INDIA - Survey on Health Care: NSS 52nd Round, Schedule 25, 1995 - 1996

Start	End	Cycle
1995-06-01	1996-07-30	N/A

Start	End	Cycle
1995-06-01		4

Face-to-face [f2f]The identification particulars of the sample village/block and the sample household were recorded in blocks 0 & 1. Some socio-economic characteristics of the sample household, such as, social-group, household type, major source of drinking water, type of latrine, etc., were recorded in block 2. The demographic particulars like age, sex, marital status, etc., along with the prevalence of ailments were collected for all the normal resident members of the sample household and were recorded in block 3. Block 3.1 is meant for recording, for each ever married women of age below 50 years, the detailed particulars of pregnancy during last 365 days as well as during life time. For the members who died during last 365 days, the sex, age at death, cause, place, whether hospitalised, etc., were enquired. All these particulars were recorded in block 3.2. The consumption of tobacco/intoxicants prevalent among the persons in the age-group 10 years and above were collected and recorded in block 3.3. The next four blocks 4, 4.1, 5 & 5.1 were meant for recording the particulars of morbidity, utilisation of medical services and particulars of expenses incurred directly or indirectly for treatment of ailments that the household members suffered during the reference period. In fact, the particulars for the part relating to the cases of hospitalisation due to ailments of household members during a period of 365 days were recorded in block 4 and related expenses in block 4.1. For each spell of ailment that the household members suffered during last 15 days, the particulars of utilisation of health services were recorded in block 5 and that of the expenses for the non-hospitalised (not as an anpatient of hospital) part of the treatment in block 5.1. Certain health services in the form of inoculation for immunisation against certain infectious diseases were administered to the children in the first four years of life. Block 6 recorded information on utilisation of such inoculation services as well as other health cares for the children in the age-group 0-4 years. While particulars of pre-natal care of women who were pregnant during last 365 days were recorded in block 7, the information on maternity and post-natal care of mothers who gave births to children were recorded in block 8. The subsequent three blocks 9 to 11 relate the aged persons (i.e. those of age 60 years and above). Particulars of their economic independence and chronic ailments were collected in block 9. For the aged persons who were ever employed but currently not employed, the information like, age at retirement/withdrawal, cause of retirement/withdrawal, etc. were collected and recorded in block 10. Particulars of familial integration in social matters, religious matters, household chores, etc. were recorded in block 11. While block 12 is meant for recording the particulars of field operations. Blocks 12.1 & 12.2 are meant for recording the remarks/comments by the investigators and supervisory officers, respectively.


In a nutshell, the schedule on survey on health care (schedule 25.0) framed for the 52nd round consists of 20 blocks. The different blocks of the schedule are:

Block 0 : descriptive identification of sample household
Block 1 : identification of sample household
Block 2 : household characteristics
Block 3 : demographic particulars of household members
Block 3.1 : particulars of pregnancy(ies) of ever married women of age below 50 years
Block 3.2 : particulars of deaths in the household during last 365 days
Block 3.3 : use of tobacco/intoxicants by members aged 10 years and above
Block 4 : particulars of medical treatment received as inpatient of a hospital during last 365 days
Block 4.1 : expenses incurred for treatment of members treated as impatient of hospital during last 365 days and source of finance
Block 5 : particulars of spells of ailments of household members during last 15 days
Block 5.1 : expenses incurred during last 15 days for treatment of members (not as an inpatient of hospital) and source of finance
Block 6 : particulars of immunisation and other healthcare for children of age 0-4 years
Block 7 : particulars of pre-natal care of women of age below 50 years who were pregnant during last 365 days
Block 8 : particulars of maternity and post-natal care of mothers of children born during last 365 days
Block 9 : particulars of economic independence and chronic ailments for persons aged 60 years and above
Block 10 : particulars of retirement and/or withdrawal from economic activity for persons aged 60 years and above who were ever employed but are currently not employed
Block 11 : particulars of familial integration of persons aged 60 years and above
Block 12 : particulars of field operations
Block 12. 1 : remarks by investigator
Block 12.2 : coments by supervisory officers

Name	Abbreviation	Affiliation
National sample survey Office	NSSO	Ministry of planning &f Programme Implementation