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Description & Citation--Study No. 22626

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:22626
 
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR22626
 
Title:India Human Development Survey (IHDS), 2005
 
Principal Investigator(s):Sonalde Desai, University of Maryland
 
  Amaresh Dubey, National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi
 
  B.L. Joshi, National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi
 
  Mitali Sen, University of Maryland
 
  Abusaleh Shariff, National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi
 
  Reeve Vanneman, University of Maryland
 
Funding Agency:National Institutes of Health
 
Grant Number:R01HD041455, R01HD046166
 
Bibliographic Citation:Desai, Sonalde, Amaresh Dubey, B.L. Joshi, Mitali Sen, Abusaleh Shariff, and Reeve Vanneman. India Human Development Survey (IHDS), 2005 [Computer file]. ICPSR22626-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2008-08-22. doi:10.3886/ICPSR22626
 

Scope of Study

Summary:The India Human Development Survey 2005 (IHDS) is a nationally representative, multi-topic survey of 41,554 households in 1,503 villages and 971 urban neighborhoods across India. Two one-hour interviews in each household covered topics concerning health, education, employment, economic status, marriage, fertility, gender relations, and social capital. Children aged 8-11 completed short reading, writing and arithmetic tests. Additional village, school, and medical facility interviews will be available at a later date.
 
Subject Term(s):child care, child rearing, demographics, disposable income, education, employment, extended families, family background, family life, fertility, gender roles, gender stereotypes, goals, health, housework, housing, marital status, parents, personal income, social status, socioeconomic status
 
Smallest Geographic Unit:state
 
Geographic Coverage:India
 
Time Period:November 1, 2004 - October 30, 2005
 
Date(s) of Collection:November 1, 2004 - October 30, 2005
 
Unit of Observation:individual and household
 
Universe:Nationally representative sample of Indian households.
 
Data Type:survey data
 

Methodology

Sample:Nationally representative, multi-topic survey of 41,554 households in 1,503 villages and 971 urban neighborhoods across India.
 
Mode of Data Collection:survey questionnaire
 
Response Rates:Response rates were calculated as 82 percent for the recontact sample, 98 percent for the new sample, and 92 percent for the total response rate.
 
Extent of Processing:CONCHK.PR/ FREQ.PR/ UNDOCCHK.PR/ MDATA.PR/ REFORM.DOC
 

Access and Availability

Note:A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.
 
Original ICPSR Release:2008-07-30
 
Version History:The last update of this study occurred on 2008-08-22.
 
  2008-08-22 - The title for Part 1 has been revised and response rate information has been added.
 
Dataset(s):
  • DS1: Individual
  • DS2: Household