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India National Sample Survey Round 20 1965-1966

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General Info
Geography 
India (IND)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
07/1965 - 06/1966
Series or system 
India National Sample Survey (NSS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Subnationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The purpose of the 20th round of the India National Sample Survey was to gather demographic data on households in rural and urban areas. The data were collected through in-home, in-person interviews. The main themes of the questionnaire were household characteristics, household member demographics, expenditures, and fertility.

Reports for this survey may be available through library systems.

Keywords 
Education, Ethnicity, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Household deaths, Household expenditures, Live births, Marital status, Marriage age, Maternal age, Occupations, Place of death, Place of delivery, Population, Religion, Stillbirths, Summary birth history
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 7, 2022