Abstract

The National Sample Surveys (NSS) are being conducted by the Government of India since 1950 to collect socio-economic data employing scientific sampling methods. Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023-24 will commence from August 2023.

The Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) is designed to collect information on consumption of goods and services by the households. Information collected in HCES is used for analyzing and understanding the consumption and expenditure pattern, standard of living and well-being of the households. Besides, the data of the survey provides budget shares of different commodity groups that is used for preparation of the weighting diagram for compilation of official Consumer Price Indices (CPIs). The data collected in HCES is also utilized for deriving various other macroeconomic indicators.

Geographic coverage

8,684 FSUs in the rural areas and 6,143 in the urban areas have been surveyed in HCES:2023-24. The total sample size of 14,827FSUs has been allocated to State/UTs in proportion to Census 2011 population, subject to a minimum allocation of 40 FSUs.

Sampling procedure

The latest survey on household consumption expenditure (previously known as household consumer expenditure survey) was conducted during the period August 2023 to July 2024 in which information was collected from each sampled household in three questionnaires, namely, Questionnaire: FDQ (Food Items), Questionnaire: CSQ (Consumables & Services) and Questionnaire: DGQ (Durable Items) in three separate monthly visits in a quarter. Apart from these, another questionnaire, namely, Questionnaire: HCQ was canvassed to collect information on household characteristics.

In HCES: 2023-24, a multi-stage stratified sampling design was used where villages/urban blocks or sub-units of these were regarded as the First Stage Units (FSU) and the households were the Ultimate Stage Units (USU). Both the FSUs and USUs were selected with Simple Random Sampling Without Replacement (SRSWOR). 18 sample households were canvassed within an FSU.

The survey period of HCES:2023-24was divided into 10 panels, each consisting of three months. In the first month of any panel,Questionnaire: HCQ along with any one of the questionnaires, i.e., FDQ/CSQ/DGQwere canvassed in the selected households. During the second month of the panel, any one from the remaining two questionnaires was canvassed and in the last month, the last questionnaire was canvassed. The sequence of the questionnaires to be canvassed in each month of a panel for a particular FSU was decided randomly to eliminate bias that may arise due to the adoption of a particular sequencing for canvassing. Thus, all six possible sequences, i.e., [(Q1, Q2, Q3), (Q1, Q3, Q2), (Q2, Q1, Q3), (Q2, Q3, Q1), (Q3, Q1, Q2) and (Q3, Q2, Q1)], where Q1 refers to FDQ, Q2 refers to CSQ and Q3 refers to DGQ, were canvassed at random in the sample households.

The sampling frame for urban sector is the list of Urban Frame Survey (UFS) blocks as per latest Urban Frame Survey and for rural sector, it is the list of villages as per Census 2011 updated by removing those villages which are urbanized and included in latest UFS (till the time of sample selection).Sometimes, with a view to ensure uniformity in the size of FSUs and operational convenience, large villages/UFS blocks are notionally divided into smaller units of more or less equal size, known as sub-units depending on a pre-defined criteria based on population in the village or number of households in the UFS block. The sector-specific criteria for sub-unit formation are as below:

Rural Sector (i) The number of SUs to be formed in the villages (with Census 2011 population of 1000 or more and except some States/UTs) are decided based on projected present population of the village. The criteria aregiven below:

Projected Population of the village No. of SUs to be formed
less than 1200 1
1200 to 2399 2 2400 to 3599 3
… …

(ii) For rural areas of Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Ladakh, Parts of Uttarakhand (except four districts Dehradun, Nainital, Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar), Jammu and Kashmir (seven districts Poonch, Rajouri, Udhampur, Reasi, Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban) and Idukki district of Kerala; SU is formed in a village if population as per Census 2011 is more than or equals to 500. The criteria for the number of SU to be formed are as below:

Projected Population of the village Number of SUs to be formed
less than 600 1
600 to 1199 2
1200 to 1799 3
... ...

Urban Sector: (i) SUs are formed in those UFS blockshaving more than or equal to 250 households. The number of SUs to be formed within the UFS blocks is decided by the following criteria:

Number of Households in UFS Block Number of SUs to be formed
less than 250 1
250 to 499 2
500 to 749 3
… …
Thus, the list of Villages / UFS Blocks / Sub-Units (for those villages or UFS blocks where sub-units are formed within) together formed the sampling frame for First Stage Unit selection.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Abstract

The Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) is designed to collect information on consumption of goods and services by the households. Information collected in HCES is used for analyzing and understanding the consumption and expenditure pattern, standard of living and well-being of the households. Besides, the data of the survey provides budget shares of different commodity groups that is used for preparation of the weighting diagram for compilation of official Consumer Price Indices (CPIs). The data collected in HCES is also utilized for deriving various other macroeconomic indicators.

Geographic coverage

8,684 FSUs in the rural areas and 6,143 in the urban areas have been surveyed in HCES:2023-24. The total sample size of 14,827FSUs has been allocated to State/UTs in proportion to Census 2011 population, subject to a minimum allocation of 40 FSUs.

Analysis unit

Households and Individuals

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The most recent Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES), previously known as the Household Consumer Expenditure Survey, was conducted from August 2023 to July 2024. Data was collected from each selected household using three separate questionnaires—FDQ (Food Items), CSQ (Consumables & Services), and DGQ (Durable Items)—administered during three distinct monthly visits within a quarter. In addition, a separate questionnaire, HCQ, was used to gather information on household characteristics.

The HCES 2023–24 employed a multi-stage stratified sampling design. The First Stage Units (FSUs) were villages or urban blocks (or their sub-units), and the Ultimate Stage Units (USUs) were the households. Both FSUs and USUs were selected using Simple Random Sampling Without Replacement (SRSWOR). Within each FSU, 18 sample households were surveyed.

The survey period was divided into 10 panels, each spanning three months. In the first month of each panel, the HCQ questionnaire and one of the three main questionnaires (FDQ, CSQ, or DGQ) were administered to the selected households. The remaining two questionnaires were administered in the second and third months, respectively. The order of administering the FDQ, CSQ, and DGQ was randomized for each FSU to avoid sequencing bias. All six possible permutations of the three questionnaires—(FDQ, CSQ, DGQ), (FDQ, DGQ, CSQ), (CSQ, FDQ, DGQ), (CSQ, DGQ, FDQ), (DGQ, FDQ, CSQ), and (DGQ, CSQ, FDQ)—were used across the sample households.

For the urban sector, the sampling frame consisted of Urban Frame Survey (UFS) blocks from the latest UFS. For the rural sector, it comprised villages listed in the 2011 Census, excluding those reclassified as urban in the latest UFS at the time of sample selection. To maintain uniformity in FSU size and facilitate operational convenience, large villages or UFS blocks were sometimes subdivided into smaller, roughly equal units—referred to as sub-units—based on predefined criteria, such as population size or the number of households.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

In the HCES 2023–24, the consumption basket was categorized into three broad groups: (i) Food items, (ii) Consumables and Services, and (iii) Durable Goods. Based on this classification, three separate questionnaires were developed: the Food Questionnaire (FDQ), the Consumables and Services Questionnaire (CSQ), and the Durable Goods Questionnaire (DGQ). These were administered to selected households across three consecutive monthly visits, with each visit focusing on a different category.

Additionally, a separate Household Characteristics Questionnaire (HCQ) was used to collect demographic and other background information about the household members.

To minimize any potential bias from the order of questionnaire administration, the survey employed all six possible sequences of the three main questionnaires:

(FDQ, CSQ, DGQ)

(FDQ, DGQ, CSQ)

(CSQ, FDQ, DGQ)

(CSQ, DGQ, FDQ)

(DGQ, FDQ, CSQ)

(DGQ, CSQ, FDQ)

This approach ensured that no particular sequencing influenced the results.

Abstract

Household consumer expenditure (HCE) during a specified period, called the reference period, may be defined as the total of the following: (a) expenditure incurred by households on consumption goods and services during the reference period (b) imputed value of goods and services produced as outputs of household (proprietary or partnership) enterprises owned by households and used by their members themselves during the reference period (c) imputed value of goods and services received by households as remuneration in kind during the reference period (d) imputed value of goods and services received by households through social transfers in kind received from government units or non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs) and used by households during the reference period.

Reference period and schedule type: The reference period is the period of time to which the information collected relates. In NSS surveys, the reference period often varies from item to item. Data collected with different reference periods are known to exhibit certain systematic differences. In this round, two schedule types have been drawn up to study these differences in detail. Sample households will be divided into two sets - Schedule Type 1 will be canvassed in one set and Schedule Type 2 in the other. The reference periods to be used for different groups of consumption items are given below, separately for each schedule type.

Geographic coverage

The survey covers the whole of the Indian Union except (i) interior villages of Nagaland situated beyond five kilometres of the bus route and (ii) villages in Andaman and Nicobar Islands which remain inaccessible throughout the year.

For Leh (Ladakh) and Kargil districts of Jammu & Kashmir there is no separate sample first-stage units (FSUs) for "central sample". For these two districts, sample FSUs drawn as "state sample" will also be treated as central sample. The state directorate of economics and statistics (DES) will provide a copy of the filled-in schedules to Data Processing Division of NSSO for processing.

Analysis unit

Household, Individual

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

SAMPLE DESIGN

Outline of sample design: A stratified multi-stage design has been adopted for the 66th round survey. The first stage units (FSU) are the 2001 census villages (Panchayat wards in case of Kerala) in the rural sector and Urban Frame Survey (UFS) blocks in the urban sector. In addition, two non-UFS towns of Leh and Kargil of Jammu & Kashmir are also treated as FSUs in the urban sector. The ultimate stage units (USU) are households in both the sectors. In case of large FSUs, one intermediate stage of sampling is the selection of two hamlet-groups (hgs)/ sub-blocks (sbs) from each rural/ urban FSU.

Sampling Frame for First Stage Units: For the rural sector, the list of 2001 census villages (henceforth the term "village" would mean Panchayat wards for Kerala) constitutes the sampling frame. For the urban sector, the list of latest available UFS blocks is considered as the sampling frame. For non-UFS towns, frame consists of the individual towns (only two towns, viz., Leh & Kargil constitute this frame).

Stratification: Within each district of a State/ UT, generally speaking, two basic strata have been formed: i) rural stratum comprising of all rural areas of the district and (ii) urban stratum comprising of all the urban areas of the district. However, within the urban areas of a district, wherever there are one or more towns with population 10 lakhs or more as per population census 2001 in a district, each of them forms a separate basic stratum and the remaining urban areas of the district are considered as another basic stratum.

Sub-stratification: There is no sub-stratification in the urban sector. However, to net adequate number of child workers, for all rural strata, each stratum has been divided into 2 sub-strata as follows: sub-stratum 1: all villages with proportion of child workers (p) >2P (where P is the average proportion of child workers for the sate/ UT as per Census 2001) sub-stratum 2: remaining villages

Total sample size (FSUs): 12784 FSUs for central sample and 15132 FSUs for state sample have been allocated at all-India level. Further, data of 24 state sample FSUs of Leh and Kargil districts of J & K surveyed by DES, J & K will be included in the central sample

Allocation of total sample to States and UTs: The total number of sample FSUs is allocated to the States and UTs in proportion to population as per census 2001 subject to a minimum sample allocation to each State/ UT. While doing so, the resource availability in terms of number of field investigators has been kept in view.

Allocation of State/ UT level sample to rural and urban sectors: State/ UT level sample size is allocated between two sectors in proportion to population as per census 2001 with double weightage to urban sector subject to the restriction that urban sample size for bigger states like Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu etc. should not exceed the rural sample size. A minimum of 16 FSUs (to the extent possible) is allocated to each state/ UT separately for rural and urban areas. Further the State level allocations for both rural and urban have been adjusted marginally in a few cases to ensure that each stratum/ sub-stratum gets a minimum allocation of 4 FSUs.

Allocation to strata/ sub-strata: Within each sector of a State/ UT, the respective sample size is allocated to the different strata/ sub-strata in proportion to the population as per census 2001. Allocations at stratum/ sub-stratum level are adjusted to multiples of 4 with a minimum sample size of 4 and equal number of samples has been allocated among the four sub rounds.

Selection of FSUs: For the rural sector, from each stratum/ sub-stratum, required number of sample villages has been selected by probability proportional to size with replacement (PPSWR), size being the population of the village as per Census 2001. For urban sector, from each stratum FSUs have been selected by using Simple Random Sampling Without Replacement (SRSWOR). Both rural and urban samples have been drawn in the form of two independent sub-samples.

More information on sampling and estimation procedure is available in the document " Note on Sample Design and Estimation Procedure of NSS 66th Round". including information on: - Formation and selection of hamlet-groups/ sub-blocks - Listing of households - Formation of second stage strata and allocation of households - Selection of households - Estimation Procedure

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Schedule 1.0 consists of several blocks to obtain detailed information on the consumption expenditure and other particulars of the sample household.

It has been decided that two types of Schedule 1.0 viz. Schedule Type 1 and Schedule Type 2 will be canvassed in this round. Schedule Type 1 is similar to Schedule 1.0 of NSS 61st round. Schedule Type 2 has different reference period (7 days) for some items of food, pan, tobacco and intoxicants as compared to 30 days' reference period for these items in Schedule Type 1.

Schedule Type 1 uses the same reference period system as used in the 61st and 50th round consumer expenditure surveys (where there was only one schedule type). Schedule Type 1 requires that for certain items (Group I items), the same household should report data for two reference periods - "Last 30 days" and "Last 365 days".

Schedule Type 2 has the same reference periods as Schedule Type 2 (Sch.1.0) of NSS 60th round. For Group I items, the reference period used in Schedule Type 2 is "Last 365 days".

As in the 60th round, items of food, pan, tobacco and intoxicants (Food-plus category) are split into 2 blocks instead of being placed in a single block. - The first block (Block 5.1) consists of the item groups cereals, pulses, milk and milk products, sugar and salt (the "F1" category). This block has a reference period of 30 days in both Schedule Type 1 and Schedule Type 2. - Block 5.2 consists of the other items of food, along with pan, tobacco and intoxicants (the item category "F2+"). This block is assigned a reference period of "Last 30 days" in Schedule Type 1 and a reference period of "Last 7 days" in Schedule Type 2.

Thus Schedule Type 1, like Schedule 1.0 of NSS 61st round, uses the "Last 30 days" reference period for all items of food, and for pan, tobacco and intoxicants.

Schedule 1.0 consists of several blocks to obtain detailed information on the consumption expenditure and other particulars of the sample household.

WHAT IS NEW IN THE SCHEDULE (compared to the 61st/64th round)

• There are two schedule types. Schedule Type 1 is similar to the 61st round schedule. It uses, for some blocks, a double reference period - "last 30 days" and "last 365 days". Schedule Type 2 uses different reference periods of 7, 30 and 365 days for different items. For any particular block, it uses only one reference period.
• Unlike the 61st round schedule (Block 3), there is no question on possession of ration card or on ration card type.
• Unlike the 61st round (Block 3), there is no question on food assistance schemes of the Government from which the household has benefited.
• Block 3 will have a question on use of the internet by household members during the last 30 days.
• In both schedule types, the food-plus item category (food, pan, tobacco & intoxicants) has been split into 2 blocks: Block 5.1 and Block 5.2. For Block 5.1 (cereals, pulses, milk & milk products, sugar and salt), both schedule types use a 30-day reference period. For the remaining food groups, and for pan, tobacco and

In 2023, the annual household consumption expenditure in India amounted to **** trillion U.S. dollars. This was an increase as compared to the previous year, when the annual household consumption expenditure amounted to just over *** trillion U.S. dollars. Household consumption expenditure is the market value of goods and services purchased by households, including slow-moving consumer goods (computers, cars, and washing machines).

Abstract

Household consumer expenditure (HCE) is expenditure incurred by households on consumption of goods and services. Household consumer expenditure (HCE) during a specified period, called the reference period, may be defined as the following: (a) expenditure incurred by households on 'consumption goods and services' during the reference period (b) imputed value of goods and services produced as outputs of household (proprietary or partnership) enterprises owned by households and used by their members themselves during the reference period (c) imputed value of goods and services received by households as remuneration in kind during the reference period (d) imputed value of goods and services received by households through social transfers in kind received from government units or non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs) and used by households during the reference period. The survey will cover the whole of the Indian Union except (i) interior villages of Nagaland situated beyond five kilometres of the bus route and (ii) villages in Andaman and Nicobar Islands which remain inaccessible throughout the year.

Period of survey and work programme: The period of survey will be of one year duration starting on 1st July 2011 and ending on 30th June 2012. The survey period of this round will be divided into four sub-rounds of three months' duration each as follows:

sub-round 1 : July - September 2011
sub-round 2 : October - December 2011 sub-round 3 : January - March 2012
sub-round 4 : April - June 2012

Objective of the consumer expenditure survey (CES): Firstly, as an indicator of level of living, monthly per capita expenditure (MPCE) is both simple and universally applicable. Average MPCE of any sub-population of the country (any region or population group) is a single number that summarises the level of living of that population.Apart from these major uses of the CES, the food (quantity) consumption data are used to study the level of nutrition of different regions, and disparities therein. Further, the budget shares of a commodity at different MPCE levels are used by economists and market researchers to determine the elasticity (responsiveness) of demand to income increases.

Geographic coverage

The survey will cover the whole of the Indian Union except (i) interior villages of Nagaland situated beyond five kilometres of the bus route and (ii) villages in Andaman and Nicobar Islands which remain inaccessible throughout the year.

Analysis unit

Randomly selected households based on sampling procedure and members of the household.

Universe

The survey used the interview method of data collection from a sample of randomly selected households and members of the household.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

Sample Design

Outline of sample design: A stratified multi-stage design has been adopted for the 68th round survey. The first stage units (FSU) are the 2001 census villages (Panchayat wards in case of Kerala) in the rural sector and Urban Frame Survey (UFS) blocks in the urban sector. The ultimate stage units (USU) are households in both the sectors. In case of large FSUs, one intermediate stage of sampling is the selection of two hamlet-groups (hgs)/ sub-blocks (sbs) from each rural/ urban FSU.

Sampling Frame for First Stage Units: For the rural sector, the list of 2001 census villages (henceforth the term 'village' would include also Panchayat wards for Kerala) constitutes the sampling frame. For the urban sector, the list of UFS blocks (2007-12) is considered as the sampling frame.

Stratification: Within each district of a State/ UT, generally speaking, two basic strata have been formed: i) rural stratum comprising of all rural areas of the district and (ii) urban stratum comprising of all the urban areas of the district. However, within the urban areas of a district, if there are one or more towns with population 10 lakhs or more as per population census 2001 in a district, each of them forms a separate basic stratum and the remaining urban areas of the district are considered as another basic stratum.

Sub-stratification:

Rural sector r: If 'r' be the sample size allocated for a rural stratum, the number of sub-strata formed would be 'r/4'. The villages within a district as per frame were first arranged in ascending order of population. Then sub-strata 1 to 'r/4' have been demarcated in such a way that each sub-stratum comprised a group of villages of the arranged frame and have more or less equal population.

Urban sector: If 'u' be the sample size for an urban stratum, 'u/4' number of sub-strata have been formed. In case u/4 is more than 1, implying formation of 2 or more sub-strata, this is done by first arranging the towns in ascending order of total number of households in the town as per UFS phase 2007-12 and then arranging the IV units of each town and blocks within each IV unit in ascending order of their numbers. From this arranged frame of UFS blocks of all the towns/million plus city of a stratum, 'u/4' number of sub- strata formed in such a way that each sub-stratum has more or less equal number of households as per UFS 2007-12.

Total sample size (FSUs): 12784 FSUs have been allocated for the central sample at all-India level and 14772 FSUs have been allocated for state sample. Statewise allocation of sample FSUs has been given in Appendix Table-1.

Allocation of total sample to States and UTs: The total number of sample FSUs has allocated to the States and UTs in proportion to population as per census 2001 subject to a minimum sample allocation to each State/ UT. While doing so, the resource availability in terms of number of field investigators has been kept in view.

Allocation of State/ UT level sample to rural and urban sectors: State/ UT level sample size has been allocated between two sectors in proportion to population as per census 2001 with double weightage to urban sector. However, if such weighted allocation resulted in too high sample size for the urban sector, the allocation for bigger states like Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, etc. was restricted to that of the rural sector. A minimum of 16 FSUs (minimum 8 each for rural and urban sector separately) is allocated to each state/ UT.

Allocation to strata/ sub-strata: Within each sector of a State/ UT, the respective sample size has been allocated to the different strata/ sub-strata in proportion to the population as per census 2001. Allocations at stratum level are adjusted to multiples of 4 with a minimum sample size of 4. Allocation for each sub-stratum is 4. Equal number of samples has been allocated among the four sub-rounds.

Selection of FSUs:

For the rural sector, from each stratum/ sub-stratum, required number of sample villages has been selected by probability proportional to size with replacement (PPSWR), size being the population of the village as per Census 2001.

For the urban sector, UFS 2007-12 phase has been used for all towns and cities and FSUs have been selected from each stratum/sub-stratum by using Simple Random Sampling Without Replacement (SRSWOR).

Both rural and urban samples are to be drawn in the form of two independent sub-samples and equal number of samples have been allocated among the four sub rounds.

Selection of hamlet-groups/ sub-blocks - important steps

Criterion for hamlet-group/ sub-block formation: After identification of the boundaries of the FSU, it is first determined whether listing is to be done in the whole sample FSU or not. In case the population of the selected FSU is found to be 1200 or more, it has to be divided into a suitable number (say, D) of 'hamlet-groups' in the rural sector and 'sub-blocks' in the urban sector by more or less equalising the population as stated below.

approximate present population of the sample FSU no. of hg's/sb's to be formed

less than 1200 (no hamlet-groups/sub-blocks) 1
1200 to 1799 3
1800 to 2399 4
2400 to 2999 5
3000 to 3599 6
…………..and so on

For rural areas of Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand (except four districts Dehradun (P), Nainital (P), Hardwar and Udham Singh Nagar), Poonch, Rajouri, Udhampur, Doda, Leh (Ladakh), Kargil districts of Jammu and Kashmir and Idukki district of Kerala, the number of hamlet-groups are formed as follows:

approximate present population of the sample village no. of hg's to be formed

less than 600 (no hamlet-groups) 1
600 to 899 3
900 to 1199 4
1200 to 1499 5
.………..and so on

Formation and selection of hamlet-groups/ sub-blocks: In case hamlet-groups/ sub-blocks are formed in the sample FSU, the same is done by more or less equalizing population.

Two hamlet-groups (hg)/ sub-blocks (sb) are selected from a large FSU wherever hamlet-groups/ sub-blocks have been formed in the following manner - one hg/ sb with maximum percentage share of population is always selected and termed as hg/ sb 1; one more hg/ sb is selected from the remaining hg's/ sb's by simple random sampling (SRS) and termed as hg/ sb 2. Listing and selection of the households is done independently in the two selected hamlet-groups/ sub-blocks. The FSUs without hg/ sb formation are treated as sample hg/ sb number 1. It is to be noted that if more than one hg/ sb have same maximum percentage share of population, the one among them which is listed first in block 4.2 of schedule 0.0 is treated as hg/ sb 1.

Selection of households: From each SSS the sample households for each of the schedules are selected by SRSWOR. If a household is selected for more than one schedule, only one schedule is canvassed in that household in the priority order of Schedule 1.0 (Type 1), Schedule 1.0 (Type 2) and Schedule 10 and in

HCE: Monthly per Capita Consumer Expenditure: Average: Bihar: Rural data was reported at 1,004.980 INR in 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 681.030 INR for 2010. HCE: Monthly per Capita Consumer Expenditure: Average: Bihar: Rural data is updated yearly, averaging 549.070 INR from Jun 1994 (Median) to 2012, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,004.980 INR in 2012 and a record low of 218.300 INR in 1994. HCE: Monthly per Capita Consumer Expenditure: Average: Bihar: Rural data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Domestic Trade and Household Survey – Table IN.HB026: HCES: Uniform Reference Period (URP): Average Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE): by Item Group: Bihar: Rural (Discontinued).

Abstract

The National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) was set up by the Government of India in 1950 to collect socio-economic data employing scientific sampling methods. Surveys are conducted through household interviews, using a random sample of households covering practically the entire geographical area of the country. Household consumer expenditure is measured as the expenditure incurred by a household on domestic account during a specified period, called reference period. It includes the imputed values of goods and services, which are not purchased but procured otherwise for consumption. In other words, it is the sum total of monetary values of all the items (i.e. goods and services) consumed by the household on domestic account during the reference period. The imputed rent of owner-occupied houses is excluded from consumption expenditure. Any expenditure incurred towards the productive enterprises of the households is also excluded from household consumer expenditure.

Geographic coverage

The survey covered the whole of the Indian Union except:

(i) Leh (Ladakh) and Kargil districts of Jammu & Kashmir (central sample) (ii) interior villages of Nagaland situated beyond five kilometres of the bus route (iii) villages in Andaman and Nicobar Islands which remain inaccessible throughout the year

Analysis unit

-Households -Individuals

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

Two sampling frameswere used for the 63rd round survey: List frame and Area frame.

List frame: A list of 1000 service sector companies distributed all over India has been used as list frame. The list of financial sector enterprises was supplied by RBI. For the other service sector enterprises the list was supplied by the Ministry of Company Affairs. For all the companies in the list frame, information was collected considering all the branch offices. A combined schedule 2.345 was filled up for the list frame companies covering all the branches.

Area Frame: A stratified multi-stage design was adopted for the 63rd round survey. The First Stage Units (FSU) were the 2001 census villages in the rural sector and Urban Frame Survey (UFS) blocks in the urban sector. In addition, for the newly declared towns and out growths (OGs) in census 2001 for which UFS has not yet been done, a separate list has been prepared and this list was used as a frame for such towns and OGs in urban sector. For these towns and OGs the whole town/ OG was considered as FSU. The ultimate stage units (USU) were households/ service sector enterprises, in both the sectors. In the case of large villages/ towns/ blocks requiring hamlet-group (hg)/ sub-block (sb) formation, one intermediate stage was the selection of hgs/ sbs from each FSU.

For a detailed description of sampling, refer to the file titled "Note on Sample Design and Estimation Procedure" that is provided as an external resource.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Summary description of the schedule 1.0 on consumer expenditure is given below.

Blocks 0, 1 and 2: Similar to the ones used in usual NSS rounds. These are used to record identification of sample households and particulars of field operations. Block 3: Household characteristics like, household size, principal industry-occupation, social group, land possessed and cultivated, type of dwelling etc. are recorded in this block. Block 4: In this Block the detailed demographic particulars including age, sex, educational level, marital status, number of meals usually taken in a day etc. are recorded. Block 5: In this block cash purchase and consumption of food, pan, tobacco and intoxicants during the last 30 days are recorded. Block 6: In this block consumption of fuel & light during the last 30 days is recorded. Block 7: Consumption of clothing, bedding, etc. during the last 365 days is recorded in this block. Block 8 : Consumption of footwear during the last 365 days is recorded in this block. Block 9 : Expenditure on education and medical (institutional) goods and services during the last 365 days is recorded in Block 9. Block 10 : Expenditure on miscellaneous goods and services including medical (non-institutional), rents and taxes during the last 30 days has been recorded in this block. Block 11 : Expenditure for purchase and construction (including repair and maintenance) of durable goods for domestic use during the last 365 days has been recorded in this block.

HCE: Monthly per Capita Consumer Expenditure: Average: Assam: Rural: Food: Milk and Milk Products data was reported at 43.640 INR in 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 35.060 INR for 2010. HCE: Monthly per Capita Consumer Expenditure: Average: Assam: Rural: Food: Milk and Milk Products data is updated yearly, averaging 29.405 INR from Jun 1994 (Median) to 2012, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 43.640 INR in 2012 and a record low of 11.550 INR in 1994. HCE: Monthly per Capita Consumer Expenditure: Average: Assam: Rural: Food: Milk and Milk Products data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Domestic Trade and Household Survey – Table IN.HB024: HCES: Uniform Reference Period (URP): Average Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE): by Item Group: Assam: Rural (Discontinued).

Abstract

The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) conducts regular consumer expenditure surveys as part of its "rounds", each round being normally of a year's duration and covering more than one subject of study. The surveys are conducted through household interviews, using a random sample of households covering practically the entire geographical area of the country. Surveys on consumer expenditure are being conducted quinquennially on a large sample of households from the 27th round (October 1972 - September 1973) onwards. Apart from these quinquennial surveys, the NSSO collected information on consumer expenditure from a smaller sample of households since 42nd round (July 1986 - June 1987). Nowadays every round of NSS includes a consumer expenditure survey (CES), giving rise to an annual series of consumption data. The National Sample Survey (NSS) started its fifty-ninth round from 1st January 2003. Fifty-ninth round of NSS is earmarked for collection of data on land and livestock holdings, debt and investment and situation assessment for Indian farmers, besides that on household consumer expenditure and employment-unemployment. The field operations of the survey commenced on 1st January 2003 and continued up to 31st December 2003. In order to reduce the recall error, the total information relating to each sample household was collected in two visits. The first visit (January to August) broadly covered the Kharif season of the agricultural year 2002 - 2003 and the second (September to December) the corresponding Rabi season. The household consumer expenditure schedule used for the survey collected information on quantity and value of household consumption with a reference period of "last 30 days" for some items of consumption and "last 365 days" for some less frequently purchased items. To minimise recall errors, a very detailed item classification was, as usual, adopted to collect information. The schedule also collected some other household particulars including age, sex and educational level etc. of each household member.

Geographic coverage

The survey covered the whole of the Indian Union except (i) Leh (Ladakh) and Kargil districts of Jammu & Kashmir, (ii) interior villages of Nagaland situated beyond five kilometres of the bus route and (iii) villages in Andaman and Nicobar Islands which remain inaccessible throughout the year.

Analysis unit

Randomly selected households based on sampling procedure and members of the household

Universe

The survey used the interview method of data collection from a sample of randomly selected households and members of the household.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

Broad Sample Design: A stratified multi-stage design has been adopted for the 59th round survey. The first stage unit (FSU) is the census village in the rural sector and UFS block in the urban sector. The ultimate stage units (USUs) are households in both the sectors. Hamlet-groups / sub-blocks constitute the intermediate stage whenever these are formed in the selected FSU.

Sampling Frame for First Stage Units: For rural areas, the list of villages (panchayat wards for Kerala) as per Population Census 1991 and for urban areas the latest UFS frame have been used as sampling frame. For stratification of towns by size class, provisional population of towns as per Census 2001 have been used.

Stratification:

Rural Sector: Two special strata have been formed at the State/ UT level, viz., Stratum 1: all FSUs with population between 0 to 50 and Stratum 2: FSUs with population more than 15,000.

Special stratum 1 was formed whenever at least 50 such FSUs were found in a State/UT. Similarly, special stratum 2 was formed if at least 4 such FSUs were found in a State/UT. Otherwise, such FSUs were merged with the general strata.

Urban Sector: In the urban sector, strata have been formed within each NSS region on the basis of size class of towns as per Population Census 2001. The stratum numbers and their composition (within each region) are given below.

stratum 1 : all towns with population less than 50,000 stratum 2 : all towns with population 50,000 or more but less than 2 lakhs
stratum 3 : all towns with population 2 lakhs or more but less than 10 lakhs
stratum 4, 5, 6,... : each city with population 10 lakhs or more

The stratum numbers remained as above even if, in some regions, some of the strata did not exist.

Formation of Second Stage Strata and allocation of households for schedule 1.0: Schedule 1.0: Consumer Expenditure Survey: Two SSS are formed:

Rural:
SSS 1: households possessing land < Y
SSS 2: households possessing land = Y

Urban:
SSS 1: households belonging to MPCE classes 1, 2 and 3 SSS 2: households belonging to MPCE class 4

Out of the four households selected for sch. 1.0, two households are covered in visit 1 and two in visit 2. Sample households for each type of schedule are selected by SRSWOR in each SSS of each hg/sb.

Sampling deviation

There was no deviation from the original sampling design.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Summary description of the schedule 1.0 on consumer expenditure is given below.

Blocks 0, 1 and 2 - are similar to the ones used in usual NSS rounds. These are used to record identification of sample households and particulars of field operations.

Block-3: Household characteristics like, household size, principal industry-occupation, social group, land possessed and cultivated, type of dwelling etc. are recorded in this block.

Block-4: In this Block the detailed demographic particulars including age, sex, educational level, marital status, number of meals usually taken in a day etc. are recorded.

Block-5: In this block cash purchase and consumption of food, pan, tobacco and intoxicants during the last 30 days are recorded.

Block-5.1: In this block consumption of fuel & light during the last 30 days is recorded.

Block-6: Consumption of clothing, bedding, etc. during the last 365 days is recorded in this block.

Block-7 : Consumption of footwear during the last 365 days is recorded in this block.

Block-8.1 : Expenditure on education and medical (institutional) goods and services during the last 365 days is recorded in Block 9.

Block-8.2 : Expenditure on miscellaneous goods and services including medical (non-institutional), rents and taxes during the last 30 days has been recorded in this block.

Block-9 : Expenditure for purchase and construction (including repair and maintenance) of durable goods for domestic use during the last 365 days has been recorded in this block.

HCE: Number of Sample Households Reporting Consumption: Manipur: Rural: Food: Salt data was reported at 1,360.000 Unit in 2012. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,368.000 Unit for 2010. HCE: Number of Sample Households Reporting Consumption: Manipur: Rural: Food: Salt data is updated yearly, averaging 1,364.000 Unit from Jun 1994 (Median) to 2012, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,173.000 Unit in 2005 and a record low of 998.000 Unit in 1994. HCE: Number of Sample Households Reporting Consumption: Manipur: Rural: Food: Salt data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Domestic Trade and Household Survey – Table IN.HB058: HCES: Uniform Reference Period (URP): Average Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE): by Item Group: Manipur: Rural (Discontinued).

Abstract

The 62nd round survey is the seventeenth in the annual series of surveys of household consumer expenditure. The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) conducts regular consumer expenditure surveys as part of its "rounds," each round being normally of a year's duration and covering more than one subject of study. The surveys are conducted through household interviews, using a random sample of households covering practically the entire geographical area of the country. Surveys on consumer expenditure are conducted quinquennially on a large sample of households from the 27th round (October 1972 - September 1973) onwards. Apart from these quinquennial surveys, the NSSO has been collecting information on consumer expenditure from a smaller sample of households since 42nd round (July 1986 - June 1987). Household consumer expenditure is measured as the expenditure incurred by a household on domestic account during a specified period called reference period. It includes the imputed values of goods and services, which are not purchased but procured otherwise for consumption. In other words, it is the sum total of monetary values of all the items (i.e. goods and services) consumed by the household on domestic account during the reference period. The imputed rent of owner-occupied houses is excluded from consumption expenditure. Any expenditure incurred towards the productive enterprises of the households is also excluded from household consumer expenditure.

Geographic coverage

The survey covers the whole of the Indian Union except:

(i) Leh (Ladakh), Kargil, Punch and Rajauri districts of Jammu & Kashmir (ii) interior villages of Nagaland situated beyond five kilometres of a bus route
(iii) villages in Andaman and Nicobar Islands which remain inaccessible throughout the year

Analysis unit

-Households -Individuals

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

Sample Design: A stratified multi-stage design was adopted for the 62nd round survey. The First Stage Units (FSU) were the 2001 census villages in the rural sector and Urban Frame Survey (UFS) blocks in the urban sector. The Ultimate Stage Units (USU) were households in both the sectors. In the case of large villages/ blocks requiring hamlet-group (hg)/ sub-block (sb) formation, one intermediate stage was the selection of two hgs/ sbs from each FSU.

Sampling frame: The list of villages as per census 2001 was used as frame for the rural sector and the latest available list of Urban Frame Survey (UFS) blocks was used as frame in the urban sector.

Stratification: Within each district of a State/ UT, two basic strata were formed: (i) Rural stratum comprising of all rural areas of the district (ii) Urban stratum comprising of all the urban areas of the district. However, if there were one or more towns with population 10 lakhs or more as per population census 2001 in a district, each of them also formed a separate basic stratum and the remaining urban areas of the district was considered as another basic stratum. There are 27 towns with population 10 lakhs or more at all-India level as per census 2001.

For more detailed description of the sampling procedure, refer to the file titled "Introduction: Concepts, Definitions and Procedures " that is provided as an external resource.

Sampling deviation

The survey period of this 62nd round was divided into four sub-rounds of three months' duration each to spread the survey workload uniformly. Because of the arduous field conditions, sub-round restriction was not strictly enforced in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, rural areas of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Schedule 1.0 on consumer expenditure for NSS 62nd round consisted of 12 blocks that are listed below.

Blocks 0, 1 and 2: Similar to the ones used in usual NSS rounds. These were used to record identification of sample households and particulars of field operations. Block 3: Household characteristics. Block 4: Particulars of household members. Block 5: Cash purchase and consumption of food, pan, tobacco and intoxicants during the last 30 days. Block 6: Consumption of fuel & light during the last 30 days. Block 7: Consumption of clothing, bedding, etc. during the last 365 days. Block 8 : Consumption of footwear during the last 365 days. Block 9 : Expenditure on education and medical (institutional) goods and services during the last 365 days. Block 10 : Expenditure on miscellaneous goods and services including medical (non-institutional), rents and taxes during the last 30 days. Block 11 : Expenditure for purchase and construction (including repair and maintenance) of durable goods for domestic use during the last 365 days. Block 12: Summary of consumer expenditure.

Abstract

The 66th round (July 2009-June 2010) of NSS is earmarked for survey on 'Household Consumer Expenditure' and 'Employment and Unemployment'. The survey on 'household consumer expenditure' is the eighth quinquennial survey in the series, the last one being conducted in the 61st round (2004-2005) of NSS. The period of survey was one year from 1st July 2009 to 30th June 2010. The survey period of this round divided into four sub-rounds of three months' duration each as follows:

sub-round 1 : July - September 2009
sub-round 2 : October - December 2009 sub-round 3 : January - March 2010
sub-round 4 : April - June 2010

In each of these four sub-rounds equal number of sample villages/ blocks (FSUs) allotted for survey with a view to ensuring uniform spread of sample FSUs over the entire survey period.

Household Consumer Expenditure The programme of quinquennial surveys on consumer expenditure and employment & unemployment has been adopted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) since 1972-73. Under the programme, the survey on consumer expenditure provides a time series of household consumer expenditure data, which is the prime source of statistical indicators of level of living, social consumption and well-being, and the inequalities thereof. Apart from the quinquennial series (QS), there also exists an “annual series”, comprising consumer expenditure surveys conducted in the intervening periods between QS rounds - starting from the 42nd round (July 1986 - June 1987) and using a smaller sample.

Household consumer expenditure (HCE) during a specified period, called the reference period, may be defined as the total of the following: (a) expenditure incurred by households on consumption goods and services during the reference period (b) imputed value of goods and services produced as outputs of household (proprietary or partnership) enterprises owned by households and used by their members themselves during the reference period (c) imputed value of goods and services received by households as remuneration in kind during the reference period (d) imputed value of goods and services received by households through social transfers in kind received from government units or non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs) and used by households during the reference period. Reference period and schedule type: The reference period is the period of time to which the information collected relates. In NSS surveys, the reference period often varies from item to item. Data collected with different reference periods are known to exhibit certain systematic differences. In this round, two schedule types have been drawn up to study these differences in detail. Sample households will be divided into two sets - Schedule Type 1 will be canvassed in one set and Schedule Type 2 in the other. The reference periods to be used for different groups of consumption items are given below, separately for each schedule type.

Geographic coverage

The survey covered the whole of the Indian Union except (i) interior villages of Nagaland situated beyond five kilometres of the bus route and (ii) villages in Andaman and Nicobar Islands which remain inaccessible throughout the year. For Leh (Ladakh) and Kargil districts of Jammu & Kashmir there will be no separate sample first-stage units (FSUs) for 'central sample'. For these two districts, sample FSUs drawn as 'state sample' also treated as central sample.

Analysis unit

Households and Persons

Universe

Households and members of the household

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

Sample design Outline of sample design: A stratified multi-stage design was adopted for the 66th round survey. The first stage units (FSUs) were the 2001 Census villages (Panchayat wards in case of Kerala) in the rural sector and Urban Frame Survey (UFS) blocks in the urban sector. In addition, two non-UFS towns of Leh and Kargil of Jammu & Kashmir were also treated as FSUs in the urban sector. The ultimate stage units (USU) were households in both the sectors. In case of large FSUs, one intermediate stage of sampling was the selection of two hamlet-groups (hgs)/subblocks (sbs) from each rural/urban FSU.

Sampling frame for first stage units: For the rural sector, the list of 2001 Census villages (henceforth the term 'village' will mean Panchayat wards for Kerala) constituted the sampling frame. For the urban sector, the list of latest available UFS blocks was considered as the sampling frame. For non-UFS towns, the frame consisted of the individual towns (only two towns, viz., Leh & Kargil constituted this frame).

Stratification: Within each district of a State/UT, generally speaking, two basic strata were formed: i) rural stratum comprising all rural areas of the district and (ii) urban stratum comprising all urban areas of the district. However, within the urban areas of a district, wherever there were one or more towns with population 10 lakhs or more as per Census 2001 in a district, each of these formed a separate basic stratum and the remaining urban areas of the district were considered as another basic stratum. Sub-stratification: Each rural stratum was divided into 2 sub-strata as follows: sub-stratum 1: all villages with proportion of child workers (p) >2P (where P is the average proportion of child workers for the State/UT as per Census 2001) sub-stratum 2: remaining villages

Total sample size (FSUs): At all-India level, 12784 FSUs were allocated to the Central sample and 15132 FSUs to the State sample. Further, the data of 24 State sample FSUs of Leh and Kargil districts of J&K surveyed by DES, J&K, were included in the Central sample.

Allocation of total sample to States and UTs: The total number of sample FSUs was allocated to the States and UTs in proportion to population as per Census 2001 subject to a minimum sample allocation to each State/UT, and subject to resource availability in terms of field investigators.

Allocation of State/UT level sample to rural and urban sectors: State/UT level sample size was allocated between the two sectors in proportion to population as per Census 2001 with double weightage to urban sector, subject to the restriction that the urban sample size for bigger States like Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, etc. should not exceed the rural sample size. A minimum of 16 FSUs (to the extent possible) was allocated to each State/UT separately for rural and urban areas. Further, the State-level allocations for both rural and urban sectors were adjusted marginally in a few cases to ensure that each stratum/sub-stratum got a minimum allocation of 4 FSUs.

Allocation to strata/sub-strata: Within each sector of a State/UT, the sample size was allocated to different strata/sub-strata in proportion to population as per Census 2001. Allocations at stratum/sub-stratum level were adjusted to multiples of 4 with a minimum sample size of 4 and equal-sized samples were allocated to the four sub-rounds.

Selection of FSUs: For the rural sector, from each stratum/sub-stratum, the required numbers of sample villages were selected by probability proportional to size with replacement (PPSWR), size being the population of the village as per Census 2001. For the urban sector, FSUs were selected from each stratum using Simple Random Sampling Without Replacement (SRSWOR). Both rural and urban samples were drawn in the form of two independent sub-samples.

Formation and selection of hamlet-groups/sub-blocks: Selected FSUs with approximate population 1200 or more were divided into a suitable number of geographically compact 'hamlet-groups' (having more or less equal population) in the rural sector and 'sub-blocks' in the urban sector .

Selection of hamlet-groups/sub-blocks: Hamlet-groups (hg)/sub-blocks (sb) were selected from FSUs where hamlet-groups/sub-blocks were formed, two in the following manner. The hg/sb with maximum percentage share of population was always selected and termed hg/sb 1;one more hg/sb was selected from the remaining hg’s/sb’s by simple random sampling (SRS) and termed hg/sb 2. Listing and selection of the households was done independently in the two selected hamlet-groups/sub-blocks.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Household consumer expenditure is measured as the expenditure incurred by a household on domestic account during a specified period, called reference period. It includes the imputed values of goods and services, which are not purchased but procured otherwise for consumption. In other words, it is the sum total of monetary values of all the items (i.e. goods and services) consumed by the household on domestic account during the reference period. The imputed rent of owner-occupied houses is excluded from consumption expenditure. Any expenditure incurred towards the productive enterprises of the households is also excluded from household consumer expenditure.
To make the definition of household consumption operational, clear guidelines are needed not only on what is included in household consumer expenditure and what is excluded, but also on (a) the identification of the household performing each act of consumption (b) the assigning of a time to of each act of consumption. Only then can one attempt to record the consumption of a household H within a reference period P. It has been found convenient to assign different meanings of the word “consumption” (and hence different approaches to its measurement) for different categories of consumption items.

HCE: No of Households Reporting Consumption: Per 1000 Households: Andhra Pradesh: Urban: Non Food: Clothing data was reported at 460.000 Unit in 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 336.000 Unit for 2010. HCE: No of Households Reporting Consumption: Per 1000 Households: Andhra Pradesh: Urban: Non Food: Clothing data is updated yearly, averaging 269.500 Unit from Jun 1994 (Median) to 2012, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 460.000 Unit in 2012 and a record low of 185.000 Unit in 1994. HCE: No of Households Reporting Consumption: Per 1000 Households: Andhra Pradesh: Urban: Non Food: Clothing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Domestic Trade and Household Survey – Table IN.HB019: HCES: Uniform Reference Period (URP): Average Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE): by Item Group: Andhra Pradesh: Urban (Discontinued).

HCE: No of Sample Households Reporting Consumption: Andhra Pradesh: Urban: Non Food: Taxes and Cesses data was reported at 1,811.000 Unit in 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,591.000 Unit for 2010. HCE: No of Sample Households Reporting Consumption: Andhra Pradesh: Urban: Non Food: Taxes and Cesses data is updated yearly, averaging 1,591.000 Unit from Jun 2005 (Median) to 2012, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,811.000 Unit in 2012 and a record low of 1,027.000 Unit in 2005. HCE: No of Sample Households Reporting Consumption: Andhra Pradesh: Urban: Non Food: Taxes and Cesses data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Domestic Trade and Household Survey – Table IN.HB019: HCES: Uniform Reference Period (URP): Average Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE): by Item Group: Andhra Pradesh: Urban (Discontinued).

Data for Delhi districts from the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey of 2022-23 by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The data is for all 15 levels as published by the MoSPI

Abstract

The National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) has been carrying out All-India surveys on consumer expenditure. While some of these smaller-scale surveys are spread over a full year and others over six months only, the quinquennial (full-scale) surveys have all been of a full year's duration. Household consumer expenditure is measured as the expenditure incurred by a household on domestic account during a specified period, called reference period. It includes the imputed values of goods and services, which are not purchased but procured otherwise for consumption. In other words, it is the sum total of monetary values of all the items (i.e. goods and services) consumed by the household on domestic account during the reference period. Any expenditure incurred towards the productive enterprises of the households is also excluded from household consumer expenditure. To minimise recall errors, a very detailed item classification is adopted to collect information, including items of food, items of fuel, items of clothing, bedding and footwear, items of educational and medical expenses, items of durable goods and other items. The schedule has also collected some other household particulars including age, sex and educational level etc. of each household member. The schedule design for the survey is more or less similar to that adopted in the previous rounds.

Geographic coverage

The 48th Round was planned to cover the whole of Indian Union except (i) Ladakh and Kargil districts of Jammu & Kashmir, (ii) 768 interior villages of Nagaland (out of a total of 1119 villages ) located beyond 5 kms. of a bus route, (iii) 172 villages in Andaman & Nicobar Islands (out of a total of 520 villages) which are inaccessible throughout the year. However, the survey could not be conducted in certain districts of Jammu & Kashmir viz. Anantnag, Pulwana, Srinagar, Badgam, Baramula and Kupwara, and the district of Amritsar in Punjab due to unfavourable field conditions.

Analysis unit

Randomly selected households based on sampling procedure and members of the household

Universe

The survey used the interview method of data collection from a sample of randomly selected households and members of the household.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The sample design adopted for the survey was essentially a stratified two-stage one for both rural and urban areas. The census villages and urban blocks were the first stage units (FSUs) for the rural and urban sectors respectively, while households were the second stage sampling units (SSUs) for both the sectors. The selection of villages was done with probability proportional to population (with replacement), based mainly on the 1981 census list of villages. The selection of urban blocks was done with equal probability without replacement based on Urban Frame Survey (UFS) conducted by the NSSO on an on-going basis.

Sample size - first stage units: In all, 9052 villages were planned to be surveyed in this round. Of these, 4328 villages were allocated to the central sample which was the part surveyed mainly by the NSSO field staff. The remaining villages were allocated to the state sample, which was the part to be surveyed by the state agencies. In the urban sector, the allocations for the central and state samples were 2484 and 3076 respectively.

Sample size - second stage units: For the AIDIS, 9 households from every sample village and every urban block were planned to be surveyed. In the central sample, the actual number of households surveyed was 36425 in the rural sector and 20606 in the urban sector.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

The data for this survey is collected in the NSS Schedule 1.0 used for household consumer expenditure. For this round, the schedule had 11 blocks.

Blocks 1 and 2 - are similar to the ones used in usual NSS rounds. These are used to record identification of sample households and particulars of field operations.

Block-3: Household characteristics like, household size, principal industry-occupation, social group, land possessed, primary source of energy used for cooking and lighting etc. have been recorded in this block.

Block-4: In this block detailed demographic particulars including age, sex, educational level, marital status, number of meals usually taken in a day etc. have been recorded.

Block-5: In this block cash purchase and household consumption of food, pan, tobacco, intoxicants and fuel & light during the last 30 days have been recorded.

Block-6: Household consumption of clothing during the last 30 has been recorded in this block.

Block-7: Household consumption of footwear during the last 30 has been recorded in this block.

Block-8 : Household expenditure on miscellaneous goods and services and rents and taxes during the last 30 days has been recorded in this block.

Block-9 : Household expenditure for purchase and construction (including repairs) of durable goods for domestic use during the last 30 days has been recorded here.

Block-10 : Perception of households regarding sufficiency of food has been recorded here.

Block-11 : Summary of household consumer expenditure during the last 30 days has been recorded here.

HCE: Monthly per Capita Consumer Expenditure: Average: India: Urban data was reported at 2,399.240 INR in 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,785.810 INR for 2010. HCE: Monthly per Capita Consumer Expenditure: Average: India: Urban data is updated yearly, averaging 755.200 INR from Jun 1978 (Median) to 2012, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,399.240 INR in 2012 and a record low of 96.150 INR in 1978. HCE: Monthly per Capita Consumer Expenditure: Average: India: Urban data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Domestic Trade and Household Survey – Table IN.HB017: HCES: Uniform Reference Period (URP): Average Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE): by Item Group: Urban (Discontinued).

Abstract

The National Sample Survey Office has been regularly carrying out the survey on consumer expenditure covering all India as part of National Sample Survey (NSS).

The field operations of the 54th NSS round started on 1st January 1998 and continued up to 30th June 1998. The household consumer expenditure schedule, used for the survey, collected information on quantity and value of household consumption with a reference period of "last 30 days" for some items of consumption.

Household consumer expenditure is measured as the expenditure incurred by a household on domestic account during a specified period, called reference period. It includes the imputed values of goods and services, which are not purchased but procured otherwise for consumption. In other words, it is the sum total of monetary values of all the items (i.e. goods and services) consumed by the household on domestic account during the reference period. Any expenditure incurred towards the productive enterprises of the households is also excluded from household consumer expenditure. To minimize recall errors, a very detailed item classification is adopted to collect information, including items of food, items of fuel, items of clothing, bedding and footwear, items of educational and medical expenses, items of durable goods and other items. The schedule has also collected some other household particulars including age, sex and educational level, etc. of each household member. The schedule design for the survey is more or less similar to that adopted in the previous rounds.

Geographic coverage

The survey covered the whole of the Indian Union except Ladakh & Kargil districts of J & K, 768 interior villages of Nagaland situated beyond 5 kms. of the bus route and 195 villages of A & N Islands which remained inaccessible throughout the year.

Analysis unit

• households
• members of the household

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

A stratified sampling design is adopted in this round. The first stage units are census villages ( panchayat wards in case of Kerala) in the rural sector and the NSSO Urban Frame Survey (UFS) blocks in the urban sector. The ultimate stage units are households in both the sectors.

Sampling frame for first stage units (a) Rural : The lists of census villages of 1991 population census (1981 census list for J & K) constitute the sampling frame for the rural sector. For Kerala, however, the list of panchayat wards has been used as the sampling frame for selection of panchayat wards in the rural sector. For Nagaland, the villages located within 5 kms. of a bus route constitute the sampling frame, whereas, for Andaman & Nicobar Islands, the list of accessible villages constitutes the sampling frame. (b) Urban: The lists of latest UFS blocks have been considered as the sampling frame for all cities and towns.

Stratification (a) Rural: At first, the following three strata (namely strata types 1, 2 & 3) are formed at the level of each state/u.t.:- Stratum 1: list of uninhabited villages (as per '91 census). stratum 2: villages with population 1 to 50 (including both the boundaries) stratum 3: villages with population more than 15,000

Strata types 1, 2 & 3 above are formed provided there are at least 10 villages in each of the strata types in the state/u.t. as per 1991 population census. Otherwise, these villages are included in the general strata as described below:

After formation of the strata types 1, 2 & 3 (wherever applicable), the remaining villages of the state/u.t. are considered for formation of general strata. Each district with population less than 2 million as per 1991 census forms a separate stratum (however, district having a population of 2 million or more is divided into a number of strata as per usual procedure followed in NSS). For Gujarat, some districts cut across NSS regions. In such cases, the part of a district falling in an NSS region forms a separate stratum.

(b) Urban: Strata are formed within NSS region by grouping towns.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

The data for this survey is collected in the NSS Schedule 1.0 used for household consumer expenditure. For this round, the schedule had the following blocks:

Blocks 1 and 2 - are similar to the ones used in usual NSS rounds. These are used to record identification of sample households and particulars of field operations.

Block-3: Household characteristics like, household size, principal industry-occupation, social group, land possessed, primary source of energy used for cooking and lighting etc. have been recorded in this block.

Block-4: In this block detailed demographic particulars including age, sex, educational level, marital status, number of meals usually taken in a day etc. has been recorded.

Block-5: In this block cash purchase and household consumption of food, pan, tobacco and intoxicants during the last 7 days have been recorded.

Block-5.1: In this block cash purchase and household consumption of fuel and light during the last 30 days have been recorded.

Block-6: Monthly household consumption of clothing has been recorded in this block.

Block-7: Monthly household consumption of footwear has been recorded in this block.

Block-8 : Household expenditure on miscellaneous goods and services and rents and taxes during the last 30 days has been recorded in this block.

Block-8.1 : Annual household expenditure on education and medical (institutional) goods and services has been recorded here.

Block-8.2 : Monthly household expenditure on medical (non-institutional) goods and services has been recorded here.

Block-9 : Monthly household expenditure for purchase and construction (including repairs) of durable goods for domestic use has been recorded here.

Block-10 : Perception of households regarding sufficiency of food has been recorded here.

Block-12 : Summary of household consumer expenditure has been recorded here.

Abstract

The National Sample Surveys (NSS) are being conducted by the Government of India since 1950 to collect socio-economic data employing scientific sampling methods. Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2022-23 will commence from July 2022.

Information collected in the survey will be primarily used for preparation of weighting diagram through determination of budget shares of different commodity groups in total consumption for compilation of consumer price indices for rural and urban India. In addition, statistical indicators of level of living, social consumption and well-being, and inequalities therein will also be compiled from the data collected in the survey.

Geographic coverage

The survey will cover the whole of the Indian Union except the villages in Andaman and Nicobar Islands which are difficult to access. Total 15016 FSUs will be surveyed for the central sample at all-India level.

Sampling procedure

In this survey, a different methodology will be used for determining the consumption and expenditure of a household on different items. The complete set of information on consumption will be collected through three different questionnaires (FDQ, CSQ and DGQ) canvassed at different time points to a sample household. Apart from these three questionnaires, another questionnaire on household characteristics (HCQ) will also be canvassed in a household. The sample households will be visited three times - in the first visit, listing of households will be done, sample households will be selected, Questionnaire on Household Characteristic (HCQ) and another Questionnaire (out of other three Questionnaires on consumption) will be canvassed. In the next two months, other two Questionnaires will be completed from the same household. Equal number of sample FSUs will be selected in a month. Thus it will be a panel survey for a short duration where each sample FSU and each sample household will be retained for a period of three months.

Although all three questionnaires on consumption will be canvassed to all selected households, sequence of questionnaire to be canvassed is also important since a suitable randomization will eliminate any bias due to any particular sequencing of questionnaire. Thus, all possible sequencing of questionnaires [(Q1, Q2, Q3), (Q1, Q3, Q2), (Q2, Q1, Q3), (Q2, Q3, Q1), (Q3, Q1, Q2) and (Q3, Q2, Q1)], where Q1 refers to FDQ, Q2 refers to CSQ and Q3 refers to DGQ, are desirable in the sample of households. If a sample household is found to be temporarily locked in second visit, the JSO/SE would visit the locked household any time later during the same month for canvassing the questionnaire. If the household is found to be locked during the entire month of second visit, the second and third visit questionnaires will be canvassed together at the time of third visit.

Number of sample households per FSU and minimum number of FSUs perstratum:

18 sample households will be canvassed within an FSU in the following manner:

Distribution of 18 sample households per FSU:

Sample households will be distributed in a manner to have all combinations of three questionnaires. Three sequences of uestionnaires can be canvassed in each FSU. Annual number of sample FSUs may be selected in the form of 10 Panels with 2 Sub-samples in each panel. One panel will be of three months duration and in each sub-sample three particular sequences of questionnaires will be allotted so that all six sequences are accommodated in 2 sub-samples of each panel. The Panel 10 will start in the month 10 and will be completed in month 12.

An illustration for determination of canvassing sequence of the households belonging to different SSS with three different allocation scenarios leading to a total of 18 households is given in Section 1.4.19. If total no of listed households for a particular FSU is less than 18 then more or less equal number of households will be canvassed in each sequence.

The number of sample FSUs per stratum will be a minimum of 20 for each of rural/urban sector separately.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

HCE: Number of Households Reporting Consumption: Per 1000 Households: Uttar Pradesh: Rural: Non Food: Medical: Non Institutional data was reported at 889.000 Unit in 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 815.000 Unit for 2010. HCE: Number of Households Reporting Consumption: Per 1000 Households: Uttar Pradesh: Rural: Non Food: Medical: Non Institutional data is updated yearly, averaging 815.000 Unit from Jun 2005 (Median) to 2012, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 889.000 Unit in 2012 and a record low of 793.000 Unit in 2005. HCE: Number of Households Reporting Consumption: Per 1000 Households: Uttar Pradesh: Rural: Non Food: Medical: Non Institutional data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Domestic Trade and Household Survey – Table IN.HB082: HCES: Uniform Reference Period (URP): Average Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE): by Item Group: Uttar Pradesh: Rural (Discontinued).