*RURAL*CENTRAL

URBAN

STATE

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
NATIONAL SAMPLE SURVEY ORGANISATIONSOCIO-ECONOMIC SURVEYSIXTY-FIFTH ROUND: JULY 2008 – JUNE 2009
SCHEDULE 1.2: HOUSING CONDITION[0] descriptive identification of sample household
1. state/u.t.:

5. hamlet name:

2. district:

6. ward /inv. unit /block:3. tehsil/town:*

7. name of head of household:4. village name:

8. name of informant:[1] identification of sample household
item
no.

item

1.

srl. no. of sample village/block2.

round number

3.

schedule number

4.

code

item
no.

item

11.

sub-sample

12.

FOD sub-region

13.

sample hg/sb number (1/2)

sample (central-1, state-2)

14.

second-stage stratum

5.

sector (rural-1, urban-2)

15.

sample household number

6.

NSS region

16.

7.

district17.

response code8.

stratum

18.

survey code9.

sub-stratum (urban only)
19.

reason for substitution oforiginal household (code)

10.

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1

52

0

sub-roundinformant’s relation to head(code)

Codes for Block 1
item 16: informant’s relation to head: head of household – 1, other member of household – 2
item 17: response code: informant: co-operative and capable -1, co-operative but not capable -2, busy -3,reluctant -4, others -9.
item 18: survey code: household surveyed: original -1, substitute -2, casualty -3.
item 19: reason for substitution of original household: informant busy -1, members away from home -2,informant non-cooperative -3, others -9.

* tick mark ( ) may be put in the appropriate place.

code[3] household characteristics
1.
2.

malehousehold size

3.

4.

femaletotal(sum of items 1 and 2)

gender of the head of the household(male –1, female –2)

11.

12.

description:
5.

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

principalindustry(NIC-2004)

13.
code
(5-digit)
description:

principal
occupation code
(NCO-2004) (3-digit)
household type (code)
religion (code)social group (code)
land possessed as on date of survey (code)

tenurial status of dwelling (code)

if entry 1 to 5 or 9 in item 11, area
type in which the dwelling unit islocated (notified slum-1, non-notified
slum-2, squatter settlement-3, otherareas-9)
maximum distance to the place of worknormally travelled by any earner of thehousehold (code)household consumer expenditure (Rs.) during last 30
days out of:14.

purchase15

home produced stock

16.
17.
18.
19.

receipts in exchange of goods and services
gifts and loans
free collection
total (items 14 to 18)

Codes for Block 3
item 7: household type:for rural areas: self-employed in non-agriculture -1,rural labour: agricultural labour -2, other labour –3;
self-employed in agriculture -4, others -9.
for urban areas: self-employed -1, regular wage/salary earning -2, casual labour -3, others -9.
item 8: religion: Hinduism -1, Islam -2, Christianity -3, Sikhism -4, Jainism -5, Buddhism -6, Zoroastrianism -7,others -9.
item 9: social group: scheduled tribe -1, scheduled caste -2, other backward class -3, others-9.
item 10: land possessed (area in hectare):area in hectare
code

area in hectare

less than 0.005 ………
01
2.01 – 3.01 …………..
0.005 - 0.02 ………….
02
3.01 - 4.01 ……………
0.02 - 0.21 …………...
03
4.01 - 6.01 ……………
0.21 - 0.41……………
04
6.01 - 8.01 ……….…..
0.41 - 1.01 ……………
05
greater than or equal to
8.01…...………………..
1.01 – 2.01 ……………
06
Note: 1 acre = 0.4047 hectare,
1 hectare=10,000 square metre

code
07
08
101112

item 11: tenurial status of dwelling: owned: freehold-1, leasehold-2; hired: employer quarter-3, hired dwelling
units with written contract-4, hired dwelling units without written contract-5;
others-9, no dwelling –6.

item 13: distance: not required to travel-1; travelled a distance of: less than 1 k.m.-2, 1 k.m. or more but
less than 5 k.m.-3, 5 k.m. or more but less than 10 k.m. – 4, 10 k.m. or more but less than
15 k.m. – 5, 15 k.m. or more but less than 30 k.m. – 6, 30 k.m. or more-7.

[4] particulars of living facilities
srl. no.
item
(1)
(2)
major source of drinking water (record the two most often used sources against cell 1 andcell 2 in descending order of uses)(bottled water-01, tap-02, tube well/ hand pump-03, well: protected-04, unprotected -05;
1.
tank/pond (reserved for drinking)-06, other tank/pond –07, river/canal/lake-08, spring-10,
harvested rainwater-11, others-19)

code
(3)
cell 1 cell 2 

2.

whether availability of drinking water from the first source (most often used source) is sufficientthroughout the year?
(yes– 1, no – 2)3.

if code 2 in item 2, during which calendar months ofthe year availability of drinking water was notsufficient?
(record ‘1’ against the applicable month(s) andrest of the months to be left blank)

4.

5.
6.
7.

8.
9.

JanFebMar

AprMayJunJulAug

Sep

OctNovDec

facility of drinking water(household’s exclusive use – 1, common use of households in the building – 2, community use – 3,others -9)
distance to the source of drinking water(within dwelling – 1, outside dwelling but within the premises – 2, outside premises: less than 0.2 k.m. –3, 0.2 to 0.5 k.m. – 4, 0.5 to 1.0 k.m. – 5, 1.0 k.m. to 1.5 k.m.-6, 1.5 k.m. or more –7)
facility of bathroom (bathroom: attached – 1, detached – 2; no bathroom – 3)
distance from the bathing place(within dwelling – 1, outside dwelling but within the premises – 2, outside premises: less than 0.2 k.m. –3, 0.2 to 0.5 k.m. – 4, 0.5 to 1.0 k.m. – 5, 1.0 k.m. to 1.5 k.m.-6, 1.5 k.m. or more –7)
use of latrine(exclusive use of household-1, shared with other household(s) -2, public/community latrine-3,no latrine-4)
if code 1, 2 or 3 in item 8, type of latrine(service-1, pit-2, septic tank/flush-3, not known-4, other latrine-9 )10.

whether the household has electricity for domestic use? (yes-1, no-2)

11.

if code 1 in item 10, type of electric wiring(conduit wiring – 1, fixed to the walls – 2, temporary – 3)

[5] housing characteristics and micro environment (for the households living in houses, i.e., with codes 1,2, 3, 4, 5 or 9 in item 11 of block 3)
srl. no.
item
code / entry
(1)
(2)
(3)
1.

plinth area of the house (in square feet and in whole numbers)

2.

plinth level (in feet and in whole numbers) (record ‘0’, if there is no plinth)3.

4.

use of house(residential only – 1, residential-cum-commercial – 2,residential-cum-others – 9)
if codes 1 or 2 in item 11 of block 3 (i.e., for the household with own dwelling),
period since built(less than 1 year – 1, 1 to 5 years – 2, 5 to 10 years – 3, 10 to 20 years – 4, 20 to40 years – 5, 40 to 60 years – 6, 60 to 80 years – 7, 80 years or more – 8)Y
if code 1 or 2 in item 4,

7.
8.

9.

10.
11.

12.

5.

year of start

6.

year of completion

condition of structure (good – 1, satisfactory – 2, bad – 3)
drainage arrangement(drainage system: underground – 1, covered pucca – 2, open pucca – 3, open
katcha – 4; no drainage – 5)
garbage collection arrangement(collected: by panchayet/municipality / corporation – 1, by resident(s) – 2,others – 9; no arrangement – 3)animal shed
(shed: attached to the building– 1, detached from the building – 2; no animal
shed – 3)
whether experienced any flood during last 5 years?
(yes: from excessive rain – 1, river, sea, etc. – 2; no – 3)
approach road / lane / constructed path(direct opening to: motorable road / lane / constructed path with street light – 1,motorable road / lane / constructed path without street light – 2, other road / lane
/ constructed path with street light – 3, other road / lane / constructed path
without street light – 4; no direct opening to road / lane / constructed path – 5)

YYY[6] particulars of the dwelling (for the households living in houses, i.e., with codes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 9 in item 11 ofblock 3)
srl.
item
code / entry
no.
(1)
(2)
(3)
1.
type of the dwelling (independent house – 1, flat – 2, others – 9)2.
3.

living rooms
number of rooms in the dwellingother rooms

4.

living rooms

5.

other rooms

6.
7.
8.

floor area of the dwelling(in square feet andin whole numbers)

covered veranda
uncovered veranda
total (sum of items 4 to 7)

9.

ventilation of the dwelling unit (good – 1, satisfactory – 2, bad – 3)

10.

total number of married couples in the household

11.

whether a separate room is available to each married couple?
(yes – 1, no – 2, not applicable – 9)
if code 2 in item 11, number of married couples not getting a separate room

12.
13.
14.

15.

16.

17.

kitchen type(separate kitchen: with water tap – 1, without water tap – 2; no separate kitchen – 3)
floor type(mud – 1, bamboo / log – 2, wood / plank – 3, brick / lime stone / stone – 4, cement – 5,mosaic / tiles – 6, others – 9)wall type(grass/ straw/ leaves/ reeds/ bamboo, etc. – l, mud (with / without bamboo) / unburnt brick –2, canvas / cloth – 3, other katcha – 4, timber – 5, burnt brick / stone / lime stone – 6, iron orother metal sheet – 7, cement / RBC / RCC – 8, other pucca – 9)roof type(grass/ straw/ leaves/ reeds/ bamboo etc. – 1, mud / unburnt brick – 2, canvas / cloth – 3,other katcha – 4, tiles / slate – 5, burnt brick / stone / lime stone – 6, iron / zinc /other metal
sheet / asbestos sheet – 7, cement / RBC / RCC – 8, other pucca – 9)monthly rent (Rs.)
if hired(i.e., if code 3, 4 or 5 in item 11 of bl. 3) (payable approach)[7] particulars of construction and repair for residential purpose
srl. no.
item
(1)
(2)
(3)
number of constructions undertaken during the last1.
365 daysnumber of constructions completed during the last2.
365 daysif entry is positive in col. (3) of item 1, items 3 to 27 will be filled in3.
srl. no. of constructions
1
placeofconstruction
4.
(at present premises-1, elsewhere-2)
5.
type of construction (new building – 1, addition tofloor space – 2, alteration / improvement / major
repair –3)
6.
whether construction is complete as on the date ofsurvey? (yes-1, no-2)
type of structure
7.
if code (pucca – 1, semi-pucca – 2, katcha – 3)
8.
1 in
if code 1 floor area (in sq. ft. and in wholenumbers)
item 6, or 2 in9.
item 5,no. of dwelling units
10.
total cost of construction (Rs.)

code / value
(4)

(5)

2

3

amount (Rs.) financed for construction from different sources
own labour and/or material
11.
(incl. gifts received in kind)finance from own source (savings, sale of assets,
12.
received as gifts, etc.)
institutional agencies
13.
government
14.
15.

commercial bank including regional rural bank, cooperative society/bankinsurance

16.
17.

provident fund (advance/loan)

18.

other institutional agencies

financial corporation/institution

non-institutional agencies
money lender19.
friends and relatives20.
other non-institutional agencies
21.
total (sum of items 11 to 21)
22.
cost of construction during the last 365 days (Rs)
23.
pucca
material
24.
others25.
labour26.
others (service charges, etc.)
27.
total (sum of items 23 to 26)
first-hand purchase of constructed house / flat at the present premises and elsewhere during the last 365 days
28.
number of residential unit acquired29.
30.

if entry >0 in
item 28,

total floor area (in square feet and in whole numbers.)
total expenditure incurred for residential unit acquired (Rs.)

[7] particulars of construction and repair for residential purpose (continued)
srl. no.
item
(1)
(2)
(6)
number of constructions undertaken during the last1.
365 daysnumber of constructions completed during the last2.
365 daysif entry is positive in col. (3) of item 1, items 3 to 27 will be filled in3.
srl. no. of constructions
4
placeofconstruction
4.
(at present premises-1, elsewhere-2)
5.
type of construction (new building – 1, addition to
floor space – 2, alteration / improvement / major
repair –3)
6.
whether construction is complete as on the date ofsurvey? (yes-1, no-2)
type of structure
7.
if code (pucca – 1, semi-pucca – 2, katcha – 3)
8.
1 in
if code 1 floor area (in sq. ft. and in wholenumbers)
item 6, or 2 in9.
item 5,no. of dwelling units
10.
total cost of construction (Rs.)
amount (Rs.) financed for construction from different sources
own labour and/or material
11.
(incl. gifts received in kind)finance from own source (savings, sale of assets,
12.
received as gifts, etc.)
institutional agencies13.
government
14.
15.

commercial bank including regional rural bank, cooperative society/bankinsurance

16.
17.

provident fund (advance/loan)

18.

other institutional agencies

financial corporation/institution

19.

non-institutional agencies
money lender20.

friends and relatives

21.

other non-institutional agencies

22.

total (sum of items 11 to 21)

cost of construction during the last 365 days (Rs)
23.
pucca
material
24.
others25.

labour26.

others (service charges, etc.)

27.

total (sum of items 23 to 26)

code / value
(7)

(8)

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6[2] particulars of field operations
sl. no.

item

investigator/
senior investigator

(1)
1.

(2)

(3)

2.

3.

superintendent /seniorsuperintendent(4)

other supervisory
officer(5)i) name(block letters)ii) codedate(s) of :(i) survey/inspection(ii) receipt(iii) scrutiny(iv) despatch
number of additional sheets(for block 7) attached4.

total time taken to canvass
schedule 1.2 (in minutes)

5.

whether the schedule
contains remarks?
(yes –1, no-2)

6.

signatureDDMMYYDD

in block 8[8] remarks by investigator/ senior investigator[9] comments by superintendent / senior superintendent[10] comments by other supervisory officer (s)MM YY

in block 9/10DDMMYY

elsewhere in theschedule