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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
 
  Reeve Vanneman, University of Maryland
 
  National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi
 
Funding Agency:National Institutes of Health
 
Grant Number:R01HD041455, R01HD046166
 
Bibliographic Citation:Desai, Sonalde, Reeve Vanneman, and National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi. India Human Development Survey (IHDS), 2005 [Computer file]. ICPSR22626-v5. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2009-06-22. 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 are also available.
 
Subject Term(s):child care, child rearing, demographics, disposable income, education, employment, extended families, family background, family life, fertility, gender roles, gender stereotypes, 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
 
Data Collection Notes:The IHDS dataset was produced by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), New Delhi, and the University of Maryland.
 

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:record abstracts
 
  coded on-site observation
 
  cognitive assessment test
 
  face-to-face interview
 
  mixed mode
 
  on-site 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.
 

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.
 
Some instruments administered as part of this study may contain contents from copyrighted instruments. Reproductions of the instruments are provided solely as documentation for the analysis of the data associated with this collection. Please contact the data producers for information on permissions to use the instruments for other purposes.
 
Original ICPSR Release:2008-07-30
 
Version History:The last update of this study occurred on 2009-06-22.
 
  2009-06-22 - Added updated versions of the Household and the Individual datasets, and added Medical, Non-Resident, School, and Birth History datasets.
 
  2009-02-10 - Added the original questionnaires that were used during data collection.
 
  2008-12-11 - At the principal investigator's request, an ID variable was removed and the citation was updated
 
  2008-08-22 - The title for Part 1 has been revised and response rate information has been added.
 
Dataset(s):
  • DS1: Individual
  • DS2: Household
  • DS3: Medical
  • DS4: Non-Resident
  • DS5: Primary School
  • DS6: Birth History
 

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