Uttar Pradesh and Bihar Survey of Living Conditions 1997-1998

India, 1997 - 1998

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Reference ID

IND_1997-1998_UBSLC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS

Producer(s)

The World Bank

Collections

Agricultural Surveys

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PDS - past 6 months (v08a08)

Data file: SECT08A

Overview

Valid: 2249

Invalid: 2

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 60

End: 60

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 2

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

During the past 6 months, did you buy any items at a PDS shop?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	2123	94.4%
2	No	126	5.6%
Sysmiss		2

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Interviewer instructions

Questions 3-8 assess whether the household purchased food through the Public Distribution System (PDS). Typically these purchases are made at the local Fair Price Shop.

Question post text

If code 2, go to Q10.

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