21 Jan 2009

India Human Development Survey of 2005
ICPSR, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US.
Supplied note:
"NCAER [National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi] and the University of Maryland announce the availability of data from the India Human Development Survey 2005:
Freely downloadable public use data files are now available for the India Human Development Survey 2005 (IHDS), a nationally represen tative, multi-topic survey of 41,554 households in 1503 villages and 971 urban neighborhoods across India. Two one-hour interviews in each household covered 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 later.
Data files and documentation can be downloaded for free from the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR): [at the URL below]. While registration is required, the data are available at no cost.
For further information see the IHDS web pages: http://ihds.umd.edu IHDS was jointly organized by researchers from the University of Maryland and the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), New Delhi. It was funded by the National Institutes of Health. - rv."
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