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Debt and Investment Survey, January - December 1992, NSS 48th Round
Household Assets and Indebtedness of Social Groups

India, 1992
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Usual activity status (Principal) (B6_q8)

Data file: Block 6_Visit 1_Household members and their activity particulars

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Start: 56
End: 57
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: character

Questions and instructions

Literal question
What is the principal usual activity status of the member of the household?
Categories
Value Category
11 worked in household enterprise (self employed)
21 worked as helper in household enterprise
31 worked as regular-salaried/wage employee
41 worked as casual wage labour in public works
51 worked as casual labour in other types of work
81 did not work but was seeking and/ or available for work
91 attended educational institution
92 attended domestic duties
93 attended domestic duties and was also engaged in free collection of goods, sewing, tailoring, weaving, etc., for household use
94 renters, pensioners, remittance recipients etc
95 not able to work due to disability
96 beggars, prostitute
97 others
99 invalid
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
The principal and subsidiary (gainful) activity status of each of the persons listed in block 6 is to be determined. The status so determined will be expressed in terms of codes for recording entries in cols. (8) and (10). The codes are :

worked in household enterprise (self employed) ……………………. 11
worked as helper in household enterprise …………………………… 21
worked as regular-salaried/wage employee …………………………. 31
worked as casual wage labour in public works ……………………… 41
worked as casual labour in other types of work ………………………51
did not work but was seeking and/ or available for work ……………. 81
attended educational institution ……………………………………… 91
attended domestic duties ………………………………………………92
attended domestic duties and was also engaged in
free collection of goods (vegetables, roots,
firewood, cattle feed etc.), sewing, tailoring,
weaving, etc., for household use …………………………………….. 93
renters, pensioners, remittance recipients etc ………………………. .94
not able to work due to disability ……………………………………95
beggars, prostitute …………………………………………………… 96
others ………………………………………………………………… 97
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