India - Drinking water, sanitation, hygiene and housing condition : NSS 69th Round : July 2012- Dec 2012
Reference ID | DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-69Rnd-Sch1dot2-2012 |
Year | 2014 |
Country | India |
Producer(s) | National Sample Survey Office - M/o Statistcs and Programme Implementation(MOSPI),Government of India (GOI) |
Sponsor(s) | M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation, GOI - MOSPI - |
Collection(s) |
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Overview
Identification
DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-69Rnd-Sch1dot2-2012 |
Version
V1.0; Re-organised anonymised dataset for public distribution. 2014-01-28
Overview
Housing is a basic requirement of human well-being. Along with the requirement of shelter, other facilities in the micro environment of housing such as type of dwelling unit, drinking water, sanitation, hygiene, etc., form vital components of overall quality of life of the population. The survey on drinking water, sanitation, hygiene and housing condition has been designed to collect information on the different aspects of living conditions necessary for decent and healthful living of the household members. Information on these aspects will relate to the household as a whole. On drinking water, important information will be collected on (i) sources and sufficiency of drinking water, (ii) distance to the source of drinking water and (iii) quality of drinking water. On the sanitation facilities, information will be collected on (i) access to latrine, in terms of exclusive use, common use or no access, (ii) type of latrine, (iii) reason for not using latrine for the households which have access to latrine but not using. Some information on micro-environment surrounding the house that will be collected relate to (i) garbage disposal, (ii) drainage arrangement, (iii) problem of flies/mosquitoes. Other information on housing condition like, age of the house, condition of the house, type of the dwelling unit (viz., pucca, semi-pucca and katcha), floor area of the dwelling unit, sources of financing for construction/purchase of houses/flats for residential purpose will also be collected. Using the information collected in this survey, important indicators of living facilities that can be developed are: proportion of households (i) using improved sources of drinking water, (ii) getting sufficient drinking water, (iii) fetching drinking water from outside premises, (iv) using improved latrine facilities, (v) having garbage disposal arrangement, (vi) having draining arrangement. On the characteristics of the house and dwelling unit, important indicators are (i) proportion of households living in different types of dwelling units, (ii) distribution of the households by age the house, (iii) per capita floor area, (iv) proportion of households that undertook construction/purchased houses with different sources of finance. These indictors will be developed, at the national and state level, cross classified by level of living of the households (measured by MPCE), social group, etc.These statistical indicators are required for planning, policy and decision making at various levels both within government and outside. These indicators will be extensively used by various Government Organisations viz., Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Allevation, Town and Country Planning Organisation, Planning Commission, etc. The indicators on improved sources of drinking water and sanitation are required to monitor the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) with respect to drinking water and sanitation. These will also be used by organisations like WHO, UNICEF and various users, researchers and policy makers.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Randomly selected households based on sampling procedure.
Scope
In the present round, Schedule 1.2 on housing condition consists of 10 blocks. The blocks are as follows:Block 0 : Descriptive identification of sample household.
Block 1 : Identification of sample household
Block 2 : Particulars of field operations
Block 3:household characteristics
Block 4:particulars of living facilities: drinking water, bathroom, sanitation, etc.
Block 5:housing characteristics and micro environment for the households living in houses
Block 6:particulars of the dwelling for the households living in houses
Block 7:some general particulars of the households living in houses
Block 8:remarks by investigators (FI/ASO)
Block 9:comments by supervisory officer(s)
The first three blocks, viz. Blocks 0, 1 and 2, are used to record identification of sample households and particulars of field operations, as is the common practice in usual NSS rounds. Similarly, the last two blocks, viz., Blocks 8 & 9 are again the usual blocks to record the remarks of investigator (FI/ASO) officer and comments by supervisory officer (s), respectively. Block 3 will be used for recording the household characteristics like household size, gender and age of the head of the household, highest level of education separately among the male and female members of the household, principal industry and occupation, religion, social group, household type, land possessed, tenurial status of dwelling, area type in which the dwelling unit is located, maximum distance to the place of work normally travelled by any earner of the household, monthly household consumer expenditure, amount spent and sources of finance for those households which have spent some amount on construction/first-hand purchase of houses/flats for residential purpose during last 365 days, etc. Block 4 will be used for recording the particulars of living facilities, such as principal source of drinking water, sufficiency of drinking water from principal source, facility of bathroom, access to bathroom, access to latrine, type of latrine, problems of flies/mosquitoes, specific types of illness of household members during last 30 days, availability of electricity for domestic use, etc. Particulars of housing characteristics and micro environment, such as plinth level, number of floors in the house, use of house, period since built, condition of structure, drainage system, household waste water disposal system, arrangement made for collection of garbage from house, etc., will be collected in Block 5. Block 6 is for collecting information on particulars of dwelling such as number of rooms, floor area of the dwelling, ventilation of the dwelling, total number of married couples in the household, number of married couples having separate room, kitchen type, floor type, wall type, roof type, monthly rent for hired accommodation, etc. In Block 7 information will be collected on duration of stay of the household in the present village or present slum/squatter settlement/ other areas of the town. Besides, some particulars regarding movement of the household to the present village or present slum/squatter settlement/ other areas of the town during the last 365 days will also be collected. For the households residing in slum/squatter settlement, information will also be collected in Block 7 on 'possession of documents by the head of the household that pertains to the residence status in the slum/squatter settlement', 'whether the household received any benefit as a slum/squatter settlement dweller', 'whether the household tried to move out of the slum/squatter settlement', etc.
The major changes in the coverage of present Schedule of enquiry compared to the schedule structure of NSS 65th round are outlined below:
1. Block 3 (household characteristics)
a)New items of information added are:
i.age of the head of the household,
ii.highest level of education among the members of the household, separately for males and females.
2. Block 4 (particulars of living facilities: drinking water, bathroom, sanitation, etc.)
a) The codes for collecting information on drinking water and sanitation facilities have been restructured to suit the data requirements of Millennium Development Goals (MDG).
b) For the households, whose principal source of drinking water is outside premises, additional information will be collected on:
i. who fetches drinking water,
ii. time taken, in a day, to reach the source of drinking water and back,
iii. waiting time, in a day, at the source of drinking water.
c) Questions have been added on:
i. quality of drinking water from the principal source,
ii. method of treatment of drinking water by the household,
iii. material of the main container in which drinking water is stored,
iv. how drinking water is taken out from the main container,
v. whether the household gets sufficient water throughout the year for all household activities (viz., drinking, cooking, washing, bathing, etc.)
vi. frequency of supply of water,
vii. whether water is metered,
viii. average amount of water charges paid (payable) per month to the delivery agency/organisation/office.
d) On the aspects of latrine facility, additional information will be collected on:
i. for the households which have access to latrine but are not using latrine, the reason for not using latrine,
ii. whether all household members of specified age groups are using latrine, separately for male and female.
e) Three questions have been added regarding the problem of flies and mosquitoes,
i. whether the household faced problem of flies/mosquitoes during last 365 days,
ii. whether any effort was made by the Local Bodies/State Government during last 365 days to tackle problem of flies/mosquitoes,
iii. whether any effort was made by the household during last 365 days to tackle problem of flies/mosquitoes.
f) Considering the impact of hygiene on health, information will be collected on whether any of the household member(s) have suffered from specified types of illness during last 30 days.
3. Block 5 (housing characteristics and micro environment)
a) Information on plinth area of the house will not be collected.
b) A new item on 'number of floor (s) in the house' has been added.
c) Questions on (i) 'household waste water disposal system', (ii) 'site where garbage is deposited after removal from the household' and (iii) 'frequency of garbage clearance from the
community dumping spot' have been added.
4. In Block 7 information will be collected on:
a) duration of stay of the household in the present village or present slum/squatter settlement/ other areas of the town,
b) some particulars regarding movement of the household to the present village or present slum/squatter settlement/ other areas of the town during the
last 365 days,
c) For the households residing in slum/squatter settlement, additional information will be collected on
i. possession of documents by the head of the household that pertains to the residence status in the slum/squatter settlement,
ii. whether the household received any benefit as a slum/squatter settlement dweller,
iii. whether the household tried to move out of the slum/squatter settlement and reasons for the same.
5. Detailed information on 'particulars of construction and repair for residential purpose' as was collected in NSS 65th round (through Block 7) will not
be collected. Instead, three items have been included in Block 3 (household characteristics) to collect information on 'amount spent' and 'sources of
finance' for those households which have spent some amount on construction/first-hand purchase of houses/flats for residential purpose during last
365 days.
Housing condition, Building, Flood risk, Approach Road, Dwelling, Living facilities, Building construction
Coverage
The survey will cover the whole of the Indian Union. The rural areas such as (i) interior villages of Nagaland situated beyond five kilometres of the bus route and (ii) villages in Andaman and Nicobar Islands which remain inaccessible throughout the year were previously excluded from coverage. Henceforth, these areas will be covered in the survey after forming a State/UT level special stratum comprising these villages.
The survey used the interview method of data collection from a sample of randomly selected households and members of the household
Producers and Sponsors
Name | Affiliation |
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National Sample Survey Office | M/o Statistcs and Programme Implementation(MOSPI),Government of India (GOI) |
Name | Affiliation | Role |
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Survey Design Reearch Division | National Sample Survey Office | Questionnaire Desgn, Sampling methodology,Survey Reports |
Field Operations Division | National Sample Survey Office | Field Work |
Data Processing Division | National Sample Survey Office | Data Processing |
Computer Centre | M/o Statistcs and Programme Implementation(MOSPI),Government of India (GOI) | Dissemination |
Name | Abbreviation | Role |
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M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation, GOI | MOSPI |
Name | Affiliation | Role |
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Governing council and Working Group | GOI | Finalisation of survey study and Questionnaire |
Metadata Production
Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
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Computer Centre | MOSPI, CC | M/O Statistics & Programme Implementation | Documentation of the study |
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