India - Survey of Disabled Persons , July-Dec 1990, NSS 47th Round

Reference ID

IND-NSSO-SDP-1991-v1.0

Year

Country

India

Producer(s)

National Sample Survey Office - M/o Statistics and Programme Implementation(MOSPI),Government of India (GOI)

Sponsor(s)

M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation, GOI - MOSPI -

Collection(s)

Other Surveys

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Jan 16, 2018

Last modified

Mar 27, 2019

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Overview

Identification

Country

India

Title

Survey of Disabled Persons , July-Dec 1990

Subtitle

NSS 47th Round

Study Type

Socio-Economic/Monitoring Survey

Series Information

The National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) carried out the first country wide comprehensive survey of physically disabled persons during the 36th round survey (July - December, 1981). The next survey on the subject was carried out after a period of ten years in NSS 47th round (July - December, 1991). In NSS 36th and 47th round surveys, information was collected on three types of physical disabilities - visual, communication and loco motor - along with the cause of disability, aid/appliance acquired by the disabled, general and vocational educational level of the disabled etc. In addition, data on developmental milestones and behavioural pattern of all children of age 5-14 years, regardless of whether they were physically disabled or not, were collected.

ID Number

IND-NSSO-SDP-1991-v1.0

Version

Version Description

V1.0; Re-organised anonymised dataset for public distribution.

Production Date

2012-06-03

Overview

Abstract

In NSS 36th and 47th round surveys, information was collected on three types of physical disabilities - visual, communication and loco motor - along with the cause of disability, aid/appliance acquired by the disabled, general and vocational educational level of the disabled etc. In addition, data on developmental milestones and behavioural pattern of all children of age 5-14 years, regardless of whether they were physically disabled or not, were collected.

The Report of the study not found at external Resouce.

Kind of Data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Units of Analysis

Households

Scope

Notes

The schedule on Survey of Disabled Persons (Schedule 26) consists of the following blocks:

Block 0: descriptive identification of sample household

Block 1: identification of sample household

Block 2: particulars of field operation

Block 3: household characteristics

Block 4: demographic and other particulars of household members

Block 5: particulars of disability of the disabled member

Block 6: particulars of enrolment of disabled persons of age 5-14 years

Block 7: remarks by investigator

Block 8: comments by supervisory officer(s)

The identification particulars of the sample village/block and the sample household in which the survey schedule have been canvassed are to be recorded in blocks 0 & 1.

Block 2 is meant for recording the particulars of field operations.

Certain characteristics of the sample household, such as, size, social-group, principal occupation, etc., meant to be used as classificatory variables have been recorded in block 3.

The demographic particulars like age, sex and marital status, of all the normally resident members of the sample household and the particulars of degree of disability, blood relationship between parents, living arrangement, general education, etc. of all disabled members have been recorded in block 4.

Block 5 is meant for recording for each disabled member the detailed particulars of disability, such as, type of disability, degree of each type of disability, cause of disability, age at onset of disability, type of aid/appliance acquired etc.

The information as to whether or not a disabled child in the age-group 5-18 years was ever enrolled in a ordinary school/special school, whether the child is continuing in that school or not, reason for non-enrolment/discontinuation, etc., have been recorded in block 6.

Any relevant remarks of the investigator will be recorded in block 7.

The comments by the supervisory officer(s) in block 8.

Coverage

Geographic Coverage

National, State, Urban , Rural

Producers and Sponsors

Primary Investigator(s)

Name	Affiliation
National Sample Survey Office	M/o Statistics and Programme Implementation(MOSPI),Government of India (GOI)

Other Producer(s)

Name	Affiliation	Role
Survey Design Reearch Division	National Sample Survey Office	Questionnaire Desgn, Sampling methodology,Survey Reports Questionnaire Desgn, Sampling methodology,Survey Reports Questionnaire Design, 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 Statistics and Programme Implementation(MOSPI),Government of India (GOI)	Tabulation and Dissemination

Funding

Name	Abbreviation	Role
M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation, GOI	MOSPI

Other Acknowledgements

Name	Affiliation	Role
Governing council and Working Group	GOI	Finalisation of survey study

Metadata Production

Metadata Produced By

Name	Abbreviation	Affiliation	Role
Computer Centre	MOSPI, CC	M/O Statistics & Programme Implementation	Documentation of the study

Date of Metadata Production

2012-06-03

DDI Document Version

Version 1.0 (June 2012)

DDI Document ID

DDI-IND-NSSO-SDP-1991-v1.0