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  <citation>
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      <IDNo>DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-54Rnd-Sch1.0-1998</IDNo>
      <titl>Household Consumer Expenditure, Jan - June 1998</titl>
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  <citation>
    <titlStmt>
      <titl>Household Consumer Expenditure, Jan - June 1998</titl>
      <subTitl>NSS 54th Round</subTitl>
      <altTitl>HCE  1998 : NSS 54th Round</altTitl>
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      <IDNo>DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-54Rnd-Sch1.0-1998</IDNo>
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    <rspStmt>
      <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>
      </othId>
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    <prodStmt>
      <producer abbr="SDRD" affiliation="National Sample Survey Office " role="Questionnaire Design, Sampling methodology, Survey Reports">Survey Design Reearch Division</producer>
      <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 Statistics and Programme Implementation(MOSPI)" role="Tabulation and Dissemination">Computer Centre</producer>
      <copyright/>
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      <fundAg abbr="MOSPI" role="">M/o Statistics &amp; Programme Implementation, GOI</fundAg>
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    <distStmt>
      <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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      <distDate date=""/>
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      <serName>Socio-Economic/Monitoring Survey [hh/sems]</serName>
      <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 “rounds”, 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 field operations of the 54th NSS round commenced on 1st January 1998 and continued up to 30th June 1998. The household consumer expenditure schedule, used for the survey, collected information on quantity and value of household consumption with a reference period of “last 30 days” for some items of consumption. To minimise recall errors, a very detailed item classification was, as usual, adopted to collect information. 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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    <verStmt>
      <version date="2012-05-27">V1.0;  Re-organised anonymised dataset for  public distribution.</version>
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    <notes><![CDATA[]]></notes>
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    <subject>
                  
                  
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    <abstract><![CDATA[The National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) has been carrying out All-India surveys on consumer expenditure. While some of these smaller-scale surveys are spread over a full year and others over six months only, the quinquennial (full-scale) surveys have all been of a full year&#039;s duration. Household consumer expenditure is measured as the expenditure incurred by a household on domestic account during a specified period, called reference period. It includes the imputed values of goods and services, which are not purchased but procured otherwise for consumption. In other words, it is the sum total of monetary values of all the items (i.e. goods and services) consumed by the household on domestic account during the reference period. Any expenditure incurred towards the productive enterprises of the households is also excluded from household consumer expenditure. To minimise recall errors, a very detailed item classification is adopted to collect information, including items of food, items of fuel, items of clothing, bedding and footwear, items of educational and medical expenses, items of durable goods and other items. The schedule has also collected some other household particulars including age, sex and educational level etc. of each household member. The schedule design for the survey is more or less similar to that adopted in the previous rounds.]]></abstract>
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      <collDate date="1998-03-31" event="end" cycle="Sub Round 1"/>
      <collDate date="1998-04-01" event="start" cycle="Sub Round 2"/>
      <collDate date="1998-06-30" event="end" cycle="Sub Round 2"/>
      <nation abbr="IND">India</nation>
      <geogCover>The survey covered the whole of the Indian Union except
(i) Ladakh &amp; Kargil districts of J &amp; K, 
(ii) 768 interior villages of Nagaland situated beyond 5 kms. of the bus route &amp; 
(iii) 195 villages of A &amp; N Islands which remain inaccessible throughout the year.</geogCover>
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      <geogUnit/>
      <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 the following blocks.

Blocks 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, primary source of energy used for cooking and lighting etc. have been recorded in this block.

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

Block-5: In this block cash purchase and household consumption of food, pan, tobacco and intoxicants during the last 7 days have been recorded. 

Block-5.1: In this block cash purchase and household consumption of fuel and light during the last 30 days have been recorded. 

Block-6: Monthly household consumption of clothing has been recorded in this block.

Block-7: Monthly household consumption of footwear has been recorded in this block.

Block-8 : Household  expenditure on miscellaneous goods and services and rents and taxes during the last 30 days has been recorded in this block.

Block-8.1 : Annual household expenditure on education and medical (institutional) goods and services has been recorded here. 

Block-8.2 : Monthly household expenditure on medical (non-institutional) goods and services has been recorded here. 

Block-9 : Monthly household  expenditure for purchase and construction (including repairs) of durable goods for domestic use has been recorded here. 

Block-10 : Perception of households regarding sufficiency of food has been recorded here. 

Block-12 : Summary of household consumer expenditure has been recorded here.]]></notes>
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      <outcomes/>
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      <timeMeth/>
      <frequenc/>
      <sampProc><![CDATA[As usual, a stratified sampling design is adopted in this round.  The first stage units are census villages ( panchayat wards in case of Kerala) in the rural sector  and the NSSO Urban Frame Survey (UFS) blocks in the urban sector.  The ultimate stage units are households in both the sectors.

Sampling frame for first stage units
(a) Rural :  The lists of census villages of 1991 population census (1981 census list for J &amp; K) constitute the sampling frame for the rural sector.  For Kerala, however, the list of panchayat wards has been used as the sampling frame for selection of panchayat wards in the rural sector.  For Nagaland, the villages located within 5 kms. of a bus route constitute the sampling frame, whereas, for Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands, the list of acces­sible villages constitutes the sampling frame.
(b) Urban : The lists of latest UFS blocks have been considered  as the sampling frame for all cities and towns.  

 Stratification
(a) Rural : At first, the following three strata (namely strata types 1, 2 &amp; 3) are formed at the level of each state/u.t.:-
Stratum 1 : list of uninhabited villages(as per &#039;91 census).
stratum 2 : villages with population 1 to 50 (including both the boundaries)
stratum 3 : villages with population more than 15,000

Strata types 1, 2 &amp; 3 above are formed provided there are at least 10 villages in each of the strata types in the state/u.t. as per 1991 population census.  Otherwise, these villages are included in the general strata  as described below :

After formation of the strata types 1, 2 &amp; 3 (wherever applicable), the remaining villages of the state/u.t. are consid­ered for formation of general strata.  Each district with popula­tion less than 2 million as per 1991 census forms a separate stratum (however, district having a population of 2 million or more is divided into a number of strata as per usual procedure followed in NSS).  For Gujarat, some districts cut across NSS regions.  In such cases, the part  of a  district falling in an NSS region forms a separate stratum.

(b) Urban : Strata are formed within NSS region by grouping towns.]]></sampProc>
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      </sampleFrame>
      <deviat>There was no deviation from the original sampling design.</deviat>
      <collMode>Face-to-face [f2f]</collMode>
      <resInstru><![CDATA[The data for this survey is collected in the NSS Schedule 1.0 used for household consumer expenditure.  For this round, the schedule had the following blocks.

Blocks 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, primary source of energy used for cooking and lighting etc. have been recorded in this block.

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

Block-5: In this block cash purchase and household consumption of food, pan, tobacco and intoxicants during the last 7 days have been recorded. 

Block-5.1: In this block cash purchase and household consumption of fuel and light during the last 30 days have been recorded. 

Block-6: Monthly household consumption of clothing has been recorded in this block.

Block-7: Monthly household consumption of footwear has been recorded in this block.

Block-8 : Household  expenditure on miscellaneous goods and services and rents and taxes during the last 30 days has been recorded in this block.

Block-8.1 : Annual household expenditure on education and medical (institutional) goods and services has been recorded here. 

Block-8.2 : Monthly household expenditure on medical (non-institutional) goods and services has been recorded here. 

Block-9 : Monthly household  expenditure for purchase and construction (including repairs) of durable goods for domestic use has been recorded here. 

Block-10 : Perception of households regarding sufficiency of food has been recorded here. 

Block-12 : Summary of household consumer expenditure has been recorded here.]]></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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      <notes><![CDATA[]]></notes>
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      <restrctn/>
      <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>
      <citReq><![CDATA[]]></citReq>
      <deposReq><![CDATA[]]></deposReq>
      <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 4_Person records</fileName>
    <fileCont>In this block detailed demographic particulars including age, sex, educational level, marital status, number of meals usually taken in a day etc. have been recorded.</fileCont>
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    <fileName>Block 5_Weekly household expenditure on food and non-food items</fileName>
    <fileCont>In this block cash purchase and household consumption of food, pan, tobacco and intoxicants during the last 7 days have been recorded.</fileCont>
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    <dataMsng></dataMsng>
    <verStmt>
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  <notes></notes>
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    <fileName>Block 5pt1_Monthly household expenditure on fuel and light</fileName>
    <fileCont>In this block cash purchase and household consumption of fuel and light during the last 30 days have been recorded.</fileCont>
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      <caseQnty>130322</caseQnty>
      <varQnty>26</varQnty>
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    <dataChck></dataChck>
    <dataMsng></dataMsng>
    <verStmt>
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  <notes></notes>
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    <fileName>Block 6_Monthly household expenditure on clothing</fileName>
    <fileCont>Monthly household consumption of clothing has been recorded in this block.</fileCont>
    <dimensns>
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      <varQnty>26</varQnty>
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    <dataChck></dataChck>
    <dataMsng></dataMsng>
    <verStmt>
      <version></version>
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  <notes></notes>
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    <fileName>Block 7_Monthly household expenditure on footwear</fileName>
    <fileCont>Monthly household consumption of footwear has been recorded in this block.</fileCont>
    <dimensns>
      <caseQnty>39563</caseQnty>
      <varQnty>26</varQnty>
    </dimensns>
    <dataChck></dataChck>
    <dataMsng></dataMsng>
    <verStmt>
      <version></version>
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  </fileTxt>
  <notes></notes>
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  <fileTxt>
    <fileName>Block 8_Monthly household expenditure on miscellaneous goods and services</fileName>
    <fileCont>Household  expenditure on miscellaneous goods and services and rents and taxes during the last 30 days has been recorded in this block.</fileCont>
    <dimensns>
      <caseQnty>437783</caseQnty>
      <varQnty>22</varQnty>
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    <dataChck></dataChck>
    <dataMsng></dataMsng>
    <verStmt>
      <version></version>
    </verStmt>
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  <notes></notes>
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  <fileTxt>
    <fileName>Block 8pt1_Annual household expenditure on education and medical (institutional) goods and services</fileName>
    <fileCont>Annual household expenditure on education and medical (institutional) goods and services has been recorded here.</fileCont>
    <dimensns>
      <caseQnty>53760</caseQnty>
      <varQnty>22</varQnty>
    </dimensns>
    <dataChck></dataChck>
    <dataMsng></dataMsng>
    <verStmt>
      <version></version>
    </verStmt>
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  <notes></notes>
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  <fileTxt>
    <fileName>Block 8pt2_Monthly household expenditure on medical (non-institutional) goods and services</fileName>
    <fileCont>Monthly household expenditure on medical (non-institutional) goods and services has been recorded here.</fileCont>
    <dimensns>
      <caseQnty>33912</caseQnty>
      <varQnty>22</varQnty>
    </dimensns>
    <dataChck></dataChck>
    <dataMsng></dataMsng>
    <verStmt>
      <version></version>
    </verStmt>
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  <notes></notes>
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  <fileTxt>
    <fileName>Block 9_Monthly household expenditure on durables</fileName>
    <fileCont>Monthly household  expenditure for purchase and construction (including repairs) of durable goods for domestic use has been recorded here.</fileCont>
    <dimensns>
      <caseQnty>50080</caseQnty>
      <varQnty>31</varQnty>
    </dimensns>
    <dataChck></dataChck>
    <dataMsng></dataMsng>
    <verStmt>
      <version></version>
    </verStmt>
  </fileTxt>
  <notes></notes>
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<fileDscr ID="F10">
  <fileTxt>
    <fileName>Block 10_Perception of households regarding sufficiency of food</fileName>
    <fileCont>Perception of households regarding sufficiency of food has been recorded here.</fileCont>
    <dimensns>
      <caseQnty>26836</caseQnty>
      <varQnty>33</varQnty>
    </dimensns>
    <dataChck></dataChck>
    <dataMsng></dataMsng>
    <verStmt>
      <version></version>
    </verStmt>
  </fileTxt>
  <notes></notes>
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  <fileTxt>
    <fileName>Block 11pt1_Weekly household expenditure on ceremonies</fileName>
    <fileCont>Block 11.1 (schedule type 2 only):  Particulars of expenditure incurred on ceremonies by the household during the last 7 days prior to the date of survey:  Weekly household expenditure on ceremonies has been recorded here.</fileCont>
    <dimensns>
      <caseQnty>155</caseQnty>
      <varQnty>27</varQnty>
    </dimensns>
    <dataChck></dataChck>
    <dataMsng></dataMsng>
    <verStmt>
      <version></version>
    </verStmt>
  </fileTxt>
  <notes></notes>
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  <fileTxt>
    <fileName>Block 11pt2_Annual household expenditure on ceremonies</fileName>
    <fileCont>Block 11.2 (schedule type 2 only): Particulars of expenditure incurred on  ceremonies by the household during last 365 days prior to the date of survey: This block is similar to the earlier block i.e. block 11.1 except that the reference period for collection of information is 365 days prior to the date of survey instead of 7 days prior to the date of survey as in block 11.1.  Annual household expenditure on ceremonies has been recorded here.</fileCont>
    <dimensns>
      <caseQnty>1839</caseQnty>
      <varQnty>27</varQnty>
    </dimensns>
    <dataChck></dataChck>
    <dataMsng></dataMsng>
    <verStmt>
      <version></version>
    </verStmt>
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  <notes></notes>
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    <fileName>Blocks 1,3_Household Characteristics</fileName>
    <fileCont>Household characteristics like, household size, principal industry-occupation, social group, land possessed, primary source of energy used for cooking and lighting etc. have been recorded in these blocks.</fileCont>
    <dimensns>
      <caseQnty>26949</caseQnty>
      <varQnty>42</varQnty>
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    <dataChck></dataChck>
    <dataMsng></dataMsng>
    <verStmt>
      <version></version>
    </verStmt>
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  <notes></notes>
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  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="11"/>
  <labl>Primary key - unique identifier for a member in a household</labl>
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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>
  <codInstr>This variable has been derived for uniquely identifying a member in a household by combining HHID and serial no. of members.</codInstr>
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<var ID="V2" name="HHID" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Key to identify a household</labl>
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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>
  <codInstr>This variable has been derived for identifying  a  household by combining serial no. of  Village/Block, 2nd stg strm and  Sample Household Number.</codInstr>
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<var ID="V3" name="RoundSchedule" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Round Schedule</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Round Schedule</qstnLit>
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  <sumStat type="vald">134335</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="V4" name="State_Region" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>State Region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State Region</qstnLit>
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  <sumStat type="vald">134335</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="V5" name="State" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>State</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State</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>
  <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="V6" name="Sub_Sample" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub Sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</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="V7" 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">134335</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 survey period of six months of this round  was divided  into  two sub-rounds of three months duration. Equal number of sample villages and blocks were  allotted for survey in each of these two sub-rounds.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V8" name="FlotNo" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Flot No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Flot No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</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 round contains some variables which are not in the questionnaire. These variables have been calculated for the purpose of specific tabulation for which documentation is not available. The user may ignore them.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V9" name="Vill_Blk_Slno" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Village/Bl. Srl. No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Village/Bl. Srl. No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</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="V10" name="Sector" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sector</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sector</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</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="V11" name="District_Code" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>District Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>District Code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</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</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</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>Within each district of a State/ UT, two basic strata were formed:
(i) rural stratum comprising of all rural areas of the district and (ii) urban stratum comprising of all the urban areas of the district.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V13" name="SubStratum" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</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="Sample_Vill_Blk_No" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Sample vill / Block No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample vill / Block No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</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="V15" name="Second_Stratum" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>2nd stg strm / schedule type</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>2nd stg strm / Sch. Type</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <notes>There are two schedule types, one with a fixed reference period of 'last 30 days' and the other (schedule type 2) with different reference periods for different groups of consumption items as follows:

     Item                                                                     Reference period
food items, pan, tobacco and
 intoxicants                                                                         last 7 days 
fuel and light, miscellaneous goods
 and services and medical (non-institutional)                   last 30 days 
educational, medical (institutional),
 clothing, footwear and durable goods                             last 365 days 

This approach adopted for schedule type 2 has been devised to take into account the variation in the periodicity with which different items of consumption are purchased by individual households, in a better way.  It was ensured,  by  suitably  setting survey dates for sample FSU's, that equal numbers of schedule type 2 households were surveyed in different weeks of each month. 

Schedule type 1 was canvassed in fsu's with odd sample village/block number (item 13 of block 1) and Schedule type 2 was canvassed in fsu's with even sample village/block number.</notes>
</var>
<var ID="V16" name="Hhold_no" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Sample Household No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample Household No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</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="Level" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Level</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Level</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</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="B4_q1" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Serial No. of members</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Serial No. of members</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</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="B4_q3" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Relation to Head Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>What is the relationship of the members of the household with the head of the household?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</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="B4_q4" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sex Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sex of the member of the household</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</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_q5" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Age</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Age of the member of the household</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">134306</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">29</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">99.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">25.45562372492666</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">18.574282053879294</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="V22" 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 of the household</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</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_q7" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>General Education Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Education level of the member of the household</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</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_q8" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Usual Activity. Principal Status</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which industry has the member of the household usually worked in during the last one year?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</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="V25" name="B4_q9" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Usual Activity. Principal NIC code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which industry has the member of the household worked in during the last one year?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</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_q10" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Usual Activity. Subsidiary Status</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which industry has the member of the household worked in subsidiary capacity during the last one year?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</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_q11" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Usual Activity. Subsidiary NIC code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which industry has the member of the household worked in subsidiary capacity during the last one year?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</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="V28" name="B4_q12" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Weekly Activity. Status</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which industry has the member of the household worked in during the last 7 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</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_q13" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Weekly Activity NIC code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which industry has the member of the household worked in during the last 7 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</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="V30" name="B4_q14" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Days Stayed away</labl>
  <qstn>
    <preQTxt>Has any member stayed away from home during the last 30 days?</preQTxt>
    <qstnLit>How many days has the member stayed away from home during the last 30 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26227</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">108108</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">30.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">1.447439661417623</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">4.332736243348935</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>
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  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>No. of Meals per day</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How many meals does the household usually take every day?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">3.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">2.465284549819481</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">0.5412671869119526</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>
  <txt>Meal
A 'Meal' is composed of one of more readily cat able (generally cooked) items of food, the usual major constituent of which is cereal food. The meals consumed by a person twice or thrice a day provide him/her the required energy of (calorie) and other nutrients for living and for pursuing his/her normal avocations. A 'meal' as opposed to 'snacks ' as opposed to 'snacks', 'nasta' or  'high tea' , contains larger quantum and variety of food. In rare cases, a full meal may contain larger quantity of non-cereal food. Even that, if the total quantum of food in plate is heavy as a meal, the contents of the food plate will also be considered as a real.  Sometimes the contents of a 'nasta' may not be very different from the contents of a 'meal'. The difference in quantity will there be the guiding factor for deciding whether the plate is to be led as a 'meal ' or a nasta.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V32" name="B4_q16" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Meals (School)</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How many free meals do the members of the household usually take from school?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">8746</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">125589</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">90.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">2.9020123485021725</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">8.087139941164477</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>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>30</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>33</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>40</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>60</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>62</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>90</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <txt>Meal
A 'Meal' is composed of one of more readily cat able (generally cooked) items of food, the usual major constituent of which is cereal food. The meals consumed by a person twice or thrice a day provide him/her the required energy of (calorie) and other nutrients for living and for pursuing his/her normal avocations. A 'meal' as opposed to 'snacks ' as opposed to 'snacks', 'nasta' or  'high tea' , contains larger quantum and variety of food. In rare cases, a full meal may contain larger quantity of non-cereal food. Even that, if the total quantum of food in plate is heavy as a meal, the contents of the food plate will also be considered as a real.  Sometimes the contents of a 'nasta' may not be very different from the contents of a 'meal'. The difference in quantity will there be the guiding factor for deciding whether the plate is to be led as a 'meal ' or a nasta.</txt>
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  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Meals (Employer)</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How many free meals do the members of the household usually take from the employer?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">7969</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">126366</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">90.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">1.581628811645125</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">7.939855731902617</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>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>30</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>35</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>36</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>40</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>42</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>45</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>46</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>50</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>52</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>53</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>55</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>57</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>60</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>62</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>72</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>78</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>80</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>90</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <txt>Meal
A 'Meal' is composed of one of more readily cat able (generally cooked) items of food, the usual major constituent of which is cereal food. The meals consumed by a person twice or thrice a day provide him/her the required energy of (calorie) and other nutrients for living and for pursuing his/her normal avocations. A 'meal' as opposed to 'snacks ' as opposed to 'snacks', 'nasta' or  'high tea' , contains larger quantum and variety of food. In rare cases, a full meal may contain larger quantity of non-cereal food. Even that, if the total quantum of food in plate is heavy as a meal, the contents of the food plate will also be considered as a real.  Sometimes the contents of a 'nasta' may not be very different from the contents of a 'meal'. The difference in quantity will there be the guiding factor for deciding whether the plate is to be led as a 'meal ' or a nasta.</txt>
</var>
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  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Meals (Others)</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How many free meals do the members of the household usually take from other sources?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
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  <sumStat type="invd">119309</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">90.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">6.242646080127779</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">13.923382725302956</sumStat>
  <catgry>
    <catStat type="vald"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1</catValu>
    <catStat type="invd"/>
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  <catgry>
    <catValu>2</catValu>
    <catStat type="min"/>
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  <catgry>
    <catValu>3</catValu>
    <catStat type="max"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4</catValu>
    <catStat type="mean"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5</catValu>
    <catStat type="stdev"/>
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  <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>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>30</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>32</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>33</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>34</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>44</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>45</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>46</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>54</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>75</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>78</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>80</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>81</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>86</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>90</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <txt>Meal
A 'Meal' is composed of one of more readily cat able (generally cooked) items of food, the usual major constituent of which is cereal food. The meals consumed by a person twice or thrice a day provide him/her the required energy of (calorie) and other nutrients for living and for pursuing his/her normal avocations. A 'meal' as opposed to 'snacks ' as opposed to 'snacks', 'nasta' or  'high tea' , contains larger quantum and variety of food. In rare cases, a full meal may contain larger quantity of non-cereal food. Even that, if the total quantum of food in plate is heavy as a meal, the contents of the food plate will also be considered as a real.  Sometimes the contents of a 'nasta' may not be very different from the contents of a 'meal'. The difference in quantity will there be the guiding factor for deciding whether the plate is to be led as a 'meal ' or a nasta.</txt>
</var>
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  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Meals (Payment)</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How many meals do the members of the household usually take on payment basis?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">9594</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">124741</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">90.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">3.7195121951219514</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">11.660456551265641</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>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>38</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>40</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>42</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>55</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>56</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>58</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>60</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>66</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>70</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>72</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>74</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>90</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <txt>Meal
A 'Meal' is composed of one of more readily cat able (generally cooked) items of food, the usual major constituent of which is cereal food. The meals consumed by a person twice or thrice a day provide him/her the required energy of (calorie) and other nutrients for living and for pursuing his/her normal avocations. A 'meal' as opposed to 'snacks ' as opposed to 'snacks', 'nasta' or  'high tea' , contains larger quantum and variety of food. In rare cases, a full meal may contain larger quantity of non-cereal food. Even that, if the total quantum of food in plate is heavy as a meal, the contents of the food plate will also be considered as a real.  Sometimes the contents of a 'nasta' may not be very different from the contents of a 'meal'. The difference in quantity will there be the guiding factor for deciding whether the plate is to be led as a 'meal ' or a nasta.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V36" name="B4_q20" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Meals (At Home)</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How many meals do the members of the household usually take at home?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">133517</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">818</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">90.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">73.01643236441801</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">16.39702451969555</sumStat>
  <catgry>
    <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>6</catValu>
    <catStat type="mean"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>7</catValu>
    <catStat type="stdev"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>8</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>9</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>10</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>12</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>14</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>15</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>16</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>
  <txt>Meal
A 'Meal' is composed of one of more readily cat able (generally cooked) items of food, the usual major constituent of which is cereal food. The meals consumed by a person twice or thrice a day provide him/her the required energy of (calorie) and other nutrients for living and for pursuing his/her normal avocations. A 'meal' as opposed to 'snacks ' as opposed to 'snacks', 'nasta' or  'high tea' , contains larger quantum and variety of food. In rare cases, a full meal may contain larger quantity of non-cereal food. Even that, if the total quantum of food in plate is heavy as a meal, the contents of the food plate will also be considered as a real.  Sometimes the contents of a 'nasta' may not be very different from the contents of a 'meal'. The difference in quantity will there be the guiding factor for deciding whether the plate is to be led as a 'meal ' or a nasta.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V37" name="Update_Code" files="F1" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Update code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Update code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</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 round contains some variables which are not in the questionnaire. These variables have been calculated for the purpose of specific tabulation for which documentation is not available. The user may ignore them.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V38" name="Wgt_SubSample" files="F1" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (subsample 1 or 2)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">10.5</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">492964.09</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">13368.426723340903</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">10918.527663995046</sumStat>
  <txt>Sub sample multiplier generated by NSSO</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V39" name="Wgt_Combined" files="F1" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (combined)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">134335</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">5.25</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">246482.05</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">6686.925318792571</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">5466.364088943803</sumStat>
  <txt>Combined multiplier generated by NSSO</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V40" name="HHID" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Key to identify a household</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">1218197</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, 2nd stg strm and  Sample Household Number.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V41" name="RoundSchedule" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Round Schedule</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Round Schedule</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1218197</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="State_Region" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>State Region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State Region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1218197</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="V43" name="State" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>State</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1218197</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="V44" name="Sub_Sample" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub Sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1218197</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="V45" 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">1218197</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 survey period of six months of this round  was divided  into  two sub-rounds of three months duration. Equal number of sample villages and blocks were  allotted for survey in each of these two sub-rounds.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V46" name="FlotNo" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Flot No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Flot No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1218197</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 round contains some variables which are not in the questionnaire. These variables have been calculated for the purpose of specific tabulation for which documentation is not available. The user may ignore them.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V47" name="Sector" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sector</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sector</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1218197</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="V48" name="District_Code" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>District Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>District Code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1218197</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="V49" name="Stratum" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1218197</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>Within each district of a State/ UT, two basic strata were formed:
(i) rural stratum comprising of all rural areas of the district and (ii) urban stratum comprising of all the urban areas of the district.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V50" name="SubStratum" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1218197</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="Vill_Blk_Slno" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Village/Bl. Srl. No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Village/Bl. Srl. No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1218197</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="V52" name="Sample_Vill_Blk_No" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Sample vill / Block No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample vill / Block No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1218197</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="V53" name="Second_Stratum" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>2nd stg strm / schedule type</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>2nd stg strm / Sch. Type</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1218197</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <notes>There are two schedule types, one with a fixed reference period of 'last 30 days' and the other (schedule type 2) with different reference periods for different groups of consumption items as follows:

     Item                                                                     Reference period
food items, pan, tobacco and
 intoxicants                                                                         last 7 days 
fuel and light, miscellaneous goods
 and services and medical (non-institutional)                   last 30 days 
educational, medical (institutional),
 clothing, footwear and durable goods                             last 365 days 

This approach adopted for schedule type 2 has been devised to take into account the variation in the periodicity with which different items of consumption are purchased by individual households, in a better way.  It was ensured,  by  suitably  setting survey dates for sample FSU's, that equal numbers of schedule type 2 households were surveyed in different weeks of each month. 

Schedule type 1 was canvassed in fsu's with odd sample village/block number (item 13 of block 1) and Schedule type 2 was canvassed in fsu's with even sample village/block number.</notes>
</var>
<var ID="V54" name="Hhold_no" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Sample Household No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample Household No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1218197</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="Level" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Level</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Level</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1218197</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="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">1218197</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="B5_q3" files="F2" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Cash Purchase Quantity</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much quantity of the item was purchased by the household in the last 7 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">777784</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">440413</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">20500.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">55.98041737809629</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">204.96077677219571</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V58" name="B5_q4" files="F2" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Cash Purchase Value</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much money was spent by the household on the purchase of the item in the last 7 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">987008</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">231189</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">7834.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">46.7120878351544</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">104.73633468601852</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V59" name="B5_q5" files="F2" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Quantity of Home Grown Items Consumed</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much quantity of the home grown item was consumed by the household in the last 7 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">92663</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">1125534</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">8000.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">36.713023536902725</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">134.03829014208426</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V60" name="B5_q6" files="F2" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Value of Home Grown Items Consumed</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Home grown item of how much value was consumed by the household in the last 7 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">119890</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">1098307</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">4220.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">101.04135674368165</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">197.6900388926567</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V61" name="B5_q7" files="F2" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Total consumption - Quantity</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">982055</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">236142</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">15875.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">54.50791511677805</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">189.6728928110951</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V62" name="B5_q8" files="F2" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Total consumption - Value</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">1209420</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">8777</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">6203.9</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">50.359864199368424</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">112.23675395544092</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V63" name="Update_Code" files="F2" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Update code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Update code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1218197</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 round contains some variables which are not in the questionnaire. These variables have been calculated for the purpose of specific tabulation for which documentation is not available. The user may ignore them.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V64" name="Wgt_SubSample" files="F2" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (subsample 1 or 2)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">1218197</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">10.5</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">492964.09</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">13560.079885149937</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">11409.665915029042</sumStat>
  <txt>Sub sample multiplier generated by NSSO</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V65" name="Wgt_Combined" files="F2" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (combined)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">1218197</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">5.25</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">246482.05</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">6782.1683370752</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">5710.129653215424</sumStat>
  <txt>Combined multiplier generated by NSSO</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V66" name="HHID" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Key to identify a household</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">130322</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, 2nd stg strm and  Sample Household Number.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V67" name="RoundSchedule" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Round Schedule</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Round Schedule</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">130322</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="State_Region" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>State Region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State Region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">130322</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="V69" name="State" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>State</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">130322</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="V70" name="Sub_Sample" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub Sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">130322</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="V71" 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">130322</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 survey period of six months of this round  was divided  into  two sub-rounds of three months duration. Equal number of sample villages and blocks were  allotted for survey in each of these two sub-rounds.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V72" name="FlotNo" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Flot No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Flot No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">130322</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 round contains some variables which are not in the questionnaire. These variables have been calculated for the purpose of specific tabulation for which documentation is not available. The user may ignore them.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V73" name="Vill_Blk_Slno" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Village/Bl. Srl. No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Village/Bl. Srl. No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">130322</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="V74" name="Sector" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sector</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sector</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">130322</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="V75" name="District_Code" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>District Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>District Code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">130322</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="V76" name="Stratum" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">130322</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>Within each district of a State/ UT, two basic strata were formed:
(i) rural stratum comprising of all rural areas of the district and (ii) urban stratum comprising of all the urban areas of the district.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V77" name="SubStratum" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">130322</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="V78" name="Sample_Vill_Blk_No" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Sample vill / Block No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample vill / Block No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">130322</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="V79" name="Second_Stratum" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>2nd stg strm / schedule type</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>2nd stg strm / Sch. Type</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">130322</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <notes>There are two schedule types, one with a fixed reference period of 'last 30 days' and the other (schedule type 2) with different reference periods for different groups of consumption items as follows:

     Item                                                                     Reference period
food items, pan, tobacco and
 intoxicants                                                                         last 7 days 
fuel and light, miscellaneous goods
 and services and medical (non-institutional)                   last 30 days 
educational, medical (institutional),
 clothing, footwear and durable goods                             last 365 days 

This approach adopted for schedule type 2 has been devised to take into account the variation in the periodicity with which different items of consumption are purchased by individual households, in a better way.  It was ensured,  by  suitably  setting survey dates for sample FSU's, that equal numbers of schedule type 2 households were surveyed in different weeks of each month. 

Schedule type 1 was canvassed in fsu's with odd sample village/block number (item 13 of block 1) and Schedule type 2 was canvassed in fsu's with even sample village/block number.</notes>
</var>
<var ID="V80" name="Hhold_no" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Sample Household No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample Household No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">130322</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="V81" name="Level" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Level</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Level</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">130322</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="V82" 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">130322</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="B5_1_q3" files="F3" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Cash Purchase 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">74757</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">55565</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">1875.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">22.76143558462656</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">42.671991420316886</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V84" name="B5_1_q4" files="F3" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Cash Purchase 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">103066</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">27256</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">2631.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">54.082533716259384</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">86.56164683087374</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V85" name="B5_1_q5" files="F3" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Quantity of Home Grown Items Consumed</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much quantity of the home grown item was consumed by the household in the last 30 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">7023</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">123299</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">2400.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">123.76167307418486</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">133.34685983491758</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V86" name="B5_1_q6" files="F3" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Value of Home Grown Items Consumed</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Home grown item of how much value was consumed by the household in the last 30 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">23071</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">107251</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">1100.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">86.65024662996836</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">81.54237930508982</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V87" name="B5_1_q7" files="F3" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Total consumption - Quantity</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">92802</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">37520</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">2400.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">37.40459483632048</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">68.18945919101739</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V88" name="B5_1_q8" files="F3" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Total consumption - Value</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">130249</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">73</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.2</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">2631.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">69.92307994687101</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">93.00992760287394</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V89" name="Update_Code" files="F3" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Update code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Update code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">130322</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 round contains some variables which are not in the questionnaire. These variables have been calculated for the purpose of specific tabulation for which documentation is not available. The user may ignore them.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V90" name="Wgt_SubSample" files="F3" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (subsample 1 or 2)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">130322</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">10.5</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">492964.09</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">13529.088127637695</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">11476.481240950814</sumStat>
  <txt>Sub sample multiplier generated by NSSO</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V91" name="Wgt_Combined" files="F3" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (combined)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">130322</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">5.25</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">246482.05</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">6766.265203726154</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">5742.502889637686</sumStat>
  <txt>Combined multiplier generated by NSSO</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V92" name="HHID" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Key to identify a household</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">105372</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, 2nd stg strm and  Sample Household Number.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V93" name="RoundSchedule" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Round Schedule</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Round Schedule</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">105372</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="V94" name="State_Region" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>State Region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State Region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">105372</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="V95" name="State" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>State</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">105372</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="V96" name="Sub_Sample" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub Sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">105372</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="V97" 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">105372</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 survey period of six months of this round  was divided  into  two sub-rounds of three months duration. Equal number of sample villages and blocks were  allotted for survey in each of these two sub-rounds.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V98" name="FlotNo" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Flot No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Flot No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">105372</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 round contains some variables which are not in the questionnaire. These variables have been calculated for the purpose of specific tabulation for which documentation is not available. The user may ignore them.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V99" name="Sector" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sector</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sector</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">105372</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="V100" name="District_Code" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>District Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>District Code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">105372</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="V101" name="Stratum" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">105372</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>Within each district of a State/ UT, two basic strata were formed:
(i) rural stratum comprising of all rural areas of the district and (ii) urban stratum comprising of all the urban areas of the district.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V102" name="SubStratum" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">105372</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>Village/Bl. Srl. No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Village/Bl. Srl. No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">105372</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="V104" name="Sample_Vill_Blk_No" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Sample vill / Block No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample vill / Block No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">105372</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="V105" name="Second_Stratum" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>2nd stg strm / schedule type</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>2nd stg strm / Sch. Type</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">105372</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <notes>There are two schedule types, one with a fixed reference period of 'last 30 days' and the other (schedule type 2) with different reference periods for different groups of consumption items as follows:

     Item                                                                     Reference period
food items, pan, tobacco and
 intoxicants                                                                         last 7 days 
fuel and light, miscellaneous goods
 and services and medical (non-institutional)                   last 30 days 
educational, medical (institutional),
 clothing, footwear and durable goods                             last 365 days 

This approach adopted for schedule type 2 has been devised to take into account the variation in the periodicity with which different items of consumption are purchased by individual households, in a better way.  It was ensured,  by  suitably  setting survey dates for sample FSU's, that equal numbers of schedule type 2 households were surveyed in different weeks of each month. 

Schedule type 1 was canvassed in fsu's with odd sample village/block number (item 13 of block 1) and Schedule type 2 was canvassed in fsu's with even sample village/block number.</notes>
</var>
<var ID="V106" name="Hhold_no" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Sample Household No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample Household No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">105372</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="Level" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Level</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Level</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">105372</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="V108" name="B6_q1" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Block 6 Item Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Clothing Item Code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">105372</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="V109" name="B6_q3" files="F4" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Cash Purchase 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">84499</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">20873</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">400650.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">19.99466893099286</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">1428.1075607540504</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V110" name="B6_q4" files="F4" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Cash Purchase 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">104373</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">999</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">999999.99</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">525.954863614153</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">4474.214612227512</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V111" name="B6_q5" files="F4" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Quantity of Home Grown Items Consumed</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much quantity of the home grown item was consumed by the household in the last 30 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">251</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">105121</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">20.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">3.735458167330677</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">4.589298169572657</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V112" name="B6_q6" files="F4" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Value of Home Grown Items Consumed</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Home grown item of how much value was consumed by the household in the last 30 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">339</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">105033</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">3800.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">184.18884955752213</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">327.2625773393268</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V113" name="B6_q7" files="F4" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Total consumption - Quantity</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">85007</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">20365</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">12000.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">13.58223558059908</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">141.98770629960197</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V114" name="B6_q8" files="F4" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Total consumption - Value</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">104945</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">427</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">35850.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">503.0642820525037</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">902.9131659291338</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V115" name="Update_Code" files="F4" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Update code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Update code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">105372</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 round contains some variables which are not in the questionnaire. These variables have been calculated for the purpose of specific tabulation for which documentation is not available. The user may ignore them.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V116" name="Wgt_SubSample" files="F4" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (subsample 1 or 2)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">105372</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">14.5</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">492964.09</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">13847.806673119994</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">9764.03304249439</sumStat>
  <txt>Sub sample multiplier generated by NSSO</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V117" name="Wgt_Combined" files="F4" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (combined)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">105372</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">7.25</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">246482.05</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">6924.437107296055</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">4883.548617451144</sumStat>
  <txt>Combined multiplier generated by NSSO</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V118" name="HHID" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Key to identify a household</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">39563</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, 2nd stg strm and  Sample Household Number.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V119" name="RoundSchedule" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Round Schedule</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Round Schedule</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">39563</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="State_Region" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>State Region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State Region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">39563</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="V121" name="State" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>State</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">39563</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="V122" name="Sub_Sample" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub Sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">39563</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="V123" 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">39563</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 survey period of six months of this round  was divided  into  two sub-rounds of three months duration. Equal number of sample villages and blocks were  allotted for survey in each of these two sub-rounds.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V124" name="FlotNo" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Flot No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Flot No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">39563</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 round contains some variables which are not in the questionnaire. These variables have been calculated for the purpose of specific tabulation for which documentation is not available. The user may ignore them.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V125" name="Sector" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sector</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sector</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">39563</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="V126" name="District_Code" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>District Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>District Code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">39563</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="V127" name="Stratum" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">39563</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>Within each district of a State/ UT, two basic strata were formed:
(i) rural stratum comprising of all rural areas of the district and (ii) urban stratum comprising of all the urban areas of the district.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V128" name="SubStratum" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">39563</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="V129" name="Vill_Blk_Slno" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Village/Bl. Srl. No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Village/Bl. Srl. No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">39563</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="Sample_Vill_Blk_No" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Sample vill / Block No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample vill / Block No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">39563</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="V131" name="Second_Stratum" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>2nd stg strm / schedule type</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>2nd stg strm / Sch. Type</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">39563</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <notes>There are two schedule types, one with a fixed reference period of 'last 30 days' and the other (schedule type 2) with different reference periods for different groups of consumption items as follows:

     Item                                                                     Reference period
food items, pan, tobacco and
 intoxicants                                                                         last 7 days 
fuel and light, miscellaneous goods
 and services and medical (non-institutional)                   last 30 days 
educational, medical (institutional),
 clothing, footwear and durable goods                             last 365 days 

This approach adopted for schedule type 2 has been devised to take into account the variation in the periodicity with which different items of consumption are purchased by individual households, in a better way.  It was ensured,  by  suitably  setting survey dates for sample FSU's, that equal numbers of schedule type 2 households were surveyed in different weeks of each month. 

Schedule type 1 was canvassed in fsu's with odd sample village/block number (item 13 of block 1) and Schedule type 2 was canvassed in fsu's with even sample village/block number.</notes>
</var>
<var ID="V132" name="Hhold_no" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Sample Household No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample Household No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">39563</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="V133" name="Level" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Level</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Level</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">39563</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="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">39563</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="V135" name="B7_q3" files="F5" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="6"/>
  <labl>Cash Purchase 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">39483</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">80</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.1</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">285.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">3.3858835448167564</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">3.6535194758438427</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V136" name="B7_q4" files="F5" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Cash Purchase 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">39483</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">80</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">5.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">8715.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">241.02189043385764</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">316.87086964625</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V137" name="B7_q5" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="4"/>
  <labl>Quantity of Home Grown Items Consumed</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much quantity of the home grown item was consumed by the household in the last 30 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">50</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">39513</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">2.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">0.16</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">0.4677344441069974</sumStat>
  <catgry>
    <catStat type="vald"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1</catValu>
    <catStat type="invd"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2</catValu>
    <catStat type="min"/>
  </catgry>
</var>
<var ID="V138" name="B7_q6" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="6"/>
  <labl>Value of Home Grown Items Consumed</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Home grown item of how much value was consumed by the household in the last 30 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">42</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">39521</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">300.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">17.80952380952381</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">64.92593833022661</sumStat>
  <catgry>
    <catStat type="vald"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>24</catValu>
    <catStat type="invd"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>50</catValu>
    <catStat type="min"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>300</catValu>
    <catStat type="max"/>
  </catgry>
</var>
<var ID="V139" name="B7_q7" files="F5" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="6"/>
  <labl>Total consumption - Quantity</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">39538</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">25</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">285.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">3.382397693358288</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">3.6577124070346616</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V140" name="B7_q8" files="F5" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Total consumption - Value</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">39538</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">25</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">8715.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">240.4848272547929</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">315.2606750813079</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V141" name="Update_Code" files="F5" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Update code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Update code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">39563</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 round contains some variables which are not in the questionnaire. These variables have been calculated for the purpose of specific tabulation for which documentation is not available. The user may ignore them.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V142" name="Wgt_SubSample" files="F5" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (subsample 1 or 2)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">39563</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">14.5</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">492964.09</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">13178.521383616006</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">10349.90546897898</sumStat>
  <txt>Sub sample multiplier generated by NSSO</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V143" name="Wgt_Combined" files="F5" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (combined)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">39563</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">7.25</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">246482.05</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">6589.97072871117</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">5176.9232365876105</sumStat>
  <txt>Combined multiplier generated by NSSO</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V144" name="HHID" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Key to identify a household</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">437783</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, 2nd stg strm and  Sample Household Number.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V145" name="RoundSchedule" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Round Schedule</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Round Schedule</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">437783</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="State_Region" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>State Region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State Region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">437783</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="V147" name="State" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>State</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">437783</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="V148" name="Sub_Sample" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub Sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">437783</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="V149" 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">437783</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 survey period of six months of this round  was divided  into  two sub-rounds of three months duration. Equal number of sample villages and blocks were  allotted for survey in each of these two sub-rounds.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V150" name="FlotNo" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Flot No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Flot No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">437783</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 round contains some variables which are not in the questionnaire. These variables have been calculated for the purpose of specific tabulation for which documentation is not available. The user may ignore them.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V151" name="Sector" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sector</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sector</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">437783</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="V152" name="District_Code" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>District Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>District Code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">437783</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="V153" name="Stratum" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">437783</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>Within each district of a State/ UT, two basic strata were formed:
(i) rural stratum comprising of all rural areas of the district and (ii) urban stratum comprising of all the urban areas of the district.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V154" name="SubStratum" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">437783</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="V155" name="Vill_Blk_Slno" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Village/Bl. Srl. No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Village/Bl. Srl. No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">437783</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="V156" name="Sample_Vill_Blk_No" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Sample vill / Block No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample vill / Block No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">437783</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="Second_Stratum" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>2nd stg strm / schedule type</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>2nd stg strm / Sch. Type</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">437783</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <notes>There are two schedule types, one with a fixed reference period of 'last 30 days' and the other (schedule type 2) with different reference periods for different groups of consumption items as follows:

     Item                                                                     Reference period
food items, pan, tobacco and
 intoxicants                                                                         last 7 days 
fuel and light, miscellaneous goods
 and services and medical (non-institutional)                   last 30 days 
educational, medical (institutional),
 clothing, footwear and durable goods                             last 365 days 

This approach adopted for schedule type 2 has been devised to take into account the variation in the periodicity with which different items of consumption are purchased by individual households, in a better way.  It was ensured,  by  suitably  setting survey dates for sample FSU's, that equal numbers of schedule type 2 households were surveyed in different weeks of each month. 

Schedule type 1 was canvassed in fsu's with odd sample village/block number (item 13 of block 1) and Schedule type 2 was canvassed in fsu's with even sample village/block number.</notes>
</var>
<var ID="V158" name="Hhold_no" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Sample Household No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample Household No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">437783</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="V159" name="Level" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Level</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Level</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">437783</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="V160" name="B8_q1" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Block 8 Item Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Block 8 Item Code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">437783</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="B8_q3" files="F6" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Value in cash</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">436747</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">1036</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">24545.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">51.14827414956485</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">145.61159151319325</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V162" name="B8_q4" files="F6" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Value in cash and kind</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much was spent by the household in cash and kind on the purchase of the item in the last 30 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">437782</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">1</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.05</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">226839.31</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">52.96333129274391</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">610.9377106038675</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V163" name="Update_Code" files="F6" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Update code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Update code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">437783</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 round contains some variables which are not in the questionnaire. These variables have been calculated for the purpose of specific tabulation for which documentation is not available. The user may ignore them.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V164" name="Wgt_SubSample" files="F6" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (subsample 1 or 2)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">437783</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">10.5</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">492964.09</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">13811.330486359684</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">11194.009243633524</sumStat>
  <txt>Sub sample multiplier generated by NSSO</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V165" name="Wgt_Combined" files="F6" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (combined)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">437783</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">5.25</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">246482.05</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">6907.586296589865</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">5601.834033168567</sumStat>
  <txt>Combined multiplier generated by NSSO</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V166" name="HHID" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Key to identify a household</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">53760</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="RoundSchedule" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Round Schedule</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">53760</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="V168" name="State_Region" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>State Region</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">53760</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="State" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>State</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">53760</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="Sub_Sample" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Sample</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">53760</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="SubRound" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Round</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">53760</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="FlotNo" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Flot No.</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">53760</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="Sector" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sector</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">53760</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="District_Code" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>District Code</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">53760</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="Stratum" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Stratum</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">53760</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="V176" name="SubStratum" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Stratum</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">53760</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="Vill_Blk_Slno" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Village/Bl. Srl. No.</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">53760</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="Sample_Vill_Blk_No" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Sample vill / Block No.</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">53760</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="V179" name="Second_Stratum" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>2nd stg strm / schedule type</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">53760</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="V180" name="Hhold_no" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Sample Household No.</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">53760</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="V181" name="Level" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Level</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">53760</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="V182" name="B8_1_q1" files="F7" 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">53760</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="B8_1_q3" files="F7" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Value in cash</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much money was spent by the household on the purchase of the item in the last 365 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">53690</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">70</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.05</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">80000.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">483.50522518159806</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">1487.2314965576497</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V184" name="B8_1_q4" files="F7" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Value in cash and kind</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much was spent by the household in cash and kind on the purchase of the item in the last 365 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">53760</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.05</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">80000.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">484.5788932291667</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">1490.7449981405373</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V185" name="Update_Code" files="F7" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Update code</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">53760</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="V186" name="Wgt_SubSample" files="F7" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (subsample 1 or 2)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">53760</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">21.25</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">492964.09</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">13215.281610119046</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">12733.589392525952</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V187" name="Wgt_Combined" files="F7" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (combined)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">53760</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">10.63</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">246482.05</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">6608.945137648811</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">6369.737400979526</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V188" name="HHID" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Key to identify a household</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">33912</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="V189" name="RoundSchedule" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Round Schedule</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">33912</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="V190" name="State_Region" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>State Region</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">33912</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="State" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>State</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">33912</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="Sub_Sample" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Sample</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">33912</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="SubRound" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Round</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">33912</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="V194" name="FlotNo" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Flot No.</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">33912</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="Vill_Blk_Slno" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Village/Bl. Srl. No.</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">33912</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="Sector" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sector</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">33912</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="District_Code" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>District Code</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">33912</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="Stratum" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Stratum</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">33912</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="SubStratum" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Stratum</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">33912</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="Sample_Vill_Blk_No" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Sample vill / Block No.</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">33912</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="Second_Stratum" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>2nd stg strm / schedule type</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">33912</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="V202" name="Hhold_no" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Sample Household No.</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">33912</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="Level" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Level</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">33912</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="B8_2_q1" files="F8" 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">33912</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="V205" name="B8_2_q3" files="F8" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Value in cash</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">33865</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">47</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">5500.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">124.89703351542892</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">232.49396748956838</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V206" name="B8_2_q4" files="F8" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Value in cash and kind</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much was spent by the household in cash and kind on the purchase of the item in the last 30 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">33912</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">0.05</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">5500.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">125.18943677754186</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">233.6067447144575</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V207" name="Update_Code" files="F8" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Update code</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">33912</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="V208" name="Wgt_SubSample" files="F8" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (subsample 1 or 2)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">33912</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">14.5</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">492964.09</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">13965.902732661005</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">10606.650090107003</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V209" name="Wgt_Combined" files="F8" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (combined)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">33912</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">7.25</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">246482.05</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">6986.669157525361</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">5313.135267960331</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V210" name="HHID" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Key to identify a household</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">50080</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, 2nd stg strm and  Sample Household Number.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V211" name="RoundSchedule" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Round Schedule</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Round Schedule</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">50080</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="V212" name="State_Region" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>State Region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State Region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">50080</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="V213" name="State" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>State</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">50080</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="V214" name="Sub_Sample" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub Sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">50080</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="V215" 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">50080</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 survey period of six months of this round  was divided  into  two sub-rounds of three months duration. Equal number of sample villages and blocks were  allotted for survey in each of these two sub-rounds.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V216" name="FlotNo" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Flot No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Flot No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">50080</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 round contains some variables which are not in the questionnaire. These variables have been calculated for the purpose of specific tabulation for which documentation is not available. The user may ignore them.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V217" name="Vill_Blk_Slno" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Village/Bl. Srl. No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Village/Bl. Srl. No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">50080</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="Sector" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sector</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sector</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">50080</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="V219" name="District_Code" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>District Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>District Code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">50080</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="V220" name="Stratum" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">50080</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>Within each district of a State/ UT, two basic strata were formed:
(i) rural stratum comprising of all rural areas of the district and (ii) urban stratum comprising of all the urban areas of the district.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V221" name="SubStratum" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">50080</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="Sample_Vill_Blk_No" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Sample vill / Block No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample vill / Block No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">50080</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="Second_Stratum" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>2nd stg strm / schedule type</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>2nd stg strm / Sch. Type</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">50080</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <notes>There are two schedule types, one with a fixed reference period of 'last 30 days' and the other (schedule type 2) with different reference periods for different groups of consumption items as follows:

     Item                                                                     Reference period
food items, pan, tobacco and
 intoxicants                                                                         last 7 days 
fuel and light, miscellaneous goods
 and services and medical (non-institutional)                   last 30 days 
educational, medical (institutional),
 clothing, footwear and durable goods                             last 365 days 

This approach adopted for schedule type 2 has been devised to take into account the variation in the periodicity with which different items of consumption are purchased by individual households, in a better way.  It was ensured,  by  suitably  setting survey dates for sample FSU's, that equal numbers of schedule type 2 households were surveyed in different weeks of each month. 

Schedule type 1 was canvassed in fsu's with odd sample village/block number (item 13 of block 1) and Schedule type 2 was canvassed in fsu's with even sample village/block number.</notes>
</var>
<var ID="V224" name="Hhold_no" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Sample Household No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample Household No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">50080</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="Level" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Level</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Level</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">50080</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="F9" 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">50080</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="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>No. of First-hand purchase</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How many items were purchased through first hand purchase in the last 30 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">3926</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">46154</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">221.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">1.8639836984207845</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">4.068063195713685</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>18</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>20</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>25</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>30</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>40</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>48</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>221</catValu>
  </catgry>
</var>
<var ID="V228" name="B9_q4" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Whether Hire-purchase?</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Whether item was hire-purchased?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">50080</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="V229" name="B9_q5" files="F9" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Value of First-hand purchase - in cash</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much money was spent by the household on first hand purchase of the item in the last 30 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">27771</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">22309</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">523000.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">832.854542508372</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">7661.428342691989</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V230" name="B9_q6" files="F9" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Value of First-hand purchase - in cash &amp; kind</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much was spent by the household in cash and kind on first hand purchase of the item in the last 30 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">27814</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">22266</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">523000.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">837.61496009204</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">7672.36944291843</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V231" name="B9_q7" files="F9" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Cost of Raw material,service &amp; repair - in cash</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much was spent by the household in cash towards the cost of raw material, service &amp; repair in the last 30 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">28154</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">21926</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">105000.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">356.323531647368</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">1847.5275477667965</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V232" name="B9_q8" files="F9" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Cost of Raw material,service &amp; repair - in cash &amp; kind</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much was spent by the household in cash &amp; kind towards the cost of raw material, service &amp; repair in the last 30 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">28236</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">21844</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">105000.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">359.77534742881426</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">1854.7420798988653</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V233" name="B9_q9" files="F9" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Total Expenditure - in cash</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">49952</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">128</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">968700.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">715.3943027306215</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">9199.864441444393</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V234" name="B9_q10" files="F9" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Total Expenditure - in cash &amp; kind</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">49996</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">84</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">968700.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">720.6632372589808</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">9205.129959211785</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V235" name="B9_q11" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>No. of Second-hand purchase</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How many items were purchased through second hand purchase in the last 30 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">83</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">49997</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">819.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">39.18072289156626</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">158.18221544281744</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>118</catValu>
    <catStat type="mean"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>263</catValu>
    <catStat type="stdev"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>402</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>770</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>819</catValu>
  </catgry>
</var>
<var ID="V236" name="B9_q12" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Value of Second-hand purchase - in cash</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much was spent by the household in cash on second hand purchase of the item in the last 30 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1493</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">48587</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">36000.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">362.4655056932351</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">2298.834204704589</sumStat>
  <catgry>
    <catStat type="vald"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5</catValu>
    <catStat type="invd"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>27</catValu>
    <catStat type="min"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>30</catValu>
    <catStat type="max"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>50</catValu>
    <catStat type="mean"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>80</catValu>
    <catStat type="stdev"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>120</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>150</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>180</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>200</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>240</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>250</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>260</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>270</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>300</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>350</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>400</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>475</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>550</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>600</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>700</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>750</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>800</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>850</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>870</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>900</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1200</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1350</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1800</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>6550</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>8000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>8500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>10200</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>12000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>17000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>36000</catValu>
  </catgry>
</var>
<var ID="V237" name="B9_q13" files="F9" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Value of Second-hand purchase - in cash &amp; kind</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much was spent by the household in cash &amp; kind on second hand purchase of the item in the last 30 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1495</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">48585</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">36000.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">367.6998060200669</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">2298.7063371495974</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V238" name="Update_Code" files="F9" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Update code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Update code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">50080</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 round contains some variables which are not in the questionnaire. These variables have been calculated for the purpose of specific tabulation for which documentation is not available. The user may ignore them.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V239" name="Wgt_SubSample" files="F9" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (subsample 1 or 2)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">50080</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">19.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">181392.75</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">13940.636152356232</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">9463.618036888189</sumStat>
  <txt>Sub sample multiplier generated by NSSO</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V240" name="Wgt_Combined" files="F9" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (combined)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">50080</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">9.5</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">90696.38</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">6971.159077675719</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">4734.2949625597</sumStat>
  <txt>Combined multiplier generated by NSSO</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V241" name="HHID" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Key to identify a household</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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, 2nd stg strm and  Sample Household Number.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V242" name="RoundSchedule" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Round Schedule</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Round Schedule</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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="V243" name="State_Region" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>State Region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State Region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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="V244" name="State" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>State</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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="V245" name="Sub_Sample" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub Sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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="V246" 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">26836</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 survey period of six months of this round  was divided  into  two sub-rounds of three months duration. Equal number of sample villages and blocks were  allotted for survey in each of these two sub-rounds.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V247" name="FlotNo" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Flot No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Flot No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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 round contains some variables which are not in the questionnaire. These variables have been calculated for the purpose of specific tabulation for which documentation is not available. The user may ignore them.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V248" name="Sector" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sector</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sector</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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="V249" name="District_Code" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>District Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>District Code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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>Within each district of a State/ UT, two basic strata were formed:
(i) rural stratum comprising of all rural areas of the district and (ii) urban stratum comprising of all the urban areas of the district.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V251" name="SubStratum" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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="Vill_Blk_Slno" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Village/Bl. Srl. No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Village/Bl. Srl. No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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="V253" name="Sample_Vill_Blk_No" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Sample vill / Block No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample vill / Block No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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="Second_Stratum" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>2nd stg strm / schedule type</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>2nd stg strm / Sch. Type</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <notes>There are two schedule types, one with a fixed reference period of 'last 30 days' and the other (schedule type 2) with different reference periods for different groups of consumption items as follows:

     Item                                                                     Reference period
food items, pan, tobacco and
 intoxicants                                                                         last 7 days 
fuel and light, miscellaneous goods
 and services and medical (non-institutional)                   last 30 days 
educational, medical (institutional),
 clothing, footwear and durable goods                             last 365 days 

This approach adopted for schedule type 2 has been devised to take into account the variation in the periodicity with which different items of consumption are purchased by individual households, in a better way.  It was ensured,  by  suitably  setting survey dates for sample FSU's, that equal numbers of schedule type 2 households were surveyed in different weeks of each month. 

Schedule type 1 was canvassed in fsu's with odd sample village/block number (item 13 of block 1) and Schedule type 2 was canvassed in fsu's with even sample village/block number.</notes>
</var>
<var ID="V255" name="Hhold_no" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Sample Household No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample Household No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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="Level" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Level</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Level</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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="B10_q1" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Do all members get two square meals?</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Do all members get two square meals?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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="B10_q2_1" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Month when not enough food</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which month or months the household did not enough food?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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="B10_q2_2" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Month when not enough food</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which month or months the household did not enough food?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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="B10_q2_3" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Month when not enough food</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which month or months the household did not enough food?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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="B10_q2_4" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Month when not enough food</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which month or months the household did not enough food?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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="B10_q2_5" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Month when not enough food</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which month or months the household did not enough food?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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="B10_q2_6" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Month when not enough food</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which month or months the household did not enough food?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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="B10_q2_7" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Month when not enough food</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which month or months the household did not enough food?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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="B10_q2_8" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Month when not enough food</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which month or months the household did not enough food?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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="B10_q2_9" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Month when not enough food</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which month or months the household did not enough food?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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="B10_q2_10" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Month when not enough food</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which month or months the household did not enough food?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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="B10_q2_11" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Month when not enough food</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which month or months the household did not enough food?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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="V269" name="B10_q2_12" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Month when not enough food</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which month or months the household did not enough food?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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="V270" name="B10_q3" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Whether the question(Do all members get two square meals?)was actually asked from the informant</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Whether the question(Do all members get two square meals?)was actually asked from the informant?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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="V271" name="Update_Code" files="F10" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Update code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Update code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</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 round contains some variables which are not in the questionnaire. These variables have been calculated for the purpose of specific tabulation for which documentation is not available. The user may ignore them.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V272" name="Wgt_SubSample" files="F10" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (subsample 1 or 2)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">10.5</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">492964.09</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">13563.370980399462</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">11288.518221900988</sumStat>
  <txt>Sub sample multiplier generated by NSSO</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V273" name="Wgt_Combined" files="F10" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (combined)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">26836</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">5.25</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">246482.05</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">6783.774550603668</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">5649.513174594862</sumStat>
  <txt>Combined multiplier generated by NSSO</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V274" name="HHID" files="F11" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Key to identify a household</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">155</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, 2nd stg strm and  Sample Household Number.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V275" name="RoundSchedule" files="F11" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Round Schedule</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Round Schedule</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">155</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="V276" name="State_Region" files="F11" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>State Region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State Region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">155</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="V277" name="State" files="F11" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>State</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">155</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="V278" name="Sub_Sample" files="F11" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub Sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">155</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="V279" name="SubRound" files="F11" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Round</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub Round</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">155</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 survey period of six months of this round  was divided  into  two sub-rounds of three months duration. Equal number of sample villages and blocks were  allotted for survey in each of these two sub-rounds.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V280" name="FlotNo" files="F11" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Flot No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Flot No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">155</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 round contains some variables which are not in the questionnaire. These variables have been calculated for the purpose of specific tabulation for which documentation is not available. The user may ignore them.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V281" name="Vill_Blk_Slno" files="F11" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Village/Bl. Srl. No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Village/Bl. Srl. No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">155</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="Sector" files="F11" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sector</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sector</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">155</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="V283" name="District_Code" files="F11" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>District Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>District Code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">155</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="V284" name="Stratum" files="F11" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">155</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>Within each district of a State/ UT, two basic strata were formed:
(i) rural stratum comprising of all rural areas of the district and (ii) urban stratum comprising of all the urban areas of the district.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V285" name="SubStratum" files="F11" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">155</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="Sample_Vill_Blk_No" files="F11" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Sample vill / Block No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample vill / Block No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">155</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="Second_Stratum" files="F11" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>2nd stg strm / schedule type</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>2nd stg strm / Sch. Type</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">155</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <notes>There are two schedule types, one with a fixed reference period of 'last 30 days' and the other (schedule type 2) with different reference periods for different groups of consumption items as follows:

     Item                                                                     Reference period
food items, pan, tobacco and
 intoxicants                                                                         last 7 days 
fuel and light, miscellaneous goods
 and services and medical (non-institutional)                   last 30 days 
educational, medical (institutional),
 clothing, footwear and durable goods                             last 365 days 

This approach adopted for schedule type 2 has been devised to take into account the variation in the periodicity with which different items of consumption are purchased by individual households, in a better way.  It was ensured,  by  suitably  setting survey dates for sample FSU's, that equal numbers of schedule type 2 households were surveyed in different weeks of each month. 

Schedule type 1 was canvassed in fsu's with odd sample village/block number (item 13 of block 1) and Schedule type 2 was canvassed in fsu's with even sample village/block number.</notes>
</var>
<var ID="V288" name="Hhold_no" files="F11" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Sample Household No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample Household No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">155</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="Level" files="F11" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Level</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Level</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">155</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="B11_1_q2_1" files="F11" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Serial no. of ceremony</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Serial no. of ceremony</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">155</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="V291" name="B11_1_q2_3" files="F11" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Code (Ceremony)</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which ceremony did the household perform during the last 7 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">155</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>Ceremonies are performed to solemnise notable events of life e.g. birth, marriage etc. Members of a household may have to perform some religious rites consequent upon the death of a person.  For various religious faiths, there are some days in a year which are observed with ceremonial performances like offering of puja, prayer, celebration of rituals etc.  Such ceremonies may be performed by household members as required under the social/religious customs without incurring any expenditure for entertaining guests.  On the other hand, it may happen that households have to spend some amount under different heads for the purpose of entertainment. Conventionally these expenditures are considered as an essential part of the ceremonies performed. The purpose of providing this block in this schedule is to estimate the amount of expenditure incurred by the household on these occasions under various broad groups of items e.g. food, fuel &amp; light, clothing &amp; footwear, misc. goods &amp; services, durable goods etc.  Hence only those ceremonies on which some amount of expenditure is involved should be listed in this block.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V292" name="B11_1_q2_4" files="F11" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Expenditure incurred on food</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much expenditure was incurred on food in the ceremony?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">151</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">4</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">10.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">1018950.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">32442.860927152316</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">140561.78246915905</sumStat>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>10</catValu>
    <catStat type="vald"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>15</catValu>
    <catStat type="invd"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>20</catValu>
    <catStat type="min"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>30</catValu>
    <catStat type="max"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>40</catValu>
    <catStat type="mean"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>50</catValu>
    <catStat type="stdev"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>60</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>75</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>80</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>100</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>105</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>125</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>150</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>160</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>200</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>210</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>250</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>280</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>300</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>400</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>450</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>550</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>570</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>590</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>600</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>700</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>750</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>800</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>830</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>896</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1650</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1800</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2600</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5800</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>6000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>12000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>14000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>15000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>16000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>18000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>32000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>35000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>40000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>67500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>116200</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>500000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1018950</catValu>
  </catgry>
</var>
<var ID="V293" name="B11_1_q2_5" files="F11" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="6"/>
  <labl>Expenditure incurred on fuel &amp; light</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much expenditure was incurred on fuel &amp; light in the ceremony?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">129</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">26</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">5.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">263100.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">7556.62015503876</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">34000.13066454529</sumStat>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5</catValu>
    <catStat type="vald"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>8</catValu>
    <catStat type="invd"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>10</catValu>
    <catStat type="min"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>20</catValu>
    <catStat type="max"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>25</catValu>
    <catStat type="mean"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>30</catValu>
    <catStat type="stdev"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>35</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>40</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>50</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>60</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>70</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>75</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>100</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>104</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>125</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>150</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>180</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>200</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>210</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>250</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>300</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>400</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>600</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>700</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>840</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4800</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>6000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>7000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>12000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>15000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>16000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>40000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>50000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>60000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>263100</catValu>
  </catgry>
</var>
<var ID="V294" name="B11_1_q2_6" files="F11" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="6"/>
  <labl>Expenditure incurred on clothing &amp; footwear</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much expenditure was incurred on clothing &amp; footwear in the ceremony?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">98</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">57</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">878000.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">22654.14285714286</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">125020.81658981238</sumStat>
  <catgry>
    <catStat type="vald"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>50</catValu>
    <catStat type="invd"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>80</catValu>
    <catStat type="min"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>100</catValu>
    <catStat type="max"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>120</catValu>
    <catStat type="mean"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>128</catValu>
    <catStat type="stdev"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>150</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>160</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>180</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>200</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>225</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>240</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>250</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>290</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>350</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>400</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>450</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>700</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>900</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1100</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1160</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1225</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1900</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5010</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>7000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>12000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>20000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>25000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>27500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>32000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>100000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>878000</catValu>
  </catgry>
</var>
<var ID="V295" name="B11_1_q2_7" files="F11" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="6"/>
  <labl>Expenditure incurred on misc. goods &amp; services</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much expenditure was incurred on miscellaneous goods &amp; services in the ceremony?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">106</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">49</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">271600.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">9354.981132075472</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">38276.03671949358</sumStat>
  <catgry>
    <catStat type="vald"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3</catValu>
    <catStat type="invd"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>10</catValu>
    <catStat type="min"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>15</catValu>
    <catStat type="max"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>20</catValu>
    <catStat type="mean"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>30</catValu>
    <catStat type="stdev"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>40</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>60</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>100</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>120</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>150</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>161</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>530</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2400</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4275</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>7100</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>20000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>27500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>35825</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>40000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>60000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>271600</catValu>
  </catgry>
</var>
<var ID="V296" name="B11_1_q2_8" files="F11" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="6"/>
  <labl>Expenditure incurred on durables</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much expenditure was incurred on durables in the ceremony?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">45</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">110</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">260000.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">20274.444444444445</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">54832.72599484046</sumStat>
  <catgry>
    <catStat type="vald"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>45</catValu>
    <catStat type="invd"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>75</catValu>
    <catStat type="min"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>80</catValu>
    <catStat type="max"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>100</catValu>
    <catStat type="mean"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>150</catValu>
    <catStat type="stdev"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>250</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>300</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1125</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1200</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1250</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1350</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3100</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>15000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>18000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>43500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>50000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>53000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>260000</catValu>
  </catgry>
</var>
<var ID="V297" name="B11_1_q2_9" files="F11" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Expenditure incurred - All</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">155</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">20.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">2481650.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">64501.67741935484</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">299450.59919337597</sumStat>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>20</catValu>
    <catStat type="vald"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>30</catValu>
    <catStat type="invd"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>40</catValu>
    <catStat type="min"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>45</catValu>
    <catStat type="max"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>60</catValu>
    <catStat type="mean"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>70</catValu>
    <catStat type="stdev"/>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>85</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>100</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>103</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>115</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>140</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>150</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>200</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>210</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>218</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>225</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>240</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>250</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>255</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>300</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>350</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>360</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>425</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>456</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>480</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>540</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>550</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>580</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>605</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>650</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>680</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>700</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>728</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>760</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>790</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>860</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>865</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>900</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1150</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1200</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1400</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1650</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>1875</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3190</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>3800</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4050</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4380</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>4950</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>5950</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>7100</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>7665</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>8000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>8500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>11200</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>22600</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>25000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>27000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>27340</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>37500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>40000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>43035</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>45000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>75000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>128100</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>130500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>150000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>367500</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>600000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>710000</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>2481650</catValu>
  </catgry>
</var>
<var ID="V298" name="Update_Code" files="F11" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Update code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Update code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">155</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 round contains some variables which are not in the questionnaire. These variables have been calculated for the purpose of specific tabulation for which documentation is not available. The user may ignore them.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V299" name="Wgt_SubSample" files="F11" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (subsample 1 or 2)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">155</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">246.67</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">181392.75</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">16877.486258064517</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">20195.853752419218</sumStat>
  <txt>Sub sample multiplier generated by NSSO</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V300" name="Wgt_Combined" files="F11" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (combined)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">155</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">123.34</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">90696.38</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">8438.746322580646</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">10097.927126118831</sumStat>
  <txt>Combined multiplier generated by NSSO</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V301" name="HHID" files="F12" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Key to identify a household</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">1839</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, 2nd stg strm and  Sample Household Number.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V302" name="RoundSchedule" files="F12" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Round Schedule</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Round Schedule</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1839</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="State_Region" files="F12" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>State Region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State Region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1839</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="V304" name="State" files="F12" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>State</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1839</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="V305" name="Sub_Sample" files="F12" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub Sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1839</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="V306" name="SubRound" files="F12" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Round</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub Round</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1839</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 survey period of six months of this round  was divided  into  two sub-rounds of three months duration. Equal number of sample villages and blocks were  allotted for survey in each of these two sub-rounds.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V307" name="FlotNo" files="F12" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Flot No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Flot No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1839</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 round contains some variables which are not in the questionnaire. These variables have been calculated for the purpose of specific tabulation for which documentation is not available. The user may ignore them.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V308" name="Vill_Blk_Slno" files="F12" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Village/Bl. Srl. No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Village/Bl. Srl. No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1839</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="Sector" files="F12" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sector</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sector</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1839</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="V310" name="District_Code" files="F12" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>District Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>District Code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1839</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="Stratum" files="F12" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1839</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>Within each district of a State/ UT, two basic strata were formed:
(i) rural stratum comprising of all rural areas of the district and (ii) urban stratum comprising of all the urban areas of the district.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V312" name="SubStratum" files="F12" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1839</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="Sample_Vill_Blk_No" files="F12" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Sample vill / Block No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample vill / Block No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1839</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="Second_Stratum" files="F12" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>2nd stg strm / schedule type</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>2nd stg strm / Sch. Type</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1839</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <notes>There are two schedule types, one with a fixed reference period of 'last 30 days' and the other (schedule type 2) with different reference periods for different groups of consumption items as follows:

     Item                                                                     Reference period
food items, pan, tobacco and
 intoxicants                                                                         last 7 days 
fuel and light, miscellaneous goods
 and services and medical (non-institutional)                   last 30 days 
educational, medical (institutional),
 clothing, footwear and durable goods                             last 365 days 

This approach adopted for schedule type 2 has been devised to take into account the variation in the periodicity with which different items of consumption are purchased by individual households, in a better way.  It was ensured,  by  suitably  setting survey dates for sample FSU's, that equal numbers of schedule type 2 households were surveyed in different weeks of each month. 

Schedule type 1 was canvassed in fsu's with odd sample village/block number (item 13 of block 1) and Schedule type 2 was canvassed in fsu's with even sample village/block number.</notes>
</var>
<var ID="V315" name="Hhold_no" files="F12" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Sample Household No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample Household No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1839</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="Level" files="F12" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Level</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Level</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1839</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="B11_2_q2_1" files="F12" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Serial no. of ceremony</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Serial no. of ceremony</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1839</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="B11_2_q2_3" files="F12" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Code (Ceremony)</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which ceremony did the household perform during the last 365 days?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1839</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>Ceremonies are performed to solemnise notable events of life e.g. birth, marriage etc. Members of a household may have to perform some religious rites consequent upon the death of a person.  For various religious faiths, there are some days in a year which are observed with ceremonial performances like offering of puja, prayer, celebration of rituals etc.  Such ceremonies may be performed by household members as required under the social/religious customs without incurring any expenditure for entertaining guests.  On the other hand, it may happen that households have to spend some amount under different heads for the purpose of entertainment. Conventionally these expenditures are considered as an essential part of the ceremonies performed. The purpose of providing this block in this schedule is to estimate the amount of expenditure incurred by the household on these occasions under various broad groups of items e.g. food, fuel &amp; light, clothing &amp; footwear, misc. goods &amp; services, durable goods etc.  Hence only those ceremonies on which some amount of expenditure is involved should be listed in this block.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V319" name="B11_2_q2_4" files="F12" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Expenditure incurred on food</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much expenditure was incurred on food in the ceremony?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1805</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">34</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">1500000.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">10956.853185595568</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">81171.16944858457</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V320" name="B11_2_q2_5" files="F12" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="6"/>
  <labl>Expenditure incurred on fuel &amp; light</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much expenditure was incurred on fuel &amp; light in the ceremony?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1540</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">299</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">263100.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">1768.442857142857</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">13670.629934867515</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V321" name="B11_2_q2_6" files="F12" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="6"/>
  <labl>Expenditure incurred on clothing &amp; footwear</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much expenditure was incurred on clothing &amp; footwear in the ceremony?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1285</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">554</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">878000.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">5619.341634241245</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">41962.49095771349</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V322" name="B11_2_q2_7" files="F12" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="6"/>
  <labl>Expenditure incurred on misc. goods &amp; services</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much expenditure was incurred on miscellaneous goods &amp; services in the ceremony?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1299</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">540</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">271600.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">2958.94688221709</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">15036.536755017883</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V323" name="B11_2_q2_8" files="F12" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="6"/>
  <labl>Expenditure incurred on durables</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much expenditure was incurred on durables in the ceremony?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">550</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">1289</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">0.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">520000.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">11119.625454545454</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">33326.25766467516</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V324" name="B11_2_q2_9" files="F12" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="7"/>
  <labl>Expenditure incurred - All</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">1839</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">10.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">2481650.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">21577.401848830887</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">136053.94326113944</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V325" name="Update_Code" files="F12" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Update code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Update code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">1839</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 round contains some variables which are not in the questionnaire. These variables have been calculated for the purpose of specific tabulation for which documentation is not available. The user may ignore them.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V326" name="Wgt_SubSample" files="F12" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (subsample 1 or 2)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">1839</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">52.25</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">181392.75</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">13342.348727569333</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">10315.958385962575</sumStat>
  <txt>Sub sample multiplier generated by NSSO</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V327" name="Wgt_Combined" files="F12" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (combined)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">1839</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">26.13</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">90696.38</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">6671.176688417618</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">5157.979531739877</sumStat>
  <txt>Combined multiplier generated by NSSO</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V328" name="HHID" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Primary key - unique identifier for a household</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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 uniquely identifying  a  household by combining serial no. of  Village/Block, 2nd stg strm and  Sample Household Number.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V329" name="RoundSchedule" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Round Schedule</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Round Schedule</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V330" name="State_Region" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>State Region</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State Region</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V331" name="State" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>State</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>State</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V332" name="Sub_Sample" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Sample</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub Sample</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V333" name="SubRound" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Round</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub Round</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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 survey period of six months of this round  was divided  into  two sub-rounds of three months duration. Equal number of sample villages and blocks were  allotted for survey in each of these two sub-rounds.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V334" name="FlotNo" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Flot No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Flot No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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 round contains some variables which are not in the questionnaire. These variables have been calculated for the purpose of specific tabulation for which documentation is not available. The user may ignore them.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V335" name="Vill_Blk_Slno" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="5"/>
  <labl>Village/Bl. Srl. No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Village/Bl. Srl. No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V336" name="District_Code" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>District Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>District Code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V337" name="Stratum" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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>Within each district of a State/ UT, two basic strata were formed:
(i) rural stratum comprising of all rural areas of the district and (ii) urban stratum comprising of all the urban areas of the district.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V338" name="Sector" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sector</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sector</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V339" name="SubStratum" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Sub Stratum</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sub Stratum</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V340" name="Sample_Vill_Blk_No" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Sample vill / Block No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample vill / Block No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V341" name="Second_Stratum" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>2nd stg strm / schedule type</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>2nd stg strm / Sch. Type</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">None</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">None</sumStat>
  <notes>There are two schedule types, one with a fixed reference period of 'last 30 days' and the other (schedule type 2) with different reference periods for different groups of consumption items as follows:

     Item                                                                     Reference period
food items, pan, tobacco and
 intoxicants                                                                         last 7 days 
fuel and light, miscellaneous goods
 and services and medical (non-institutional)                   last 30 days 
educational, medical (institutional),
 clothing, footwear and durable goods                             last 365 days 

This approach adopted for schedule type 2 has been devised to take into account the variation in the periodicity with which different items of consumption are purchased by individual households, in a better way.  It was ensured,  by  suitably  setting survey dates for sample FSU's, that equal numbers of schedule type 2 households were surveyed in different weeks of each month. 

Schedule type 1 was canvassed in fsu's with odd sample village/block number (item 13 of block 1) and Schedule type 2 was canvassed in fsu's with even sample village/block number.</notes>
</var>
<var ID="V342" name="Hhold_no" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Sample Household No.</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Sample Household No.</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V343" name="Level" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Level</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Level</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V344" name="Informant_Srl_No" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Informant's Serial Number</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Informant's Serial Number</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V345" name="Resp_Code" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Response Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Response Code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V346" name="Survey_Code" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Survey Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Survey Code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V347" name="Substn_Code" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Reason for substitution</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Reason for substitution</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V348" name="TimeToCanvass" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>Time taken to canvass schedule</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much time was taken to canvass schedule?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V349" name="DateOfSurvey" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="6"/>
  <labl>Date of survey</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Date of survey</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V350" name="B3_q1" files="F13" 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">26921</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">28</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">1.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">28.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">4.990230674937781</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">2.491653456846662</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>27</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <catgry>
    <catValu>28</catValu>
  </catgry>
  <txt>Household : 

A group of persons normally living together and taking food from a common kitchen constitutes a household. The word "normally" means that temporary visitors are excluded but temporary stay-aways are included.Thus a son or daughter residing in a hostel for studies is excluded from the household of his/her parents, but a resident employee or resident domestic servant or paying guest (but not just a tenant in the house) is included in the employer/host's household. "Living together" is usually given more importance than "sharing food from a common kitchen" in drawing the boundaries of a household in case the two criteria are in conflict; however, in the special case of a person taking food with his family but sleeping elsewhere (say in a shop or a different house) due to space shortage, the household formed by such a  person's family members is taken to include the person also. Each inmate of a mess, hotel, boarding and lodging house, hostel, etc. is considered as a single-member household except that a family living in a hotel (say) is considered as one household only; the same applies to residential staff of such establishments.


Household size : 
The size of a household is the total number of persons in the household.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V351" name="B3_q2a" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>NIC Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Which industry are the members of the household working in?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V352" name="B3_q2b" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="3"/>
  <labl>NCO Code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>What is the occupation of the members of the household?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V353" name="B3_q3" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Household type</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V354" name="HH_Type" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Sector wise household type</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V355" name="B3_q4" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Social Group Code</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">26949</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="V356" name="B3_q5" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Land possessed code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much land does the household own?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V357" name="B3_q6" files="F13" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="8"/>
  <labl>Percapita expenditure</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">26921</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">28</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">44.4</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">76494.96</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">556.4037286876415</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">690.7348671257024</sumStat>
  <txt>Household consumer expenditure : 
The expenditure incurred by a household on domestic consumption during the reference period is the household's consumer expenditure. The household consumer expenditure is the total of the monetary values of consumption of various groups of items namely (i) food, pan (betel leaves), tobacco, intoxicants and fuel &amp; light, (ii) clothing and footwear and (iii) miscellaneous goods and services and durable articles.

Monthly per capita expenditure (MPCE) : 
For a household, this is household consumer expenditure over a period of 30 days divided by household size. A person's MPCE is understood as that of the household to which he/she belongs.</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V358" name="B3_q7" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Dwelling unit</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>What is the dwelling unit status of the household? Is it owned, hired or anything else?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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>Dwelling unit : 
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="V359" name="B3_q8" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Type of dwelling</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>What is the type of dwelling unit? Is it an independent house or flat or anything else?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V360" name="B3_q9" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Type of structure</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>What kind of structure the dwelling unit has? Is it katcha or semi-pucca or pucca?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V361" name="B3_q10" files="F13" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="4"/>
  <labl>Covered area</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>How much is the covered are of the dwelling unit?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26808</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd">141</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="min">1.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">1800.0</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">43.187817069531484</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">40.811867275377594</sumStat>
</var>
<var ID="V362" name="B3_q11" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="2"/>
  <labl>Source of energy for cooking</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>What is the primary source of energy that is being used by the household for cooking?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V363" name="B3_q12" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Source of energy for lighting</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>What is the primary source of energy that is being used by the household for lighting?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V364" name="B3_q13" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Member taken meal outside</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Do the members of the household take meals outside?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V365" name="B3_q14" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Ceremony performed</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Does the household perform any ceremony?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V366" name="B3_q15" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Purchase from ration shop</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Does the household purchase things from ration shop?</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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="V367" name="Update_Code" files="F13" intrvl="discrete">
  <varFormat type="character"/>
  <location width="1"/>
  <labl>Update code</labl>
  <qstn>
    <qstnLit>Update code</qstnLit>
  </qstn>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</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 round contains some variables which are not in the questionnaire. These variables have been calculated for the purpose of specific tabulation for which documentation is not available. The user may ignore them.</codInstr>
</var>
<var ID="V368" name="Wgt_SubSample" files="F13" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (subsample 1 or 2)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">10.5</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">492964.09</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">13556.378243719619</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">11280.915563114864</sumStat>
  <txt>Sub sample multiplier generated by NSSO</txt>
</var>
<var ID="V369" name="Wgt_Combined" files="F13" intrvl="contin">
  <varFormat type="numeric"/>
  <location width="9"/>
  <labl>Multiplier (combined)</labl>
  <sumStat type="vald">26949</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="invd"/>
  <sumStat type="min">5.25</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="max">246482.05</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="mean">6780.269435229508</sumStat>
  <sumStat type="stdev">5645.69463309105</sumStat>
  <txt>Combined multiplier generated by NSSO</txt>
</var>
</dataDscr></codeBook>
