Table 1.
Sample Statistics for National Sample Survey Rounds 38/43/61 and India Human Development Survey 2005
| NSS Round 43 (1987-8) | NSS Round 61 (2004-5) | IHDS(2005) | NSS Round 38 (1983) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per capita consumption of cereal calories | 1,550 | 1,337 | 1,254 | 1,564 |
| Per capita consumption of all calories | 2,172 | 2,046 | 1,787 | 2,140 |
| District IMR (per 1,000 live births) | 89 | 58 | 45 | - |
| Percentage of households without toilets in district (NSS 43 & 61) or PSU (IHDS & NSS 38) | 80.7 | 60.9 | 58.4 | 79.2 |
| Urban | 0.225 | 0.248 | 0.290 | 0.213 |
| MPCE (in 1987-8 Rupees) | 174 | 214 | 799 | 116 |
| Food expenditure as share of HH budget | 0.723 | 0.666 | 0.555 | 0.735 |
| Self-employed in agriculture (NSS) or Cultivation (IHDS) | 0.331 | 0.297 | 0.246 | 0.362 |
| Agricultural labour | 0.317 | 0.285 | 0.155 | 0.217 |
| Has a TV | 0.024 | 0.391 | 0.486 | - |
| Has a motorised vehicle | 0.042 | 0.151 | 0.161 | - |
| No adult female is literate | 0.606 | 0.415 | 0.483 | - |
| No adult male is literate | 0.308 | 0.197 | 0.236 | - |
| N (households) | 115,114 | 113,123 | 38,227 | 108,330 |
Notes. Samples exclude households in the top and bottom 1% of cereal calories distribution in rural and urban sectors. MPCE stands for monthly per capita expenditures. For Round 38, sample only includes households that matched in both in the Consumer Expenditure Survey and Employment-Unemployment Survey. MPCE for NSS Round 38 (1983) is reported in 1983 Rupees.