This measure uses 9 self-reported items from the second round of the Indian Human Development Survey (IHDS) Income and Social Capital Questionnaire. IHDS is a nationally representative, multi-dimensional survey conducted across India. This measure captures farm-related social capital of a household, distribution of farm-based labor and decision-making regarding farm matters within a household. Navigational aspects (i.e. skip-out patterns and next question sequences) have not been included on this page but can be viewed on the original questionnaire located at https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/pages/DSDR/idhs-II-data-guide.html
1. Who is the primary decision maker about farm matters in your house?
Response Options: ____[NAME]
2. How did you acquire most of the land that you own?
Response Options: Inherited / Gifted to male members - 1 Inherited / Gifted to female members - 2 Undivided family land - 3 Purchased - 4 Received from govt. / Panchayat - 5 Others - 6 No land owned - 9
3. If land is in the name of a household member, who is that?
Response Options: ____[NAME]
4. Does this household own any –
Response Options: No - 0 Yes - Record Number
5. How much money did you spend buying new equipment last year? 6. How much money did you earn selling / renting out water, equipment or animals last year? 7. Do you have any other income from agriculture, such as from selling trees last year? If so, how much?
Response Options: ____[RUPEES]
8. Overall last 12 months (3 seasons) production was average, better than average, worse than average?
Response Options: Average - 1 Better than average - 2 Worse than average - 3
9. Who is the primary person responsible for taking care of animals in your household?
Response Options: ____[NAME]
GEOGRAPHIES TESTED:
POPULATIONS INCLUDED:
Female
AGE RANGE:
Adolescents
Adults
Not Applicable
PRIMARY CITATION:
Desai, S., & Vanneman, R. (2015). India Human Development Survey-II (IHDS-II). Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. https://doi. org/10.3886/ICPSR36151. v6.
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