India - Employment and Unemployment, July 2011- June 2012, NSS 68th Round

Location of workplace (code): The location of the workplace will be recorded in terms of code under this column. The detailed codes are:

description code
workplace in rural areas and located in:
own dwelling unit……………………………………………………………… 10
structure attached to own dwelling unit……………………………………….. 11
open area adjacent to own dwelling unit………………………………………. 12
detached structure adjacent to own dwelling unit……………………………... 13
own enterprise/unit/office/shop but away from own dwelling………………… 14
employer's dwelling unit……………………………………………….……… 15
employer's enterprise/unit/office/shop but outside employer's dwelling …….. 16
street with fixed location………………………………………………………. 17
construction site……………………………………………………………….. 18
others………………………………………………………………………….. 19
workplace in urban areas and located in:
own dwelling unit……………………………………………………………… 20
structure attached to own dwelling unit………………………………………... 21
open area adjacent to own dwelling unit………………………………………. 22
detached structure adjacent to own dwelling unit……………………………... 23
own enterprise/unit/office/shop but away from own dwelling………………… 24
employer's dwelling unit ……………………………………………………… 25
employer's enterprise/unit/office/shop but outside employer's dwelling……... 26
street with fixed location………………………………………………………. 27
construction site……………………………………………………………….. 28
others ………………………………………………………………………….. 29
no fixed workplace……………………………………….. …………………………... 99

The location of the workplace will be recorded in terms of code under this column. The detailed codes are:
workplace in rural areas and located in: own dwelling unit-10, structure attached to own dwelling unit-11, open area adjacent to own dwelling unit-12, detached structure adjacent to own dwelling unit- 13, own enterprise/unit/office/shop but away from own dwelling-14, employer's dwelling unit -15, employer's enterprise/unit/office/shop but outside employer's dwelling -16, street with fixed location-17, construction site-18, others -19; workplace in urban areas and located in: own dwelling unit-20, structure attached to own dwelling unit-21, open area adjacent to own dwelling unit-22, detached structure adjacent to own dwelling unit- 23, own enterprise/unit/office/shop but away from own dwelling-24, employer's dwelling unit -25, employer's enterprise/unit/office/shop but outside employer's dwelling -26, street with fixed location-27, construction site-28, others -29; no fixed workplace -99.

It may be noted that the location of the sample household (rural or urban) is not to be considered for entry in this column; location of the enterprise is to be ascertained and appropriate code is to be recorded. For the purpose of the survey, the term 'adjacent' area/structure will be restricted within homestead land only. For the working members, if the enterprise in which they are working does not have a fixed premises or in other words if these enterprises do not have fixed workplace (as in the case of a hawker or an artisan like carpenter, cobbler, knife-grinder, own-account carpenters, etc., who moves from place to place and goes to the customers), code 99 will be assigned, irrespective of whether the enterprise is operation in rural or urban areas. For those working in enterprises with fixed location, two sets of codes have been provided, one for the enterprises, which are located in the rural areas and the other for those that are in the urban areas. The two sets are identical in their classification. In the case, where the sector of location is both rural and urban, appropriate code is to be given on the basis major time criterion. Code 18/ 28 is relevant only for persons engaged in construction industry. The workplace of the workers engaged in construction activity is normally the site of construction and may change frequently. For them appropriate entry will be 18 / 28 and not 99. If the enterprise changes its location from time to time, e.g., a trading enterprise may shift its location from one market to the other on different days of the week although operates in a fixed place of the market, code will be 19 or 29 depending on whether the workplace is in the rural areas or in the urban areas. Similarly for the own account workers such as, rickshaw pullers, auto drivers, taxi drivers, lorry drivers, etc., code 19 or 29 will be assigned on the basis major time of operation of such enterprises.