Uttar Pradesh and Bihar Survey of Living Conditions 1997-1998

The household questionnaire comprised ten main sections, and collected information on:

SECTION 1. HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION
This section has three main purposes. The first purpose is to identify all persons who are members of the household. The second is to provide basic demographic information (i.e. age, sex, marital status) for each person. The third is to collect information on the main sources of income for the household, as well as identify the main breadwinner in the household. Section 1 is divided into two parts: Part A: Household Roster and Part B: Sources of Livelihood.

SECTION 2. ACTIVITIES
This section gathers information on economic activities undertaken by members of the household. Detailed questions are included on activities in the wage sectors -- casual wage employment, long-term wage employment in agriculture, and salaried employment. Additional information is also collected on non-farm self employment --activities in both large and very small business, trade, and manufacturing enterprises.

SECTION 3. HOUSING AND ACCESS TO FACILITIES
This section collects information in three areas: the type of dwelling occupied by the household, access to basic services (water, sanitation, and electricity), and access to various facilities providing services

SECTION 4. EDUCATION
This section collects information on the following:
(i) use of child development (for example, anganwadi/balwadi) and early childhood education programs for children aged 0-6 years;
(ii) formal schooling for children and young adults (6 to 19 years old) and expenses on education incurred during the past 12 months for those currently in school;
Literacy of household members - i.e. which persons in the household can read and write - and educational attainment for each person - i.e. the highest level of schooling completed - are covered in the roster.

SECTION 5. HEALTH
This section gathers information on the following:
(a) Illness and injuries among all household members in the past year which have made it difficult for the person to perform their normal activities for at least a week (i.e. working, attending school, etc.)
(b) Immunizations received since birth by children aged 5 years or less.
(c) Incidence of diarrhea during the past 30 days for all children aged 5 years or less.

SECTION 6. MARRIAGE AND MATERNITY HISTORY
This section collects information on:
(a) maternity history from female household members aged 15 - 45 years, and
(b) pre-natal and post-natal care from women who had a child in the last three years, and
(c) perceptions amongst women about their role as members of the household and community.

SECTION 7. FOOD EXPENSES AND HOME PRODUCTION
This section collects information on the household's total expenditure on food of various types, including an estimate of the value of home produced or home-grown food consumed by the household. It also is used to estimate food consumed that was received as payment in-kind, i.e. as remuneration for work done on someone else's farm, as gifts, or as presents from relatives and/or friends. In addition, respondents are asked about the ownership of household durable stocks.

SECTION 8. VULNERABILITY
This section collects information on the following:
(i) food availability throughout the year and use of the Public Distribution System (PDS - Fair price shops);
(ii) loans outstanding or contracted over the past 12 months;
(iii) receipts from safety net programs.

SECTION 9. FARMING AND LIVESTOCK
The purpose of this section is to collect information on the household's agricultural assets as well as some data on farming practices followed by the household.
Landholding: land owned, land operated, and irrigation
Crop production and use of fertilizer
Ownership of livestock
Ownership of farming assets

SECTION 10. REMITTANCES AND TRANSFERS RECEIVED
This section aims to capture the flow of remittances and transfers into the household.

The village questionnaire comprised seven sections covering (1) village characteristics, including size, caste composition and political structure, (2) access to facilities and services, (3)agriculture, irrigation and forestry, (4) employment and migration, (5) anti-poverty programs and organizations, and (6) changes over time, and (7) visits to facilities including the angawadi center, primary schools, health posts, and the PDS fair price shop.