Land and Livestock Holding Survey (Visit 1), 2003
India, 2003
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IND_2003_LLHS-W1_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
Land and Livestock Holding Survey (Visit 1), 2003
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| India | IND |
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
The first survey on land holdings was taken up by the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) in its 8th round (July 1954 - April 1955) as part of the World Agricultural Census initiated by the Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations. In this survey, information on (agricultural) holdings was collected primarily to meet the requirements of the FAO. In addition, information on household ownership holdings was collected to provide the policy framers with the much-needed data for formulating land reforms policy for the country. A similar survey was conducted again in the 16th (July 1960 - August 1961) and 17th (September 1961 - July 1962) rounds of the NSSO as a part of the World Agricultural Census Programme of 1960.
Since then, the NSSO has been regularly conducting land holdings surveys every ten years or so. The third land holdings survey of the NSSO, conducted in its 26th round (July 1971 - June 1972), was conducted simultaneously with a survey on debt and investment at the instance of the Reserve Bank of India. Since then, this has been a regular feature of the rounds in which land and livestock holdings surveys have been conducted: the 37th round (January-December 1982), the 48th round (January-December 1992), and the present one.
The information here refers to the first visit of the survey.
The Land and Livestock Holdings Survey (LLHS) of National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) is one of the main sources of information on livestock and poultry held by the household sector of the economy. It also provides estimates of two basic distributions of land holdings, which are; distribution of land owned by households and that of agriculturally operated land. The survey of Land and Livestock Holdings carried out in the 59th round (January-December 2003) of the NSSO is the sixth in the series of similar surveys conducted so far by the NSSO. The objective of these surveys has been to generate basic quantitative information on the agrarian structure of the country, which is relevant to land policy. In the 59th round, information on various aspects of ownership and operational holdings was collected for both rural and urban areas. Each sample household was visited twice during the period of survey with a gap of four to eight months. Two different schedules of enquiry were canvassed in the two visits.The first visit was made during January to August 2003 and the second, during September to December 2003. The survey was conducted in both rural and urban areas.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Households
Scope
The description of scope for the first visit according to the questionnaire are given below.
- Description and identification of sample household
- Characteristics of field operation/interview
- Household characteristics
- Demography and other characteristics of household members
- Household plot characteristics
- General information of operational holdings (Raining season)
- Number of cattles and Buffaloes
- Number of poultry and other livestock
- Investigator remarks
- Supervisor remarks
Coverage
National Coverage
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| National Sample Survey Office | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Survey Design Research Division | National Sample Survey Office | Questionnaire Desgn, Sampling methodology,Survey Reports |
| Field Operations Division | National Sample Survey Office | Field work |
| Data Processing Division | National Sample Survey Office | Data processing |
| Computer Center | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation | Data processing & Dissemination |
| Governing Council and Working Group | Government of India | Finalisation of survey study and Questionnaire |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation | Financing |
Sampling
A stratified multi-stage design was adopted for the 59th round survey. The First Stage Units (FSU) or primary units were the census villages (panchayat wards in Kerala) in the rural sector and Urban Frame Survey (UFS) blocks in the urban sector. In both sectors, the ultimate (secondary) stage units were households. In large villages/ blocks, an intermediate stage unit called hamlet-group/ sub-block was also involved.
For FSUs, the list of villages (panchayat wards for Kerala) as per Population Census 1991 was used as sampling frame in rural areas; while, the latest UFS frame was used for urban areas.
To select sampled households, eight sample households were allocated to each sampled FSU. In case of no hamlet-group formation, two households were selected from each of the four Second Stage Strata (SSS). In case of hamlet-group formation, one household was selected from each SSS of each hamlet-group. Sample households were selected by simple random sampling without replacement in each SSS of each hamlet-group.
The procedure for selection of FSUs is given in detail in Appendix B of the report no.493 attached as external resources.
There was no deviation from the original sampling plan.
6760 villages and 3824 urban blocks were allocated throughout the country for the central sample. Information was collected from a sample of 52,265 rural households and 29,893 urban households spread over 6553 villages and 3757 urban blocks through personal interviews.
For generating any estimate, one has to extract relevant portion of the data, and aggregate after applying the weights.
Weights (or multipliers) variables are given at the end of record of each dataset. The weights (multipliers) are [WGT_SS] for sub-sample-wise estimation and [WGT_Combined] for combined subsample estimates.
All records of a household will have same weight figure. In case of those blocks/levels, where Item/Person Sl.No. is not applicable, the field is filled up with 00000.
Use of subsample-wise weights (multipliers):
- For generating subsample-wise estimates based on data of all sub-rounds taken together, either Subsample-1 households or Subsample-2 households are to be considered at one time. The subsample code is available in the dataset.
- For generating subsample-combined estimates based on data of all subrounds taken together, all households are to be considered.
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2003-01-01 | 2003-03-31 | Subround-1 |
| 2003-04-01 | 2003-06-30 | Subround-2 |
| 2003-07-01 | 2003-09-30 | Subround-3 |
| 2003-10-01 | 2003-12-31 | Subround-4 |
The reference period was the 1991/92 agricultural year.
Data Access
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | This is a re-organized, anonymized dataset for public distribution. |
Validated unit level data relating to various survey rounds are available on CD-ROMS which can be obtained from the Deputy Director General, Computer Centre, M/O Statistics and PI, East Block No. 10 R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 by remitting the price along with packaging and postal charges as well as giving an undertaking duly signed in a specified format.The amount is to be remitted by way of demand draft drawn in favour of Pay & Accounts Officer, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, payable at New Delhi.
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Director General (DDG), Computer Center | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation | [email protected] | http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/site/home.aspx |
Metadata production
DDI_IND_2003_LLHS-W1_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_FAO
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Office of Chief Statistician | Food and Agriculture Organization | Metadata adapted for FAM |
| Computer Center | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation | Documentation of the study |
Metadata version
IND_2003_LLHS-W1_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_v01