NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Geography India (IND) Coverage type Country Time period covered 07/1961 - 06/1962 Series or system India National Sample Survey (NSS) Data type Survey: Cross-sectionalHouseholdIndividualInterviewNationally representativeSample registrationSubnationally representative Summary The National Sample Survey (NSS) is a national socioeconomic survey conducted in annual rounds with a cycle of rotating topics. Keywords Agriculture, Education, Employment, Fishing, Health care personnel, Health care use, Health status, Hearing loss, Hours worked, Injuries, Literacy, Manufacturing, Marital status, Medicines, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mining, Occupations, Population characteristics, School enrollment, Teachers, Unemployment, Vision loss Citation Contributors Government of India Publisher Government of India Publication year 1969 Suggested citation Government of India. India National Sample Survey Round 17 1961-1962. New Delhi, India: Government of India, 1969. GHDx Entry last modified on: Feb 8, 2024