Household type with sector

What is your religion? The religion of the household will be recorded against this item in codes. If different mem­bers of the household claim to belong to different religions, the religion of the head of the household will be considered as the religion of the household. The codes are: Hinduism .......... 1 Jainism ................. 5 Islam ................. 2 Buddhism ............. 6 Christianity ........ 3 Zoroastrianism ...... 7 Sikhism .............. 4 others .................... 9

Which social group do you belong to? Do you come under scheduled caste or scheduled tribe or others category? Whether or not the household belongs to scheduled tribe, scheduled caste or other backward class will be indicated against this item in terms of the specified codes which are: scheduled tribe - 1, scheduled caste - 2, other backward classes - 3, others - 9. Those who do not come under any one of the first three social groups will be assigned code 9 meant to cover all other categories. In case different members belong to different social groups, the group to which the head of the household belongs will be considered as the 'social group' of the household.

How much land do you own? The total land area possessed by the household as on the date of survey will be worked out and recorded against this item in code. The codes are: class interval code class interval code less than 0.01 hectares 01 2.01 to 3.00 hectares 06 0.01 to 0.20 " 02 3.01 to 4.00 " 07 0.21 to 0.40 " 03 4.01 to 6.00 " 08 0.41 to 1.00 " 04 6.01 to 8.00 " 09 1.01 to 2.00 " 05 more than 8.00 " 10 (1 acre » 0.4047 hectare and 0.01 hectare = 100 sq. metre)

Do you own the dwelling unit? Or is it hired or otherwise occupied? This item of the block refers only to the dwelling unit or the actual residence of the sample household. The dwelling unit may be the entire structure for one household or may be only a part of it. Accordingly, the investigator will ask the informant if it is owned, hired or otherwise occupied. If the occupant owns the dwelling unit, code 1 will be recorded against item 8. If it is taken on rent, code 2 will be entered and if it is occupied otherwise, code 9 will apply. However, if any household is found living under trees, bridges, in pipes, etc. it will not be treated as living in dwelling unit. For such households code 3 will be recorded and in such cases a cross 'x' mark will be put against the items 9, 10 and 11 of the block. It may be noted that a dwelling unit constructed on a plot of land which is taken under long-term lease, usually 30 years or more, will be considered as being held under owner-like possession. Similarly, a dwelling unit itself possessed by a household under a long-term lease may be treated as under owner-like possession and code 1 will be applicable in such cases also.

What is the type of dwelling of the household? Is it an independent house or a flat or any other type of dwelling? A dwelling unit may be in an independent house, a flat or not. The appropriate code will be entered against the item. The codes are: independent house- 1 flat- 2 others- 9

What is the type of structure of the dwelling? The structures have been classified into three categories, namely, pucca, semi-pucca and katcha on the basis of materials used for construction. This item is to be filled in code. The codes are: katcha-1, semi-pucca-2, pucca-3.

How much is the covered area of the dwelling? This will be the sum of the floor areas of all the rooms, kitchen, etc., and verandah of the building. The area will be recorded (to nearest integer) in square metre. The verandah will mean a roofed space adjacent to living/other rooms and not walled from all sides. In other words, at least one side of such space is either open or walled only to some height or protected by grille, net, etc.

What is the primary source of energy that is being used by the household for cooking? primary source of energy used for cooking and lighting: Against these two items, the code corresponding to the primary source of energy that is used by the household for cooking and lighting during last 30 days preceding the date of survey, will be recorded. If more than one type of energy is utilised, the primary or principal one on the basis of its use will have to be identified and the corresponding code will be noted in the appropriate box. The codes are: cooking: coke, coal- 01, firewood and chips- 02, LPG- 03, gobar gas - 04, dung cake- 05, charcoal- 06, kerosene- 07, electricity- 08, others- 99, no cooking arrangement- 10

What is the primary source of energy that is being used by the household for lighting? primary source of energy used for cooking and lighting: Against these two items, the code corresponding to the primary source of energy that is used by the household for cooking and lighting during last 30 days preceding the date of survey, will be recorded. If more than one type of energy is utilised, the primary or principal one on the basis of its use will have to be identified and the corresponding code will be noted in the appropriate box. The codes are: lighting: kerosene -1, other oil -2, gas - 3, candle - 4, electricity - 5, others -9, no lighting arrangement - 6

Whether household members take meals outside? If any member of the household has taken meals from outside, with or without payment, during last 30 days preceding the date of enquiry, code 1 will be recorded against this item, otherwise code 2 will be entered.

Did the household perform any ceremony? Ceremonies are performed to solemnise some events of life, e.g. birth, marriage, etc. Members of a household may have to perform some religious rites consequent upon the birth, death etc. of a person. For various religions, faiths, there are some days in a year, which are observed with ceremonial performances like offering puja, prayer, ritual performances, etc. Some of such ceremonies may be performed by household members as required under the social/religious customs without incurring expenditure for entertaining guests. On the other hand, some households may spend some amount of money for entertaining guests with meals. The former will not be considered as the ceremony performed while the latter will be considered. Code 1 will be entered in the box space provided against this item if the household had performed at least one ceremony during the last 30 days preceding the date of enquiry, and code 2 will be entered if the household performed no such ceremony.

Did you purchase any cereal from ration or fair price shop last month? The answer against this question will be recorded in codes. The codes are yes-1, no-2. Purchase of foodgrains by workers from shops run by their employer at concessional or subsidised rates (this is prevalent, for example, in tea garden areas) will not be considered as purchase from ration/fair price shop.

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Whether all the members get enough food? This block will be filled after completion of the enquiry on all the preceding blocks. The expression in item 1 - 'getting enough food everyday' - as used in common parlance, conveys that the concerned person gets, by and large, sufficient food to eat. This question is asked in order to know the perception of the household regarding sufficiency of food. While putting this question to the informant, it is thus presumed that the informant has a clear understanding of its meaning. There are equivalent phrases conveying the same meaning in regional languages. It is, therefore, important to put the proper question in the local language and record the answer given by the informant in the appropriate code.