValu>
    <catStat type="max"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4</catValu>
    <catStat type="mean"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5</catValu>
    <catStat type="stdev"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>6</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>7</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>8</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>9</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>10</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>11</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>12</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>13</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>14</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>15</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>16</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>17</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>18</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>20</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>21</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>22</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>23</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>24</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>25</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>26</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>27</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>28</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>29</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>30</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>32</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>34</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>36</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>38</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>39</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>40</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>41</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>44</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>45</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>46</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>48</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>50</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>52</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>54</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>56</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>60</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>63</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>66</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>69</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>70</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>74</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>75</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>80</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>84</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>90</catValu>
  </catgry>
</var>
<var ID="V37" name="B4_q18" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Meals (Others)</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>If you or any member of the household take meals free of cost from others, then how many such meals do you take in a day?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">36380</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">176484</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">90.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">4.825178669598681</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">12.148234290210649</sumStat>
  <catgry>
    <catStat type="vald"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1</catValu>
    <catStat type="invd"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2</catValu>
    <catStat type="min"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3</catValu>
    <catStat type="max"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4</catValu>
    <catStat type="mean"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5</catValu>
    <catStat type="stdev"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>6</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>7</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>8</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>9</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>10</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>11</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>12</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>13</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>14</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>15</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>16</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>17</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>18</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>19</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>20</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>21</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>22</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>23</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>24</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>25</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>26</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>27</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>28</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>29</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>30</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>32</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>33</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>34</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>35</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>36</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>37</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>38</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>39</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>40</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>42</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>43</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>44</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>45</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>46</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>47</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>48</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>50</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>51</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>52</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>54</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>55</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>56</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>57</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>58</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>60</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>66</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>69</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>70</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>72</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>75</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>78</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>80</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>81</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>82</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>84</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>86</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>87</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>88</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>90</catValu>
  </catgry>
</var>
<var ID="V38" name="B4_q19" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Meals (Payment)</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>If you or any member of the household take meals away from home on payment, then how many such meals do you take?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">28198</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">184666</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">90.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">2.9508475778424</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">10.825127429342656</sumStat>
  <catgry>
    <catStat type="vald"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1</catValu>
    <catStat type="invd"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2</catValu>
    <catStat type="min"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3</catValu>
    <catStat type="max"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4</catValu>
    <catStat type="mean"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5</catValu>
    <catStat type="stdev"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>6</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>7</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>8</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>9</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>10</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>11</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>12</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>13</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>14</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>15</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>16</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>17</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>18</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>19</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>20</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>21</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>22</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>23</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>24</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>25</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>26</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>27</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>28</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>29</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>30</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>31</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>32</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>34</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>35</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>36</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>38</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>39</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>40</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>42</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>43</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>44</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>45</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>46</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>47</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>48</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>50</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>51</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>52</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>54</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>55</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>56</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>58</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>59</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>60</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>61</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>62</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>63</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>65</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>66</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>69</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>70</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>72</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>74</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>75</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>76</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>78</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>80</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>81</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>84</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>86</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>90</catValu>
  </catgry>
</var>
<var ID="V39" name="B4_q20" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Meals(At Home)</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How many meals are taken at home in a day?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">211453</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">1411</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">99.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">71.42508737166179</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">17.233376556093795</sumStat>
  <catgry>
    <catStat type="vald"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1</catValu>
    <catStat type="invd"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2</catValu>
    <catStat type="min"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3</catValu>
    <catStat type="max"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4</catValu>
    <catStat type="mean"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5</catValu>
    <catStat type="stdev"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>6</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>7</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>8</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>9</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>10</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>11</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>12</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>13</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>14</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>15</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>16</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>18</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>20</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>21</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>22</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>23</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>24</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>25</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>26</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>27</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>28</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>29</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>30</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>31</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>32</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>33</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>34</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>35</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>36</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>37</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>38</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>39</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>40</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>41</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>42</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>43</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>44</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>45</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>46</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>47</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>48</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>49</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>50</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>51</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>52</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>53</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>54</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>55</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>56</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>57</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>58</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>59</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>60</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>61</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>62</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>63</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>64</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>65</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>66</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>67</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>68</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>69</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>70</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>71</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>72</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>73</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>74</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>75</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>76</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>77</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>78</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>79</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>80</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>81</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>82</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>83</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>84</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>85</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>86</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>87</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>88</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>89</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>90</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>99</catValu>
  </catgry>
</var>
<var ID="V40" name="NSS" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>NSS</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>NSS</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V41" name="NSC" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>NSC</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>NSC</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V42" name="MLT" files="F1" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="10"/>
  <labl>Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">4.5</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">1073108.36</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">9294.023436466478</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">13007.067942827007</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V43" name="Wgt_SubSample" files="F1" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Sub sample Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.045</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">10731.083600000002</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">92.94023436466476</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">130.07067942827007</sumStat>
  <codInstr>For generating sub sample estimates, this weight should be applied. It has been calculated as follows:
Wgt_SubSample = MLT/100</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V44" name="Wgt_Combined" files="F1" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Combined Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">212864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0225</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">5365.541800000001</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">46.780691506313886</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">67.43868735065632</sumStat>
  <codInstr>For generating sub sample combined estimates, this weight should be applied. It has been calculated as follows:

Wgt_Combined = MLT/100, if NSS=NSC
or
Wgt_Combined = MLT/200, if NSS &lt; NSC</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V45" name="HHID" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="10"/>
  <labl>Key to identify a household</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <codInstr>This variable has been derived for identifying  a household by combining serial no. of village / block, Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no., second stage stratum, visit number and sample household number.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V46" name="CentreCodeRoundShift" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Centre code, Round, Shift</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Centre code, Round, Shift</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V47" name="Vill_Blk_Slno" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Serial no of village / Block</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Serial no of village / Block</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>The first-stage units are census villages in  the rural sector and the NSSO urban frame survey (UFS) blocks in  the urban  sector. This variable indicates the serial number assigned to such units.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V48" name="Round" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Round</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Round</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Indicates the NSS round number of this survey.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V49" name="ScheduleNumber" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Schedule Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Schedule Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Indicates the NSS schedule number of this survey.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V50" name="Sample" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V51" name="Sector" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sector</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sector</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Sector : A word used for the rural-urban demarcation.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V52" name="St_Region" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>State - region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State - region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Regions are hierarchical domains of study below the level of State/ Union Territory in the NSS.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V53" name="State" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>State</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <codInstr>This variable has been derived from the variable "State - region" to enable the users to easily access state wise data.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V54" name="District" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>District</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>District</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V55" name="Stratum" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Stratum Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Stratum Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V56" name="SubRound" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub-Round</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub-Round</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V57" name="SubSample" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub - sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub - sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>An important feature of the NSS sampling design is that  the total sample of first stage units is drawn in the form of two  or more independent and parallel samples, termed as interpenetrating sub-samples. Each sub- sample is  drawn by the same 
sampling scheme and is capable of providing valid estimates of the population parameters. The comparison of sub-sample wise estimates shows  the margin of uncertainty associated with the combined sample estimate. 
 
Interpenetrating sub-samples have been used in NSS (i) to obtain valid estimates from each sub-round (season) of the survey  round, and (ii) to ensure that Central and State samples for any State/ UT cover independent and equally valid samples of units. 

The samples surveyed by the NSSO staff are termed as Central sample and the matched samples surveyed by State Government staff are termed as State sample.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V58" name="FODSubRegion" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="4"/>
  <labl>FOD Sub-Region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>FOD Sub-Region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V59" name="HamletGroup" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V60" name="Stage2_Stratum" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Second Stage Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Second Stage Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V61" name="Visit_no" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Visit No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Visit No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V62" name="Hhold_no" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Sample Household Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample Household Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V63" name="Lvl" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Level</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Level</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V64" name="B5_q1" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Block 5 Item Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Block 5 Item Code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V65" name="B5_q3" files="F2" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Quantity</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much quantity of the item was purchased by the household in the last 30 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1686505</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">237367</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">122110.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">84.56655058242089</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">297.0522777045459</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V66" name="B5_q4" files="F2" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Value</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much money was spent by the household on the purchase of the item in the last 30 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923871</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">1</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.05</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">31795.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">87.56215741595985</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">189.070652547908</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V67" name="B5_q5" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Source Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>What was the source of obtaining the item?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V68" name="NSS" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>NSS</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>NSS</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V69" name="NSC" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>NSC</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>NSC</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V70" name="MLT" files="F2" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="10"/>
  <labl>Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">4.5</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">1073108.36</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">9502.837581445126</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">12996.262090204167</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V71" name="Wgt_SubSample" files="F2" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Sub sample Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.045</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">10731.083600000002</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">95.02837581445125</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">129.96262090204164</sumStat>
  <codInstr>For generating sub sample estimates, this weight should be applied. It has been calculated as follows:
Wgt_SubSample = MLT/100</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V72" name="Wgt_Combined" files="F2" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Combined Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">1923872</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0225</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">5365.541800000001</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">47.83895408184638</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">67.47140779197638</sumStat>
  <codInstr>For generating sub sample combined estimates, this weight should be applied. It has been calculated as follows:

Wgt_Combined = MLT/100, if NSS=NSC
or
Wgt_Combined = MLT/200, if NSS &lt; NSC</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V73" name="HHID" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="10"/>
  <labl>Key to identify a household</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <codInstr>This variable has been derived for identifying  a household by combining serial no. of village / block, Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no., second stage stratum, visit number and sample household number.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V74" name="CentreCodeRoundShift" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Centre code, Round, Shift</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Centre code, Round, Shift</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V75" name="Vill_Blk_Slno" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Serial no of village / Block</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Serial no of village / Block</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>The first-stage units are census villages in  the rural sector and the NSSO urban frame survey (UFS) blocks in  the urban  sector. This variable indicates the serial number assigned to such units.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V76" name="Round" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Round</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Round</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Indicates the NSS round number of this survey.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V77" name="ScheduleNumber" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Schedule Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Schedule Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Indicates the NSS schedule number of this survey.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V78" name="Sector" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sector</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sector</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Sector : A word used for the rural-urban demarcation.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V79" name="Sample" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V80" name="St_Region" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>State - region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State - region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Regions are hierarchical domains of study below the level of State/ Union Territory in the NSS.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V81" name="State" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>State</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <codInstr>This variable has been derived from the variable "State - region" to enable the users to easily access state wise data.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V82" name="District" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>District</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>District</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V83" name="Stratum" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Stratum Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Stratum Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V84" name="SubRound" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub-Round</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub-Round</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V85" name="SubSample" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub - sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub - sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>An important feature of the NSS sampling design is that  the total sample of first stage units is drawn in the form of two  or more independent and parallel samples, termed as interpenetrating sub-samples. Each sub- sample is  drawn by the same 
sampling scheme and is capable of providing valid estimates of the population parameters. The comparison of sub-sample wise estimates shows  the margin of uncertainty associated with the combined sample estimate. 
 
Interpenetrating sub-samples have been used in NSS (i) to obtain valid estimates from each sub-round (season) of the survey  round, and (ii) to ensure that Central and State samples for any State/ UT cover independent and equally valid samples of units. 

The samples surveyed by the NSSO staff are termed as Central sample and the matched samples surveyed by State Government staff are termed as State sample.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V86" name="FODSubRegion" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="4"/>
  <labl>FOD Sub-Region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>FOD Sub-Region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V87" name="HamletGroup" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V88" name="Stage2_Stratum" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Second Stage Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Second Stage Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V89" name="Visit_no" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Visit No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Visit No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V90" name="Hhold_no" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Sample Household Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample Household Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V91" name="Lvl" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Level</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Level</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V92" name="B5_1_q1" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Block 5.1 Item Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Block 5.1 Item Code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V93" name="B5_1_q3" files="F3" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Quantity</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much quantity of the item was purchased by the household in the last 30 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">152568</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">54574</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.01</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">14200.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">44.779884903783795</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">95.24560656139313</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V94" name="B5_1_q4" files="F3" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Value</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much money was spent by the household on the purchase of the item in the last 30 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.1</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">7656.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">142.90159842040725</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">198.53509343629312</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V95" name="B5_1_q5" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Source Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>What was the source of obtaining the item?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V96" name="NSS" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>NSS</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>NSS</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V97" name="NSC" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>NSC</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>NSC</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V98" name="MLT" files="F3" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="10"/>
  <labl>Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">4.5</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">1073108.36</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">9707.317965984688</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">13031.61539791427</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V99" name="Wgt_SubSample" files="F3" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Sub sample Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.045</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">10731.083600000002</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">97.07317965984686</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">130.31615397914268</sumStat>
  <codInstr>For generating sub sample estimates, this weight should be applied. It has been calculated as follows:
Wgt_SubSample = MLT/100</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V100" name="Wgt_Combined" files="F3" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Combined Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">207142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0225</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">5365.541800000001</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">48.86114004668295</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">67.65802273992628</sumStat>
  <codInstr>For generating sub sample combined estimates, this weight should be applied. It has been calculated as follows:

Wgt_Combined = MLT/100, if NSS=NSC
or
Wgt_Combined = MLT/200, if NSS &lt; NSC</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V101" name="HHID" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="10"/>
  <labl>Key to identify a household</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <codInstr>This variable has been derived for identifying  a household by combining serial no. of village / block, Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no., second stage stratum, visit number and sample household number.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V102" name="CentreCodeRoundShift" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Centre code, Round, Shift</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Centre code, Round, Shift</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V103" name="Vill_Blk_Slno" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Serial no of village / Block</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Serial no of village / Block</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>The first-stage units are census villages in  the rural sector and the NSSO urban frame survey (UFS) blocks in  the urban  sector. This variable indicates the serial number assigned to such units.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V104" name="Round" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Round</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Round</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Indicates the NSS round number of this survey.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V105" name="ScheduleNumber" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Schedule Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Schedule Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Indicates the NSS schedule number of this survey.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V106" name="Sample" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V107" name="Sector" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sector</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sector</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Sector : A word used for the rural-urban demarcation.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V108" name="St_Region" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>State - region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State - region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Regions are hierarchical domains of study below the level of State/ Union Territory in the NSS.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V109" name="State" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>State</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <codInstr>This variable has been derived from the variable "State - region" to enable the users to easily access state wise data.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V110" name="District" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>District</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>District</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V111" name="Stratum" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Stratum Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Stratum Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V112" name="SubRound" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub-Round</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub-Round</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V113" name="SubSample" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub - sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub - sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>An important feature of the NSS sampling design is that  the total sample of first stage units is drawn in the form of two  or more independent and parallel samples, termed as interpenetrating sub-samples. Each sub- sample is  drawn by the same 
sampling scheme and is capable of providing valid estimates of the population parameters. The comparison of sub-sample wise estimates shows  the margin of uncertainty associated with the combined sample estimate. 
 
Interpenetrating sub-samples have been used in NSS (i) to obtain valid estimates from each sub-round (season) of the survey  round, and (ii) to ensure that Central and State samples for any State/ UT cover independent and equally valid samples of units. 

The samples surveyed by the NSSO staff are termed as Central sample and the matched samples surveyed by State Government staff are termed as State sample.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V114" name="FODSubRegion" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="4"/>
  <labl>FOD Sub-Region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>FOD Sub-Region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V115" name="HamletGroup" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V116" name="Stage2_Stratum" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Second Stage Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Second Stage Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V117" name="Visit_no" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Visit No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Visit No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V118" name="Hhold_no" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Sample Household Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample Household Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V119" name="Lvl" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Level</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Level</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V120" name="B6_q1" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Block 6 Item Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Block 6 Item Code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V121" name="B6_q3" files="F4" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Quantity</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much quantity of the clothing item was purchased by the household in the last 365 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">295785</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">75500</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">500003.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">20.6749505214944</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">955.6720456230832</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V122" name="B6_q4" files="F4" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Value</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much money was spent by the household on the purchase of the clothing item in the last 365 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.6</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">104260.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">729.0928415637583</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">1386.8414477044098</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V123" name="NSS" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>NSS</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>NSS</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V124" name="NSC" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>NSC</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>NSC</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V125" name="MLT" files="F4" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="10"/>
  <labl>Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">4.5</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">1073108.36</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">9445.332329423489</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">12854.361759610227</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V126" name="Wgt_SubSample" files="F4" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Sub sample Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.045</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">10731.083600000002</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">94.45332329423489</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">128.54361759610225</sumStat>
  <codInstr>For generating sub sample estimates, this weight should be applied. It has been calculated as follows:
Wgt_SubSample = MLT/100</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V127" name="Wgt_Combined" files="F4" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Combined Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">371285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0225</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">5365.541800000001</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">47.54396042958913</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">66.84154290313836</sumStat>
  <codInstr>For generating sub sample combined estimates, this weight should be applied. It has been calculated as follows:

Wgt_Combined = MLT/100, if NSS=NSC
or
Wgt_Combined = MLT/200, if NSS &lt; NSC</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V128" name="HHID" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="10"/>
  <labl>Key to identify a household</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <codInstr>This variable has been derived for identifying  a household by combining serial no. of village / block, Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no., second stage stratum, visit number and sample household number.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V129" name="CentreCodeRoundShift" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Centre code, Round, Shift</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Centre code, Round, Shift</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V130" name="Vill_Blk_Slno" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Serial no of village / Block</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Serial no of village / Block</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>The first-stage units are census villages in  the rural sector and the NSSO urban frame survey (UFS) blocks in  the urban  sector. This variable indicates the serial number assigned to such units.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V131" name="Round" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Round</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Round</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Indicates the NSS round number of this survey.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V132" name="ScheduleNumber" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Schedule Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Schedule Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Indicates the NSS schedule number of this survey.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V133" name="Sample" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V134" name="Sector" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sector</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sector</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Sector : A word used for the rural-urban demarcation.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V135" name="St_Region" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>State - region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State - region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Regions are hierarchical domains of study below the level of State/ Union Territory in the NSS.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V136" name="State" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>State</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <codInstr>This variable has been derived from the variable "State - region" to enable the users to easily access state wise data.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V137" name="District" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>District</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>District</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V138" name="Stratum" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Stratum Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Stratum Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V139" name="SubRound" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub-Round</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub-Round</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V140" name="SubSample" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub - sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub - sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>An important feature of the NSS sampling design is that  the total sample of first stage units is drawn in the form of two  or more independent and parallel samples, termed as interpenetrating sub-samples. Each sub- sample is  drawn by the same 
sampling scheme and is capable of providing valid estimates of the population parameters. The comparison of sub-sample wise estimates shows  the margin of uncertainty associated with the combined sample estimate. 
 
Interpenetrating sub-samples have been used in NSS (i) to obtain valid estimates from each sub-round (season) of the survey  round, and (ii) to ensure that Central and State samples for any State/ UT cover independent and equally valid samples of units. 

The samples surveyed by the NSSO staff are termed as Central sample and the matched samples surveyed by State Government staff are termed as State sample.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V141" name="FODSubRegion" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="4"/>
  <labl>FOD Sub-Region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>FOD Sub-Region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V142" name="HamletGroup" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V143" name="Stage2_Stratum" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Second Stage Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Second Stage Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V144" name="Visit_no" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Visit No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Visit No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V145" name="Hhold_no" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Sample Household Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample Household Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V146" name="Lvl" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Level</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Level</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V147" name="B7_q1" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Block 7 Item Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Block 7 Item Code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V148" name="B7_q3" files="F5" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Quantity</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How many pairs of the footwear item were purchased by the household in the last 365 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">122745</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">7</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">40.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">0.042359525846266656</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">0.16202533676757816</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V149" name="B7_q4" files="F5" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Value</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much money was spent by the household on the purchase of the footwear item in the last 365 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.01</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">3150.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">4.42848589025026</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">22.423067844743898</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V150" name="NSS" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>NSS</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>NSS</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V151" name="NSC" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>NSC</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>NSC</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V152" name="MLT" files="F5" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="10"/>
  <labl>Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">4.5</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">1073108.36</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">9122.443150905892</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">13855.430257426586</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V153" name="Wgt_SubSample" files="F5" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Sub sample Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.045</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">10731.083600000002</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">91.22443150905892</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">138.55430257426582</sumStat>
  <codInstr>For generating sub sample estimates, this weight should be applied. It has been calculated as follows:
Wgt_SubSample = MLT/100</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V154" name="Wgt_Combined" files="F5" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Combined Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">122752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0225</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">5365.541800000001</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">45.91112437882886</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">71.37190705349168</sumStat>
  <codInstr>For generating sub sample combined estimates, this weight should be applied. It has been calculated as follows:

Wgt_Combined = MLT/100, if NSS=NSC
or
Wgt_Combined = MLT/200, if NSS &lt; NSC</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V155" name="HHID" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="10"/>
  <labl>Key to identify a household</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <codInstr>This variable has been derived for identifying  a household by combining serial no. of village / block, Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no., second stage stratum, visit number and sample household number.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V156" name="CentreCodeRoundShift" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Centre code, Round, Shift</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Centre code, Round, Shift</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V157" name="Vill_Blk_Slno" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Serial no of village / Block</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Serial no of village / Block</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>The first-stage units are census villages in  the rural sector and the NSSO urban frame survey (UFS) blocks in  the urban  sector. This variable indicates the serial number assigned to such units.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V158" name="Round" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Round</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Round</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Indicates the NSS round number of this survey.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V159" name="ScheduleNumber" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Schedule Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Schedule Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Indicates the NSS schedule number of this survey.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V160" name="Sample" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V161" name="Sector" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sector</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sector</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Sector : A word used for the rural-urban demarcation.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V162" name="St_Region" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>State - region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State - region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Regions are hierarchical domains of study below the level of State/ Union Territory in the NSS.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V163" name="State" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>State</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <codInstr>This variable has been derived from the variable "State - region" to enable the users to easily access state wise data.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V164" name="District" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>District</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>District</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V165" name="Stratum" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Stratum Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Stratum Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V166" name="SubRound" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub-Round</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub-Round</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V167" name="SubSample" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub - sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub - sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>An important feature of the NSS sampling design is that  the total sample of first stage units is drawn in the form of two  or more independent and parallel samples, termed as interpenetrating sub-samples. Each sub- sample is  drawn by the same 
sampling scheme and is capable of providing valid estimates of the population parameters. The comparison of sub-sample wise estimates shows  the margin of uncertainty associated with the combined sample estimate. 
 
Interpenetrating sub-samples have been used in NSS (i) to obtain valid estimates from each sub-round (season) of the survey  round, and (ii) to ensure that Central and State samples for any State/ UT cover independent and equally valid samples of units. 

The samples surveyed by the NSSO staff are termed as Central sample and the matched samples surveyed by State Government staff are termed as State sample.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V168" name="FODSubRegion" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="4"/>
  <labl>FOD Sub-Region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>FOD Sub-Region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V169" name="HamletGroup" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V170" name="Stage2_Stratum" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Second Stage Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Second Stage Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V171" name="Visit_no" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Visit No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Visit No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V172" name="Hhold_no" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Sample Household Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample Household Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V173" name="Lvl" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Level</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Level</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V174" name="B8.1_q1" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Block 8.1 Item Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Block 8.1 Item Code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V175" name="B8.1_q3" files="F6" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Value</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much money was spent by the household on the item in the last 365 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">1.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">800000.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">1948.0473856674741</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">6902.237510648984</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V176" name="NSS" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>NSS</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>NSS</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V177" name="NSC" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>NSC</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>NSC</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V178" name="MLT" files="F6" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="10"/>
  <labl>Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">4.5</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">1073108.36</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">8707.222624576829</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">11735.843208156739</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V179" name="Wgt_SubSample" files="F6" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Sub sample Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.045</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">10731.083600000002</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">87.07222624576829</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">117.35843208156737</sumStat>
  <codInstr>For generating sub sample estimates, this weight should be applied. It has been calculated as follows:
Wgt_SubSample = MLT/100</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V180" name="Wgt_Combined" files="F6" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Combined Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">147399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0225</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">5365.541800000001</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">43.84434520145998</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">61.08169078164789</sumStat>
  <codInstr>For generating sub sample combined estimates, this weight should be applied. It has been calculated as follows:

Wgt_Combined = MLT/100, if NSS=NSC
or
Wgt_Combined = MLT/200, if NSS &lt; NSC</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V181" name="HHID" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="10"/>
  <labl>Key to identify a household</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <codInstr>This variable has been derived for identifying  a household by combining serial no. of village / block, Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no., second stage stratum, visit number and sample household number.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V182" name="CentreCodeRoundShift" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Centre code, Round, Shift</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Centre code, Round, Shift</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V183" name="Vill_Blk_Slno" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Serial no of village / Block</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Serial no of village / Block</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>The first-stage units are census villages in  the rural sector and the NSSO urban frame survey (UFS) blocks in  the urban  sector. This variable indicates the serial number assigned to such units.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V184" name="Round" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Round</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Round</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Indicates the NSS round number of this survey.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V185" name="ScheduleNumber" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Schedule Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Schedule Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Indicates the NSS schedule number of this survey.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V186" name="Sample" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V187" name="Sector" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sector</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sector</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Sector : A word used for the rural-urban demarcation.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V188" name="St_Region" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>State - region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State - region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Regions are hierarchical domains of study below the level of State/ Union Territory in the NSS.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V189" name="State" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>State</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <codInstr>This variable has been derived from the variable "State - region" to enable the users to easily access state wise data.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V190" name="District" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>District</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>District</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V191" name="Stratum" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Stratum Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Stratum Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V192" name="SubRound" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub-Round</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub-Round</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V193" name="SubSample" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub - sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub - sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>An important feature of the NSS sampling design is that  the total sample of first stage units is drawn in the form of two  or more independent and parallel samples, termed as interpenetrating sub-samples. Each sub- sample is  drawn by the same 
sampling scheme and is capable of providing valid estimates of the population parameters. The comparison of sub-sample wise estimates shows  the margin of uncertainty associated with the combined sample estimate. 
 
Interpenetrating sub-samples have been used in NSS (i) to obtain valid estimates from each sub-round (season) of the survey  round, and (ii) to ensure that Central and State samples for any State/ UT cover independent and equally valid samples of units. 

The samples surveyed by the NSSO staff are termed as Central sample and the matched samples surveyed by State Government staff are termed as State sample.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V194" name="FODSubRegion" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="4"/>
  <labl>FOD Sub-Region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>FOD Sub-Region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V195" name="HamletGroup" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V196" name="Stage2_Stratum" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Second Stage Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Second Stage Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V197" name="Visit_no" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Visit No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Visit No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V198" name="Hhold_no" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Sample Household Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample Household Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V199" name="Lvl" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Level</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Level</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V200" name="B8.2_q1" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Block 8.2 Item Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Block 8.2 Item Code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V201" name="B8.2_q3" files="F7" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Value</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much money was spent by the household on the item in the last 30 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.02</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">135000.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">114.24849052644836</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">468.6741497959077</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V202" name="NSS" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>NSS</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>NSS</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V203" name="NSC" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>NSC</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>NSC</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V204" name="MLT" files="F7" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="10"/>
  <labl>Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">4.5</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">1073108.36</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">9257.843246741864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">12778.969490680081</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V205" name="Wgt_SubSample" files="F7" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Sub sample Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.045</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">10731.083600000002</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">92.57843246741865</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">127.78969490680083</sumStat>
  <codInstr>For generating sub sample estimates, this weight should be applied. It has been calculated as follows:
Wgt_SubSample = MLT/100</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V206" name="Wgt_Combined" files="F7" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Combined Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">810203</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0225</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">5365.541800000001</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">46.6115091170361</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">66.34455922842587</sumStat>
  <codInstr>For generating sub sample combined estimates, this weight should be applied. It has been calculated as follows:

Wgt_Combined = MLT/100, if NSS=NSC
or
Wgt_Combined = MLT/200, if NSS &lt; NSC</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V207" name="HHID" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="10"/>
  <labl>Key to identify a household</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <codInstr>This variable has been derived for identifying  a household by combining serial no. of village / block, Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no., second stage stratum, visit number and sample household number.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V208" name="CentreCodeRoundShift" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Centre code, Round, Shift</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Centre code, Round, Shift</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V209" name="Vill_Blk_Slno" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Serial no of village / Block</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Serial no of village / Block</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>The first-stage units are census villages in  the rural sector and the NSSO urban frame survey (UFS) blocks in  the urban  sector. This variable indicates the serial number assigned to such units.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V210" name="Round" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Round</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Round</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Indicates the NSS round number of this survey.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V211" name="ScheduleNumber" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Schedule Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Schedule Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Indicates the NSS schedule number of this survey.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V212" name="Sample" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V213" name="Sector" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sector</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sector</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Sector : A word used for the rural-urban demarcation.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V214" name="St_Region" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>State - region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State - region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Regions are hierarchical domains of study below the level of State/ Union Territory in the NSS.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V215" name="State" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>State</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <codInstr>This variable has been derived from the variable "State - region" to enable the users to easily access state wise data.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V216" name="District" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>District</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>District</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V217" name="Stratum" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Stratum Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Stratum Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V218" name="SubRound" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub-Round</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub-Round</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V219" name="SubSample" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub - sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub - sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>An important feature of the NSS sampling design is that  the total sample of first stage units is drawn in the form of two  or more independent and parallel samples, termed as interpenetrating sub-samples. Each sub- sample is  drawn by the same 
sampling scheme and is capable of providing valid estimates of the population parameters. The comparison of sub-sample wise estimates shows  the margin of uncertainty associated with the combined sample estimate. 
 
Interpenetrating sub-samples have been used in NSS (i) to obtain valid estimates from each sub-round (season) of the survey  round, and (ii) to ensure that Central and State samples for any State/ UT cover independent and equally valid samples of units. 

The samples surveyed by the NSSO staff are termed as Central sample and the matched samples surveyed by State Government staff are termed as State sample.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V220" name="FODSubRegion" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="4"/>
  <labl>FOD Sub-Region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>FOD Sub-Region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V221" name="HamletGroup" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V222" name="Stage2_Stratum" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Second Stage Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Second Stage Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V223" name="Visit_no" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Visit No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Visit No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V224" name="Hhold_no" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Sample Household Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample Household Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V225" name="Lvl" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Level</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Level</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V226" name="B9_q1" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Block 9 Item Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Block 9 Item Code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V227" name="B9_q3" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>No. In use</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How many numbers of the item are being used by the household on the date of survey?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">315201</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">152062</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">300.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">2.36644871050536</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">2.385112947935194</sumStat>
  <catgry>
    <catStat type="vald"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1</catValu>
    <catStat type="invd"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2</catValu>
    <catStat type="min"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3</catValu>
    <catStat type="max"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4</catValu>
    <catStat type="mean"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5</catValu>
    <catStat type="stdev"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>6</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>7</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>8</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>9</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>10</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>11</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>12</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>13</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>14</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>15</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>16</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>17</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>18</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>19</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>20</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>21</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>22</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>23</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>24</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>25</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>26</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>27</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>28</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>29</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>30</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>31</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>32</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>33</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>34</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>35</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>36</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>38</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>40</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>41</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>45</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>47</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>49</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>50</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>55</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>59</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>60</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>63</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>85</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>140</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>300</catValu>
  </catgry>
</var>
<var ID="V228" name="B9_q4" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>No. of First-hand purchase</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How many numbers of the item were first hand purchase?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">10242</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">457021</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">24.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">1.8289396602226127</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">1.3033386962430107</sumStat>
  <catgry>
    <catStat type="vald"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1</catValu>
    <catStat type="invd"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2</catValu>
    <catStat type="min"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3</catValu>
    <catStat type="max"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4</catValu>
    <catStat type="mean"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5</catValu>
    <catStat type="stdev"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>6</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>7</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>8</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>9</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>10</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>12</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>15</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>16</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>20</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>24</catValu>
  </catgry>
</var>
<var ID="V229" name="B9_q5" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Whether Hire-purchase?</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Whether the first hand purchase item was hire-purchased?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V230" name="B9_q6" files="F8" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Value of First-hand purchase</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much did the household spend on the item of the first hand purchase?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">90399</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">376864</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">1734560.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">1886.7445657584708</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">16303.487900671142</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V231" name="B9_q7" files="F8" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="6"/>
  <labl>Cost of Raw material,service &amp; repair</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much was paid by the household towards the cost of raw materials &amp; services?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">125290</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">341973</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">603550.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">794.9152845398675</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">5367.878239493731</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V232" name="B9_q8" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>No. of Second-hand purchase</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How many numbers of the item were second hand purchase?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">237</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">467026</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">5.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">1.0464135021097047</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">0.3350275189607391</sumStat>
  <catgry>
    <catStat type="vald"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1</catValu>
    <catStat type="invd"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2</catValu>
    <catStat type="min"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3</catValu>
    <catStat type="max"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5</catValu>
    <catStat type="mean"/>
  </catgry>
</var>
<var ID="V233" name="B9_q9" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="6"/>
  <labl>Value of Second-hand purchase</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much did the household spend in cash on the item of the second hand purchase?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">882</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">466381</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">225000.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">9016.176870748299</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">28148.406964728845</sumStat>
  <catgry>
    <catStat type="vald"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1</catValu>
    <catStat type="invd"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2</catValu>
    <catStat type="min"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3</catValu>
    <catStat type="max"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4</catValu>
    <catStat type="mean"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5</catValu>
    <catStat type="stdev"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>6</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>12</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>15</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>50</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>60</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>80</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>100</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>110</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>130</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>140</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>150</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>180</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>200</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>250</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>300</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>350</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>400</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>450</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>550</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>560</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>600</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>650</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>670</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>700</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>750</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>800</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>850</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>900</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1200</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1250</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1300</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1800</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1900</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2200</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2300</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2600</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3150</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3750</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3950</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4100</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4200</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4900</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5300</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>6000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>6110</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>6500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>7000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>8000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>8500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>10000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>10050</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>11000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>11850</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>12000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>12200</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>13000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>14000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>15000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>16000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>18000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>18200</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>20000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>21000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>22000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>24000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>25000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>28000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>30000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>32000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>45000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>60000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>63000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>80000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>100000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>120000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>125000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>150000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>180000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>220000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>225000</catValu>
  </catgry>
</var>
<var ID="V234" name="B9_q10" files="F8" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Total Expenditure</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">193061</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">274202</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">1764560.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">1440.5137547200109</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">12334.098962773822</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V235" name="NSS" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>NSS</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>NSS</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V236" name="NSC" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>NSC</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>NSC</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V237" name="MLT" files="F8" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="10"/>
  <labl>Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">4.5</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">1073108.36</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">8721.293625089082</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">12240.524570870113</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V238" name="Wgt_SubSample" files="F8" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Sub sample Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.045</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">10731.083600000002</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">87.21293625089082</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">122.4052457087011</sumStat>
  <codInstr>For generating sub sample estimates, this weight should be applied. It has been calculated as follows:
Wgt_SubSample = MLT/100</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V239" name="Wgt_Combined" files="F8" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Combined Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">467263</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0225</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">5365.541800000001</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">43.86487385070079</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">63.24945884696497</sumStat>
  <codInstr>For generating sub sample combined estimates, this weight should be applied. It has been calculated as follows:

Wgt_Combined = MLT/100, if NSS=NSC
or
Wgt_Combined = MLT/200, if NSS &lt; NSC</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V240" name="HHID" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="10"/>
  <labl>Primary key - unique identifier for a household</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <codInstr>This variable has been derived for identifying  a household by combining serial no. of village / block, Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no., second stage stratum, visit number and sample household number.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V241" name="CentreCodeRoundShift" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Centre code, Round, Shift</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Centre code, Round, Shift</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V242" name="Vill_Blk_Slno" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Serial no of village / Block</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Serial no of village / Block</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>The first-stage units are census villages in  the rural sector and the NSSO urban frame survey (UFS) blocks in  the urban  sector. This variable indicates the serial number assigned to such units.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V243" name="Round" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Round</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Round</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Indicates the NSS round number of this survey.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V244" name="ScheduleNumber" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Schedule Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Schedule Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Indicates the NSS schedule number of this survey.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V245" name="Sample" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V246" name="Sector" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sector</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sector</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Sector : A word used for the rural-urban demarcation.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V247" name="St_Region" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>State - region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State - region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Regions are hierarchical domains of study below the level of State/ Union Territory in the NSS.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V248" name="State" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>State</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <codInstr>This variable has been derived from the variable "State - region" to enable the users to easily access state wise data.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V249" name="District" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>District</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>District</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V250" name="Stratum" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Stratum Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Stratum Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V251" name="SubRound" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub-Round</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub-Round</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V252" name="SubSample" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub - sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub - sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>An important feature of the NSS sampling design is that  the total sample of first stage units is drawn in the form of two  or more independent and parallel samples, termed as interpenetrating sub-samples. Each sub- sample is  drawn by the same 
sampling scheme and is capable of providing valid estimates of the population parameters. The comparison of sub-sample wise estimates shows  the margin of uncertainty associated with the combined sample estimate. 
 
Interpenetrating sub-samples have been used in NSS (i) to obtain valid estimates from each sub-round (season) of the survey  round, and (ii) to ensure that Central and State samples for any State/ UT cover independent and equally valid samples of units. 

The samples surveyed by the NSSO staff are termed as Central sample and the matched samples surveyed by State Government staff are termed as State sample.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V253" name="FODSubRegion" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="4"/>
  <labl>FOD Sub-Region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>FOD Sub-Region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V254" name="HamletGroup" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V255" name="Stage2_Stratum" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Second Stage Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Second Stage Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V256" name="Visit_no" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Visit No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Visit No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V257" name="Hhold_no" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Sample Household Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample Household Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V258" name="Lvl" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Level</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Level</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V259" name="Informant_Slno" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Serial No. of informant</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Serial No. of informant</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V260" name="Resp_Code" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Response Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Response Code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V261" name="Survey_Code" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Survey Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Survey Code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V262" name="Substn_Code" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Substitution Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Substitution Code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V263" name="DateOfSurvey" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="6"/>
  <labl>Date of Survey</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Date of Survey</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V264" name="DateOfDespatch" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="6"/>
  <labl>Date of Despatch</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Date of Despatch</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V265" name="TimeToCanvass" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Time to canvass (mins.)</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Time to canvass (mins.)</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V266" name="NSS" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>NSS</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>NSS</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V267" name="NSC" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>NSC</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>NSC</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V268" name="MLT" files="F9" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="10"/>
  <labl>Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">4.5</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">1073108.36</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">9854.567150659548</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">13426.365376801432</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V269" name="Wgt_SubSample" files="F9" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Sub sample Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.045</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">10731.083600000002</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">98.54567150659545</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">134.2636537680143</sumStat>
  <codInstr>For generating sub sample estimates, this weight should be applied. It has been calculated as follows:
Wgt_SubSample = MLT/100</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V270" name="Wgt_Combined" files="F9" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Combined Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0225</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">5365.541800000001</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">49.609373655913984</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">69.68357750182699</sumStat>
  <codInstr>For generating sub sample combined estimates, this weight should be applied. It has been calculated as follows:

Wgt_Combined = MLT/100, if NSS=NSC
or
Wgt_Combined = MLT/200, if NSS &lt; NSC</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V271" name="HHID" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="10"/>
  <labl>Primary key - unique identifier for a household</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <codInstr>This variable has been derived for identifying  a household by combining serial no. of village / block, Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no., second stage stratum, visit number and sample household number.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V272" name="CentreCodeRoundShift" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Centre code, Round, Shift</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Centre code, Round, Shift</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V273" name="Vill_Blk_Slno" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Serial no of village / Block</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Serial no of village / Block</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>The first-stage units are census villages in  the rural sector and the NSSO urban frame survey (UFS) blocks in  the urban  sector. This variable indicates the serial number assigned to such units.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V274" name="Round" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Round</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Round</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Indicates the NSS round number of this survey.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V275" name="ScheduleNumber" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Schedule Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Schedule Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Indicates the NSS schedule number of this survey.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V276" name="Sample" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V277" name="Sector" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sector</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sector</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Sector : A word used for the rural-urban demarcation.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V278" name="St_Region" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>State - region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State - region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>Regions are hierarchical domains of study below the level of State/ Union Territory in the NSS.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V279" name="State" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>State</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <codInstr>This variable has been derived from the variable "State - region" to enable the users to easily access state wise data.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V280" name="District" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>District</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>District</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V281" name="Stratum" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Stratum Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Stratum Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V282" name="SubRound" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub-Round</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub-Round</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V283" name="SubSample" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub - sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub - sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>An important feature of the NSS sampling design is that  the total sample of first stage units is drawn in the form of two  or more independent and parallel samples, termed as interpenetrating sub-samples. Each sub- sample is  drawn by the same 
sampling scheme and is capable of providing valid estimates of the population parameters. The comparison of sub-sample wise estimates shows  the margin of uncertainty associated with the combined sample estimate. 
 
Interpenetrating sub-samples have been used in NSS (i) to obtain valid estimates from each sub-round (season) of the survey  round, and (ii) to ensure that Central and State samples for any State/ UT cover independent and equally valid samples of units. 

The samples surveyed by the NSSO staff are termed as Central sample and the matched samples surveyed by State Government staff are termed as State sample.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V284" name="FODSubRegion" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="4"/>
  <labl>FOD Sub-Region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>FOD Sub-Region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V285" name="HamletGroup" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Hamlet-Group/Sub-Block no.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V286" name="Stage2_Stratum" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Second Stage Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Second Stage Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V287" name="Visit_no" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Visit No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Visit No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V288" name="Hhold_no" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Sample Household Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample Household Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V289" name="Lvl" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Level</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Level</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V290" name="B3_q1" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Household Size</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How many members are there in the household?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">1.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">49.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">5.190159217808987</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">2.9835366571566335</sumStat>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1</catValu>
    <catStat type="vald"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2</catValu>
    <catStat type="invd"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3</catValu>
    <catStat type="min"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4</catValu>
    <catStat type="max"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5</catValu>
    <catStat type="mean"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>6</catValu>
    <catStat type="stdev"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>7</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>8</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>9</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>10</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>11</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>12</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>13</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>14</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>15</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>16</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>17</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>18</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>19</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>20</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>21</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>22</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>23</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>24</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>25</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>26</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>27</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>28</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>29</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>30</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>32</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>35</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>42</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>49</catValu>
  </catgry>
</var>
<var ID="V291" name="B3_q2" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>NIC Code(5-digit)</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which industry are you working in?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V292" name="B3_q3" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>NCO Code(3-digit)</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which occupation are you in?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V293" name="B3_q4" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Household type</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Household type</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V294" name="HH_Type" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Household type with sector</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Household type with sector</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <codInstr>This variable has been derived by concatenating the variables "sector" and "household type" to enable the users to easily access information on "sector wise household type".</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V295" name="B3_q5" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Religion</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>What is your religion?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V296" name="B3_q6" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Social Group</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which social group do you belong to?
Do you come under scheduled caste or  scheduled tribe or others category?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V297" name="B3_q7" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Land possessed code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much land do you own?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V298" name="B3_q8" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Dwelling unit code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Do you own the dwelling unit? Or is it hired or otherwise occupied?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V299" name="B3_q9" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Type of dwelling code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>What is the type of dwelling of the household? Is it an independent house or a flat or any other type of dwelling?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <txt>This item refers only to the dwelling unit or the actual residence of the sample household.  The dwelling unit may be an entire structure or may be only a part of a structure.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V300" name="B3_q10" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Type of structure</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>What is the type of structure of the dwelling?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V301" name="B3_q11" files="F10" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="4"/>
  <labl>Covered area (sq. m)</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much is the covered area of the dwelling?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">40600</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">413</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">8500.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">66.65036945812808</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">111.75667617058812</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V302" name="B3_q12" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Cooking code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>What is the primary source of energy that is being used by the household for cooking?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V303" name="B3_q13" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Lighting code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>What is the primary source of energy that is being used by the household for lighting?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V304" name="B3_q14" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Whether Meals outside?</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Whether household members take meals outside?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V305" name="B3_q15" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Whether Ceremony?</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Did the household perform any ceremony?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V306" name="B3_q16" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Whether Ration?</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Did you purchase any cereal from ration or fair price shop last month?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V307" name="B3_q17" files="F10" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Monthly per capita expenditure</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">82.4</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">40941.51</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">964.8191456367492</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">956.7950638913967</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V308" name="B10_q1" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Whether Enough food?</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Whether all the members get enough food?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V309" name="B10_q2_1" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Month code when not enough food</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which month the members of the household could not get enough food?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V310" name="B10_q2_2" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Month code when not enough food</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which month the members of the household could not get enough food?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V311" name="B10_q2_3" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Month code when not enough food</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which month the members of the household could not get enough food?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V312" name="B10_q2_4" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Month code when not enough food</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which month the members of the household could not get enough food?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V313" name="B10_q2_5" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Month code when not enough food</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which month the members of the household could not get enough food?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V314" name="B10_q2_6" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Month code when not enough food</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which month the members of the household could not get enough food?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V315" name="B10_q2_7" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Month code when not enough food</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which month the members of the household could not get enough food?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V316" name="B10_q2_8" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Month code when not enough food</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which month the members of the household could not get enough food?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V317" name="B10_q2_9" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Month code when not enough food</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which month the members of the household could not get enough food?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V318" name="B10_q2_10" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Month code when not enough food</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which month the members of the household could not get enough food?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V319" name="B10_q2_11" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Month code when not enough food</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which month the members of the household could not get enough food?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V320" name="B10_q3" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Whether Question (Whether Enough food) actually asked?</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Whether the question (Whether Enough food) actually asked?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V321" name="NSS" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>NSS</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>NSS</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V322" name="NSC" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>NSC</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>NSC</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V323" name="MLT" files="F10" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="10"/>
  <labl>Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">4.5</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">1073108.36</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">9854.567150659546</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">13426.365376801432</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V324" name="Wgt_SubSample" files="F10" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Sub sample Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.045</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">10731.083600000002</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">98.54567150659545</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">134.2636537680143</sumStat>
  <codInstr>For generating sub sample estimates, this weight should be applied. It has been calculated as follows:
Wgt_SubSample = MLT/100</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V325" name="Wgt_Combined" files="F10" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Combined Multiplier</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">41013</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0225</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">5365.541800000001</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">49.60937365591398</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">69.68357750182699</sumStat>
  <codInstr>For generating sub sample combined estimates, this weight should be applied. It has been calculated as follows:

Wgt_Combined = MLT/100, if NSS=NSC
or
Wgt_Combined = MLT/200, if NSS &lt; NSC</codInstr>
</var>
</dataDscr></codeBook>
