SRS surveys (in brief)

Name and managing agency

• SRS surveys on mortality and fertility
• Surveys conducted from the SRS sample by the ORG (see above for details on SRS)

Year and place

• 1972 and 1979 for all states

Sampling

• Conducted on the SRS sample at state level (with urban/rural differentials)

Publication

• Paper format: national volumes (tables, analysis)
• No electronic format
• Raw data not available

Topics covered

• Mortality (1979)
• Fertility (1972, 1979)

Observations

• The first reliable all-India surveys before the NFHS)

Limited data available