National Sample Survey 2007-2008 (64th round) - Schedule 10.2 - South Asia Labor Flagship Dataset
Country
Name
Country code
India
IND
Study type
Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
Abstract
South Asia Regional Flagship: More and Better Jobs in South Asia
Employment is a major issue throughout the world. To enjoy life, people need productive jobs that remove them from the daily struggle of making ends meet. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), as many as 30 million people lost their jobs as a result of the 2008 crisis. Youth unemployment is especially high and inequality has increased. As recent events in the Middle East and North Africa demonstrate, joblessness and inequality can trigger political instability and unrest.
When the World Bank South Asia Region decided to initiate a yearly Flagship Report series, it was clear that the very first report needed to concentrate on the important topic of More and Better Jobs in South Asia. Although one of the fastest growing regions, South Asia is still home to the largest number of the world's poor and the pace of creating productive jobs has lagged behind economic growth. Conflict and social and gender issues also increase the challenge of generating more and more productive jobs. Without urgent action, the potential for the demographic dividend from about 150 million entrants to the labor force over the next decade may not be realized.
The Flagship seeks to answer four questions, which could have implications beyond South Asia.
- How is South Asia performing in creating more and better jobs?
- Where are the better jobs?
- What are constraints in supply and demand in moving towards better jobs?
- How does conflict affect job creation?
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Scope
Notes
The scope of the study includes:
Household characteristics, Principal industry (NIC-2004), Principal occupation (NCO-2004), Religion, Social group, Land possessed, Migration, Use of remittances, Demographic and usual activity particulars of household members, Educational level, Principal activity of household members, Time disposition of household members, Household consumer expenditure, Poverty line and Weekly/annual income.
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
Name
Affiliation
National Sample Survey Office
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
Producers
Name
Role
World Bank, South Asia Region
Production of harmonized dataset
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
Start
End
2007-07
2008-06
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Access policy
Citation requirements
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- the identification of the dataset producer and of the primary investigator (including country name)
- the full title of the survey and its acronym (when available), and the year(s) of implementation
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download (for datasets disseminated online)
Example:
World Bank, South Asia Region. Labor Flagship Dataset based on the National Sample Survey 2007-2008 (64th round) by the National Sample Survey Organisation of India.. Ref. IND_2007_NSS64_v01_M_v01_A_SARLF. Dataset downloaded from [URL] on [date].
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.