city where respondent lives
day of month of interview
was interview checked by IMRB supervisor?
postcode of address of respondent
1st-named person: relation to respondent
1st-named person: sex
1st-named person: age in years
1st-named person: education
2nd-named person: relation to respondent
2nd-named person: sex
2nd-named person: age in years
2nd-named person: education
3rd-named person: relation to respondent
3rd-named person: sex
3rd-named person: age in years
3rd-named person: education
4th-named person: relation to respondent
4th-named person: sex
4th-named person: age in years
4th-named person: education
5th-named person: relation to respondent
5th-named person: sex
5th-named person: age in years
5th-named person: education
6th-named person: relation to respondent
6th-named person: sex
6th-named person: age in years
6th-named person: education
7th-named person: relation to respondent
7th-named person: sex
7th-named person: age in years
7th-named person: education
8th-named person: relation to respondent
8th-named person: sex
8th-named person: age in years
8th-named person: education
9th-named person: relation to respondent
9th-named person: sex
9th-named person: age in years
9th-named person: education
10th-named person: relation to respondent
10th-named person: sex
10th-named person: age in years
10th-named person: education
11th-named person: relation to respondent
11th-named person: sex
11th-named person: age in years
11th-named person: education
12th-named person: relation to respondent
12th-named person: sex
12th-named person: age in years
12th-named person: education
[female resp only] was ever employed
[female former employed] why left job
birthplace of respondent: Indian state
birthplace of respondent: city of birth
hours of paid work (per week): self/husband
hours of paid work (per week): self/wife
hours spent cooking (per day): self/husband
hours spent cooking (per day): self/wife
hours spent washing (per day): self/husband
hours spent washing (per day): self/wife
HH spending (Rupees/month): restaurant meals
HH spending (Rupees/month): rice, wheat, etc
HH spending (Rupees/month): cooking oil
HH spending (Rupees/month): coffee, tea, etc
HH spending (Rupees/month): instant foods
HH spending (Rupees/month): other provisions
HH spending (Rupees/month): dairy products
HH spending (Rupees/month): vegetables/fruit
HH spending (Rupees/month): meat and fish
HH spending (Rupees/month): bread, jam, etc
HH spending (Rupees/month): biscuits, etc
HH spending (Rupees/month): sweets & snacks
HH spending (Rupees/month): ice-creams
HH spending (Rupees/month): gas/kerosene
HH spending (Rupees/month): electricity
HH spending (Rupees/month): house rent/costs
HH spending (Rupees/month): servant/maid
HH spending (Rupees/month): laundry services
HH spending (Rupees/month): loan repayment
total HH spending (Rupees/month)
household saving (Rupees/month)
first reason why resp/household saves
second reason why resp/household saves
household income (Rupees/month)
dis/agree: woman happier if she has a job
dis/agree: family happier if woman has job
should woman with schoolage child do job?
should woman with preschool child do job?
dis/agree: husb should earn/wife mind home
is heavy drinking sufficient for divorce?
is domestic violence sufficient for divorce?
is unfaithfulness sufficient for divorce?
caste which respondent is a member of
does the HH own an electric foodprocessor?
does the HH own an electric food grinder?
does the household own a refrigerator?
does the household own a washing-machine?
does the household own a vacuum-cleaner?
is there a telephone in this house/flat?
which family members present for interview
is the resp a slum/street-dweller?
month of interview
year of interview
number of people employed in the hhold
spending by husband on restaurant meals/month
spending by wife on restaurant meals/month
resp discussed himself/herself 1st/2nd/etc
[female resp] discussed husband before herself
[male resp] discussed his wife before himself
age of resp (in years)
is the respondent married?
education level of respondent
education level of wife of respondent
education level of husband of respondent
job code of respondent
is any household member working-class?
is any household member middle-class?
is any household member self-employed?
highest social class of all HH members
number of generations living in the HH
does the resp have any in-laws in the HH?
does the resp have blood relatives in the HH?
is the family nuclear, or extended?
age of youngest child in HH (if any children)
number of children aged 0 to 3 in the HH
number aged 18 or older in the household
number of people in the household
age (years) of oldest household member
does the resp have child(ren) in the HH?
equivalent income (based on 2-adult HH)
district within city where resp lives
Distance of respondent's address from centre of city (East +ve, West -ve) (Km)
Distance of respondent's address from centre of city (North +ve, South -ve) (Km)
Distance of respondent's address from city centre (Km)
size of city of birth (1981 census)
birthplace of resp based on language gps
resp born in this city/in India/abroad
birthplace of respondent: district
birthplace of resp: "taluk" (rural area)
birthplace: popn density 1981 /square Km
Ethnicity of repondent (based on surname)
Gender of interviewer
Code for interviewer
gender of person 1
gender of person 2
gender of person 3
gender of person 4
gender of person 5
gender of person 6
gender of person 7
gender of person 8
gender of person 9
gender of person 10
gender of person 11
gender of person 12
Job of person 1
Job of person 2
Job of person 3
Job of person 4
Job of person 5
Job of person 6
Job of person 7
Job of person 8
Job of person 9
Job of person 10
Job of person 11
Job of person 12
Why do you not have a job?
Person who organises household money
Person with final say over household money
Who should have final say over HH money?
Who minds children in this household?
Relationship to respondent: person 1
Relationship to respondent: person 2
Relationship to respondent: person 3
Relationship to respondent: person 4
Relationship to respondent: person 5
Relationship to respondent: person 6
Relationship to respondent: person 7
Relationship to respondent: person 8
Relationship to respondent: person 9
Relationship to respondent: person 10
Relationship to respondent: person 11
Relationship to respondent: person 12
Religion
HH spending (per month): ALL FOOD excluding restauraunts