Objectives
- Household survey on demography, education, economic status and social capital
Dates
- HDS/HDPI (1994)
- IHDS (2004-05): includes resurvey of 1994 households
Organization and management
- University of Maryland
- Fieldwork conducted by NCAER, New Delhi, is the supervising agency
Sampling
- 33,330 households (1994 survey)
- 41.554 representative households in 33 States and UTs (2005 sample)
- Includes a resurvey of half the 1994 household during the 2005 survey
Publication scale
- Data published at national level with district estimates
- India volume published and additional (state or district) volumes scheduled
Publication
- Human Development in India: Challenges for a Society in Transition, descriptive report to be published by Oxford University Press in 2009
- Working papers and technical reports also available
- Raw data: available from the IHDS site
Topics covered
- Income and Poverty, Agriculture, Employment, Assets and Amenities
- Education and Human Capital, Health Care,
- Gender, Village Development, Social Safety Nets
Website
- http://ihds.umd.edu/(rich website that includes reports, questionnaires, publications, etc.).
Assessment
- A rich and innovative survey on socioeconomic and demographic change in India
- Raw data available
Limitations
- Limited number of demographic indicators
New features
2005 Round includes further dimensions and a larger sample
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