India - Housing Condition and Migration Survey, January - June 1993, NSS 49th Round

Reference ID

DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-49Rnd-Sch1dot2-1993

Year

1993

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)

Other Surveys

Created on

Jan 17, 2018

Last modified

Mar 27, 2019

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Condition of structure (code) (B5_q7)
File: Block-5-Building and environment particulars- Records

Overview

Type: Discrete
Format: character
Width: 1

Valid cases: 119403
Invalid: 0

Questions and instructions

Pre question

Check if Q.1 code is other than 1. If yes ASK

Literal question

Condition of structure (code)

Post question

If Q.1 code is 1 then skip

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
0	NA	159	0.1%
1	Good	43227	36.2%
2	Satisfactory	60111	50.3%
3	Bad	15872	13.3%
9	Invalid	34	0.0%

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

Condition of structure refers to the physical condition of the structure of the building and will be recorded in appropriate code. The codes are : good - 1, satisfactory - 2, bad - 3. The code relevant for the building will be determined as follows :
( i ) if the structure does not require any immediate repairs, major of minor it will be regarded as in `good` condition and code 1 will be assigned.
( ii ) if the structure requires immediate minor repairs but not major repairs, it will be regarded as in `satisfactory` condition and code `2` will be recorded for such a structure.
( iii ) if the structure of the building requires immediate major repairs without which it may be unsafe for habitation or requires to be demolished and rebuilt, it will be regarded as in `bad` condition and code 3 will be recorded for such a building.