India - Household Consumer Expenditure, Jan - June 2004, NSS 60th Round

Start	End	Cycle
2004-01-01	2004-03-31	Sub round 1
2004-04-01	2004-06-30	Sub round 2

Face-to-face [f2f]
Schedule 1.0 of the 60th NSS round consists of the following blocks:

Block 0: Descriptive identification of sample household: This block is meant for recording descriptive identification particulars of a sample household.

Block 1: Identification of sample household

Block 2: Particulars of field operation: The identity of the Investigator, Assistant Superintendent and Superintendent associated, date of survey/inspection/scrutiny of schedules, despatch, etc., has been recorded in this block against the appropriate items in the relevant columns.

Block 3: Household characteristics:
Characteristics which are mainly intended to be used to classify the households for tabulation has been recorded in this block.

Block 4: Demographic and other particulars of household members: All members of the sample household have been listed in this block. Demographic particulars (viz., relation to head, sex, age, marital status and general education) and number of meals taken have been recorded for each member using one line for one member.

Block 5: Consumption of cereals, pulses, milk, sugar and salt during the last 30 days. Information on an item has been recorded only if it is consumed.

Block 6: Consumption of edible oil, egg, fish and meat, vegetables, fruits, spices, beverages and processed food and pan, tobacco and intoxicants during the last 30/7 days. Information on an item has been recorded only if it is consumed.

Block 7: Consumption of fuel & light during the last 30 days. Information on an item has been recorded only if it is consumed.

Block 8: Consumption of clothing, bedding, etc. during the last 365 days. Expenditure has been recorded if it is incurred on any item during the reference period.

Block 9: Consumption of footwear during the last 365 days. Expenditure has been recorded if it is incurred on any item during the reference period.

Block 10: Expenditure on education and medical (institutional) goods and services during the last 365 days.

Block 11: Expenditure on miscellaneous goods and services including medical (non-institutional), rents and taxes during the last 30 days.

Block 12: Expenditure for purchase and construction (including repair and maintenance) of durable goods for domestic use during the last 30 days