The art of NSSO data

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Class

Per Capita Floor Area (Sq. Mt.)

Pucca Semi-Pucca Katcha All

0-20 5.84 5.03 4.32 5.6320-40 6.72 7.37 5.16 6.75

40-60 7.98 7.85 6.88 7.96

60-80 10.13 9.32 6.50 10.09

80-100 16.83 14.70 20.15 16.83

All 9.77 6.55 4.97 9.45

HistoryConceptsData Organisation

Structure

HistoryConceptsData Organisation

Structure

1862 Statistical Committee constituted, publication of thefirst Statistical Abstract of British India (1840-65)

1881 First Decennial Population Census begins

1914 Directorate of Statistics established, later became the Directorate of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics

1939 Wholesale Price Index collection and calculation begins

History

1947 P.C. Mahalanobis appointed as the HonouraryStatistical Advisor

1949 The Central Statistical Unit established

1951 Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) and Department of Statistics are established as nodal national data gathering institutions. Presently CSO is part of the Ministry of Statistics and ProgrammeImplementation

History

HistoryConceptsData Organisation

Structure

Round: Each annual cycle of data collection by NSSO

Schedule: Thematic focus for data collection, multiple schedules per Round

Thick Round: Major data collection rounds repeated every 5 years (hence called quinquennial rounds)

Thin Round: Minor data collection rounds

Concepts

State-Region: Usually a cluster of three or more districts in a state

Fixed-Width Data Format: Data files in text format specified by fixed column widths, pad character and left/right alignment.

Schedule File: Questionnaire for the survey concerned

Layout File: Description of organisation of variables

Concepts

HistoryConceptsData Organisation

Structure

Organisation of Raw Data:

- Fixed-width file (.txt)- Binary coding of information

Supporting Files:

- Schedule file- Layout file- Readme file- State and district codes

Data Organisation

Levels:

- Multi-row coding of information about same entity- Binary coding of information

Questions to housholds and individuals:

- Need to generate unique IDs at the household and - at the individual levels- Appropriate weightage (by household size)

Data Organisation

Schedule: 1. What is the serial No. Of a person?2. What is his/her age?3. What is his/her daily wage?

Layout: 1. Serial Number : Column 1-3

2. Age : Column 4-53. Daily wage : Column 6-9

Data: 1212121212121234343434343434

Data Organisation

Schedule: 1. What is the serial No. Of a person?2. What is his/her age?3. What is his/her daily wage?

Layout: 1. Serial Number : Column 1-3

2. Age : Column 4-53. Daily wage : Column 6-9

Data: 1212121212121234343434343434

Data Organisation

Schedule: 1. What is the serial No. Of a person?2. What is his/her age?3. What is his/her daily wage?

Layout: 1. Serial Number : Column 1-3

2. Age : Column 4-53. Daily wage : Column 6-9

Data: 1212121212121234343434343434

Data Organisation

Schedule: 1. What is the serial No. Of a person?2. What is his/her age?3. What is his/her daily wage?

Layout: 1. Serial Number : Column 1-3

2. Age : Column 4-53. Daily wage : Column 6-9

Data: 1212121212121234343434343434

Data Organisation

Schedule: 1. What is the serial No. Of a person?2. What is his/her age?3. What is his/her daily wage?

Layout: 1. Serial Number : Column 1-3

2. Level: Column 42. Age : Column 5-6 (if level = 2)3. Daily wage : Column 5-8 (if level = 4)

Data: 1212121212121212143434343434

Data Organisation

Schedule: 1. What is the serial No. Of a person?2. What is his/her age?3. What is his/her daily wage?

Layout: 1. Serial Number : Column 1-3

2. Level: Column 42. Age : Column 5-6 (if level = 2)3. Daily wage : Column 5-8 (if level = 4)

Data: 1212121212121212143434343434

Data Organisation

Schedule: 1. What is the serial No. Of a person?2. What is his/her age?3. What is his/her daily wage?

Layout: 1. Serial Number : Column 1-3

2. Level: Column 42. Age : Column 5-6 (if level = 2)3. Daily wage : Column 5-8 (if level = 4)

Data: 1212121212121212143434343434

Data Organisation

Schedule: 1. What is the serial No. Of a person?2. What is his/her age?3. What is his/her daily wage?

Layout: 1. Serial Number : Column 1-3

2. Level: Column 42. Age : Column 5-6 (if level = 2)3. Daily wage : Column 5-8 (if level = 4)

Data: 1212121212121212143434343434

Data Organisation

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