NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Provider Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (India)Microdata access: Request Geography India (IND) Coverage type Country Time period covered 07/2007 - 06/2008 Series or system India National Sample Survey (NSS) Data type Survey: Cross-sectionalHouseholdInterviewNationally representativeSample registrationSubnationally representativeUrban-rural representative Summary The National Sample Survey (NSS) is a socioeconomic survey conducted in annual rounds with a cycle of rotating topics. The 64th Round (July 2007 to June 2008) included surveys of household consumer expenditure, employment and unemployment, and participation and expenditures on education. Samples were as follows: 31,673 rural and 18,624 urban households for the consumer expenditure survey, 79,091 rural and 46,487 urban households for the employment survey, and 63,318 rural and 37,263 urban households for the education survey. The surveys were representative at the national and state levels, excluding select areas due to geographic remoteness. The employment survey included industry and occupation codes and the education level of respondents. Keywords Alcohol use, Assets, Cooking fuels, Diet, Domestic migration, Education, Education access, Education expenditures, Family composition, Family size, Food expenditures, Household air pollution, Household expenditures, Housing, Housing conditions, International migration, Land ownership, Literacy, Marital status, Occupations, Personal health expenditures, Religion, School enrollment, Social class, Taxes, Tobacco smoking, Transportation, Occupation codes Citation Contributors Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (India) Publisher Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (India) Suggested citation Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (India). India National Sample Survey Round 64 2007-2008. New Delhi, India: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (India). GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021