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Uttar Pradesh and Bihar Survey of Living Conditions 1997-1998

India, 1997 - 1998
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IND_1997-1998_UBSLC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
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  • Study Description
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  • Identification
  • Scope
  • Coverage
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  • Sampling
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  • Data Access
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  • Identification

    Survey ID number

    IND_1997-1998_UBSLC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS

    Title

    Uttar Pradesh and Bihar Survey of Living Conditions 1997-1998

    Country
    Name Country code
    India IND
    Study type

    Living Standards Measurement Study [hh/lsms]

    Abstract

    A two-part study of rural poverty was carried out in 1997-98 in south and eastern Uttar Pradesh and north and central Bihar. This study utilized both qualitative methods - rapid rural appraisal (RRA) & participatory rural appraisal (PRA) methodologies, and semi-structured interviews - as well as quantitative methods drawing on data collected from household and community surveys modelled after the World Bank's Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) surveys. The data being distributed are from the quantitative component of the study, field work for which was carried out between December 1997 and March 1998. Data were collected through household and village-level questionnaires in 120 villages drawn from a sample of 25 districts in UP and Bihar states; a total of 2,250 households were interviewed during the course of the survey (more details on distribution of the sample are provided in the sampling section of this note). Of the sample of 120 villages where the household and village surveys were conducted, 30 had been visited in the earlier qualitative component of the study, while the remaining 90 were drawn at random from the sample districts.

    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]

    Unit of Analysis

    Households

    Scope

    Notes

    The survey covered the following topics:

    1. HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION
      A. Household Roster
      B. Sources of Livelihood
    2. ACTIVITIES
      A. Activities
      B. Casual Wage Labour
      C. Long-Term Employment in Agriculture
      D. Salaried Employment
      E. Business / Trade / Manufacturing
    3. HOUSING
      A. Housing
      B. Utilities
      C. Access to Facilities
    4. EDUCATION
      A. Child Development / Early Childhood Education
      B. Formal Schooling
    5. HEALTH
      A. Illnesses and Injuries
      B. Immunization and Diarrhoea
    6. MARRIAGE AND MATERNITY HISTORY
      A. Maternity History
      B. Pre- and Post-Natal Care
      C. Women's Roles
    7. EXPENDITURES AND DURABLE GOODS
      A. Worksheet
      B. Food Expenses and Home Production
      C. Non-Food Expenditures
      D. Inventory of Durable Goods
    8. VULNERABILITY
      A. Food Availability
      B. Loans
      C. Safety Nets
    9. FARMING AND LIVESTOCK
      A. Landholding
      B. Crop Production and Fertilizer Use
      C. Ownership of Livestock
      D. Ownership of Farming Assets
    10. REMITTANCES AND TRANSFERS
    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary
    Agriculture & Rural Development FAO
    Food (production, crisis) FAO
    Migration & Remittances FAO
    Access to Finance FAO
    Health FAO
    Population & Reproductive Health FAO
    Social protection FAO
    Infrastructure FAO
    Water FAO
    Poverty FAO
    Social Development FAO
    Children & Youth FAO
    Gender FAO
    Animal health FAO

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    Regional

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    The World Bank

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    Sampling Information: Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the two states selected for the study, are divided into 8 statistical regions: 5 in Uttar Pradesh (Himalayan, Western, Central, Eastern, and Southern) and 3 in Bihar(Southern, Northern, and Central).

    Sampling Universe: The universe for the study comprised 4 statistical regions: 2 in Uttar Pradesh (Eastern and Southern), and 2 in Bihar (Northern and Central). Altogether, there were 55 districts in the area covered by the study: 24 districts in the 2 statistical regions in Uttar Pradesh, and 31 districts in the 2 statistical regions covered in Bihar. In the first phase of the project, qualitative field work was carried out in 30 villages: 3 villages each from 4 districts in Bihar (Mungher, Jehanabad, Saharsa, and Vaishali), and 6 villages each from 3 districts in Uttar Pradesh (Banda, Allahabad, and Gorakhpur).

    Sampling Strategy: The sampling strategy followed for the quantitative study basically involved dividing the sample population into four main strata: 1) districts that were covered in the qualitative study in Bihar (i.e. 4 districts) 2) districts that were covered in the qualitative study in Uttar Pradesh (i.e. 3 districts) 3) remaining districts in the 2 selected regions of Bihar (i.e. 27 districts) 4) remaining districts in the 2 selected regions of Uttar Pradesh (i.e. 21 districts) All 12 villages in Stratum 1 that were covered in the qualitative study were included in the sample. Similarly, all 18 villages in Stratum 2 that were covered in the qualitative study were included in the sample. In each of these 30 villages, 30 households each were picked at random for the survey. In stratums 3 and 4, 45 villages each were selected for the survey. A two-step procedure was used to select villages in these two strata: first, 9 districts were selected in each stratum using PPS. In each of the 9 districts, 5 villages were then selected at the second stage, again using PPS. In each of these 90 villages altogether, 15 households each were selected for the survey.

    Weighting

    No information. Refer to the dataset provided by the World Bank.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    1997-12 1998-03

    Data Access

    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? Confidentiality declaration text
    yes https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/terms-of-use
    Access conditions

    https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/terms-of-use

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    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

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    LSMS Data Manager The World Bank [email protected] surveys.worldbank.org/lsms

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_IND_1997-1998_UBSLC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_FAO

    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Office of Chief Statistician Food and Agriculture Organization Adoption of DDI for FAM
    The World Bank Documentation of DDI

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    IND_1997-1998_UBSLC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_V01

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