Government of India. Data Processing Division. National Sample Survey Office. 164, Gopal Lal Thakur Road, Kolkata-108. Phone No. 2577-1128. --------------------------------------- NSS 68th Round. Final Multiplier-posted unit-level data for Schedule 1.0 Type-1 of NSS 68th round. A) Data for Consumer Expenditure Survey (Sch. 1.0 Type 1). Bihar There are 11 files belonging to 11 different levels as per layout (lay68_sch010_typ1.xls). Data Files ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No. of Data Remarks records Files name ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4582 R6801T1L01.txt Level-01 records for the state of Bihar 4582 R6801T1L02.txt Level-02 records for the state of Bihar 4582 R6801T1L03.txt Level-03 records for the state of Bihar 24014 R6801T1L04.txt Level-04 records for the state of Bihar 248509 R6801T1L05.txt Level-05 records for the state of Bihar 76604 R6801T1L06.txt Level-06 records for the state of Bihar 16097 R6801T1L07.txt Level-07 records for the state of Bihar 98096 R6801T1L08.txt Level-08 records for the state of Bihar 158094 R6801T1L09.txt Level-09 records for the state of Bihar 4582 R6801T1L10.txt Level-10 records for the state of Bihar 162284 R6801T1L11.txt Level-11 records for the state of Bihar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Record length for data is 142. B) Multiplier files for Schdule 1.0 -------------------------------------------------------------- No. of No. of Multiplier records bytes # File name -------------------------------------------------------------- 12784 3950256 mlt6801 -------------------------------------------------------------- Record length is 308. # : All the levelwise data files and multiplier file have been converted to DOS for user's convenience. The "No. of Bytes" shown here is according to UNIX. Note for users : ---------------- (1) These are text data with fixed record-length of 143 characters (including new-line character). First 126 bytes are data, next 6 bytes comprise of number of first stage units surveyed within a substratum for the sub-sample (NSS) and sub-sample combined (NSC) and next 10 bytes are weight or multiplier for the sub-sample (MLT). Last byte is for Newline character. (2) The Layout of data is given in the MS Excel-file lay68_sch010_typ1.xls. (3) For generating any estimate, one has to extract relevant portion of the data, and aggregate after applying the weights. (4) Weights (or multipliers) are given at the end of each record from 133rd byte onwards. The weights (multipliers) are Sub-sample-wise, details of which are as given below : (For description of subsample, please see Instructions, NSS 68th Round, Manual for field staff, Vol-I) NSS,NSC and subsample-wise weights (all-subround multipliers) ------------------------------------------------------------- NSS = Bytes 127-129 (3 bytes) NSC = Bytes 130-132 (3 bytes) MLT = Bytes 133-142 (10 bytes, assumed two places of decimal) ------------------------------------------------------------- All records of an household will have same weight figure. In case of those Blocks/Levels, where Item/Person Sl.No. is not applicable, the field is filled up with "00000". (5) In the value fields (in Rs. or quantity or area etc.) only the numeric figure is given in datafile. The decimal point is to be assumed after looking at the type of that field in the printed schedule. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Use of subsample-wise weights (all-subround multipliers) ---------------------------------------------------------------- For generating subsample-wise estimates based on data of all subrounds taken together, either Subsample-1 households or Subsample-2 households are to be considered at one time. Subsample code is available in the data file. (Please see layout of data). Apply final weight (or all-subround multipliers) as follows : final weight = MLT/100, if NSS=NSC = MLT/200 otherwise. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (6) Common Primary Key for identification of a record for any schedule is : FSU Serial Number = 4(5) (i.e., offset = 4th byte, length = 5 bytes) Segment Number = 32(1) Second Stage Stratum Number = 33(1) household Number = 34(2) Level Number = 36(2) Item Code = 38(5) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (7) List of Documents --------------------- General Information ----- README68_S010T1.txt Text Data Layout ----- lay68_sch010_typ1.xls Subsample-wise multiplier (all-subround) file layout for schedule 1.0 ----- multlay68_010.xls Blank schedule 0.0 ----- sch00-final_180411.doc Blank schedule 1.0 ----- sch 1.0 type 1-final.doc Estimation procedure note and related tables for stratum composition for 68th round in the Common folder ----- EST68_final.doc State codes ----- State code.doc Ammendment to NIC 2008 ----- nic amendment_2008.pdf Please note that Blank schedules are in the folder 68v-2 within the Common folder. Please note that instructions for different schedules are in the folder 68v-1 within the Common folder. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------