Table C.2.

Distribution of groups by chit value and contribution.

Breakdown of groups by:		chit value						monthly contribution
Chit value/contribution:		10	15	25	30	50	100	250	500	625	1000
		(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
Duration
		LOW		MEDIUM		HIGH		LOW	MEDIUM		HIGH
20 months		18.88	3.74	2.02	4.85	3.31	12.04	–	28.53	–	–
25 months	SHORT	9.23	–	27.42	–	24.86	11.11	–	–	–	28.81
30 months		–	96.26	–	28.48	–	12.04	–	53.69	–	19.92
40 months		71.69	–	69.76	6.06	11.05	38.89	100.00	1.44	100.00	–
50 months	LONG	0.21	–	0.81	–	60.77	13.89	–	0.32	–	46.61
60 months		–	–	–	60.61	–	1.85	–	16.03	–	–
100 months		–	–	–	–	–	10.19	–	–	–	4.66
Total (%)		100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
Total no. of groups		943	348	248	165	181	108	676	624	173	236

Note: Chit value is the product of the monthly contribution and the group duration (in months). Chit value is measured in thousands of Rs., monthly contribution is measured in Rs.

The six chit values in the table account for over 90% of all observations, the four monthly contributions account for nearly 85% of the observations.