PLFS Household Level Data 2018-2019

File: HH_FV.txt & HH_RV.txt (HOUSEHOLD LEVEL) RECORD LENTH:86+1

Item Field
Srl Full Name Block Byte Position Remarks
/Col. Length
1 File Identification 4 1 4 FVH2/RVH2
2 Schdule 1 2 3 5 7 104
3 Quarter 2 8 9 Q5 to Q8

4 Visit 2 10 11 V1 for first visit, V2 for second visit, V3

for third visit & V4 for fourth visit
5 Sector 1 3 1 12 12
6 State/Ut Code 0 1 2 13 14
7 District Code 1 4 2 15 16
8 NSS-Region 1 4 3 17 19
9 Stratum 1 5 2 20 21
10 Sub-Stratum 1 6 2 22 23
11 Sub-Sample 1 11 1 24 24
12 Fod Sub-Region 1 12 4 25 28
13 FSU 1 1 5 29 33
14 Sample Sg/Sb No. 1 13 1 34 34
15 Second Stage Stratum No. 1 14 1 35 35
16 Sample Household Number 1 15 2 36 37
17 Month of Survey 1 9 2 38 39
18 Response Code 1 17 1 40 40
19 Survey Code 1 18 1 41 41
20 Reason for Substitution of original household 1 19 1 42 42
21 Household Size 3 1 2 43 44
22 Household Type 3 2 1 45 45
23 Religion 3 3 1 46 46
24 Social Group 3 4 1 47 47
25 Household'S Usual Consumer Expenditure In A Month (Rs.) 3 5 8 48 55
26 Informant Serial no. 1 4 2 56 57
 27 Survey Date 2 2(i) 8 58 65
28 Total Time Taken To Canvass Sch. 10.4 2 4 4 66 69
29 Ns count for sector x stratum x substratum x sub-sample Generated 3 70 72 NSS
30 Ns count for sector x stratum x substratum Generated 3 73 75 NSC
31 Sub-sample wise Multiplier Generated 10 76 85 MULT
Occurance of State x Sector x Stratum x SubStratum in 4
32 Generated 1 86 86 No_Qtr
Quarters

PLFS Person Level Data of First Visit Schedule

File: PER_FV.txt (PERSON LEVEL) RECORD LENGTH: 319+1
Item Field
Srl Full Name Block Byte Position Remarks
/Col. Length
1 File Identification 4 1 4 FVP2
2 Schdule 1 2 3 5 7 104
3 Quarter 2 8 9 Q5 to Q8
4 Visit 2 10 11
5 Sector 1 3 1 12 12
6 State/Ut Code 2 13 14
7 District Code 1 4 2 15 16
8 NSS-Region 1 4 3 17 19
9 Stratum 1 5 2 20 21
10 Sub-Stratum 1 6 2 22 23
11 Sub-Sample 1 11 1 24 24
12 Fod Sub-Region 1 12 4 25 28
13 FSU 1 1 5 29 33
14 Sample Sg/Sb No. 1 13 1 34 34
15 Second Stage Stratum No. 1 14 1 35 35
16 Sample Household Number 1 15 2 36 37
17 Person Serial No. 4 1 2 38 39
18 Relationship To Head 4 4 1 40 40
19 Sex 4 5 1 41 41
20 Age 4 6 3 42 44
21 Marital Status 4 7 1 45 45
22 General Educaion Level 4 8 2 46 47
23 Technical Educaion Level 4 9 2 48 49
24 No. of years in Formal Education 4 10 2 50 51
25 Status of Current Attendance in Educational Institution 4 11 2 52 53
26 Whether received any Vocational/Technical Training 4 12 1 54 54
27 Whether Training completed during last 365 Days 4.1 3 1 55 55
28 Field Of Training 4.1 4 2 56 57
29 Duration Of Training 4.1 5 1 58 58
30 Type Of Training 4.1 6 1 59 59
31 Source Of Funding The Training 4.1 7 1 60 60
32 Status Code 5.1 3 2 61 62
33 Industry Code (NIC) 5.1 5 5 63 67
34 Occupation Code (NCO) 5.1 6 3 68 70
35 Whether Engaged In Any Work In Subsidiary Capacity 5.1 7 1 71 71
36 (Principal)location Of Workplace Code 5.1 8 2 72 73
37 (Principal) Enterprise Type Code 5.1 9 2 74 75
38 (Principal) No. Of Workers In The Enterprise 5.1 10 1 76 76
39 (Principal) Type Of Job Contract 5.1 11 1 77 77
40 (Principal) Eligble Of Paid Leave 5.1 12 1 78 78
41 (Principal) Social Security Benefits 5.1 13 1 79 79
42 Status Code 5.2 3 2 80 81
43 Industry Code (NIC) 5.2 5 5 82 86
44 Occupation Code (NCO) 5.2 6 3 87 89
45 (Subsidiary) location Of Workplace Code 5.2 7 2 90 91
46 (Subsidiary) Enterprise Type Code 5.2 8 2 92 93
47 (Subsidiary) No. Of Workers In The Enterprise 5.2 9 1 94 94
48 (Subsidiary) Type Of Job Contract 5.2 10 1 95 95
49 (Subsidiary) Eligble Of Paid Leave 5.2 11 1 96 96
50 (Subsidiary) Social Security Benefits 5.2 12 1 97 97
51 Status Code for activity 1 6 4/3.1 2 98 99
52 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 1 6 5/3.1 2 100 101
53 hours actuallly worked for activity 1 on 7 th day 6 6/3.1 2 102 103
54 wage earning for activity 1 on 7 th day 6 9/3.1 5 104 108
55 Status Code for activity 2 6 4/3.1 2 109 110
56 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 2 6 5/3.1 2 111 112
57 hours actuallly worked for activity 2 on 7 th day 6 6/3.1 2 113 114
58 wage earning for activity 2 on 7 th day 6 9/3.1 5 115 119
59 total hours actually worked on 7th day 6 7/3.1 2 120 121
60 hours available for aditional worked on 7th day 6 8/3.1 2 122 123
61 Status Code for activity 1 6 4/3.2 2 124 125
62 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 1 6 5/3.2 2 126 127
63 hours actuallly worked for activity 1 on 6 th day 6 6/3.2 2 128 129
64 wage earning for activity 1 on 7 th day 6 9/3.2 5 130 134
65 Status Code for activity 2 6 4/3.2 2 135 136
66 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 2 6 5/3.2 2 137 138
67 hours actuallly worked for activity 2 on 6 th day 6 6/3.2 2 139 140
68 wage earning for activity 2 on 6 th day 6 9/3.2 5 141 145
69 total hours actually worked on 6th day 6 7/3.2 2 146 147
70 hours available for aditional worked on 6th day 6 8/3.2 2 148 149
71 Status Code for activity 1 6 4/3.3 2 150 151
72 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 1 6 5/3.3 2 152 153
73 hours actuallly worked for activity 1 on5 th day 6 6/3.3 2 154 155
74 wage earning for activity 1 on 5 th day 6 9/3.3 5 156 160
75 Status Code for activity 2 6 4/3.3 2 161 162
76 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 2 6 5/3.3 2 163 164
77 hours actuallly worked for activity 2 on 5 th day 6 6/3.3 2 165 166
78 wage earning for activity 2 on 5 th day 6 9/3.3 5 167 171
79 total hours actually worked on 5th day 6 7/3.3 2 172 173
80 hours available for aditional worked on 5th day 6 8/3.3 2 174 175
81 Status Code for activity 1 6 4/3.4 2 176 177
 82 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 1 6 5/3.4 2 178 179
83 hours actuallly worked for activity 1 on 4th day 6 6/3.4 2 180 181
84 wage earning for activity 1 on 4th day 6 9/3.4 5 182 186
85 Status Code for activity 2 6 4/3.4 2 187 188
86 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 2 6 5/3.4 2 189 190
87 hours actuallly worked for activity 2 on 4th day 6 6/3.4 2 191 192
88 wage earning for activity 2 on 4th day 6 9/3.4 5 193 197
89 total hours actually worked on 4th day 6 7/3.4 2 198 199
90 hours available for aditional worked on 4th day 6 8/3.4 2 200 201
91 Status Code for activity 1 6 4/3.5 2 202 203
92 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 1 6 5/3.5 2 204 205
93 hours actuallly worked for activity 1 on 3rd day 6 6/3.5 2 206 207
94 wage earning for activity 1 on 3rd day 6 9/3.5 5 208 212
95 Status Code for activity 2 6 4/3.5 2 213 214
96 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 2 6 5/3.5 2 215 216
97 hours actuallly worked for activity 2 on 3rd day 6 6/3.5 2 217 218
98 wage earning for activity 2 on 3 rd day 6 9/3.5 5 219 223
99 total hours actually worked on 3rd day 6 7/3.5 2 224 225
100 hours available for aditional worked on 3rd day 6 8/3.5 2 226 227
101 Status Code for activity 1 6 4/3.6 2 228 229
102 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 1 6 5/3.6 2 230 231
103 hours actuallly worked for activity 1 on 2nd day 6 6/3.6 2 232 233
104 wage earning for activity 1 on 2nd day 6 9/3.6 5 234 238
105 Status Code for activity 2 6 4/3.6 2 239 240
106 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 2 6 5/3.6 2 241 242
107 hours actuallly worked for activity 2 on 2nd day 6 6/3.6 2 243 244
108 wage earning for activity 2 on 2nd day 6 9/3.6 5 245 249
109 total hours actually worked on 2nd day 6 7/3.6 2 250 251
110 hours available for aditional worked on 2nd day 6 8/3.6 2 252 253
111 Status Code for activity 1 6 4/3.7 2 254 255
112 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 1 6 5/3.7 2 256 257
 113 hours actuallly worked for activity 1 on 1st day 6 6/3.7 2 258 259
114 wage earning for activity 1 on 1st day 6 9/3.7 5 260 264
115 Status Code for activity 2 6 4/3.7 2 265 266
116 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 2 6 5/3.7 2 267 268
117 hours actuallly worked for activity 2 on 1st day 6 6/3.7 2 269 270
118 wage earning for activity 2 on 1st day 6 9/3.7 5 271 275
119 total hours actually worked on 1st day 6 7/3.7 2 276 277
120 hours available for aditional worked on 1st day 6 8/3.7 2 278 279
121 Current Weekly Status (CWS) 6 5 2 280 281
122 Industry Code (CWS) 6 6 2 282 283
123 Occupation Code (CWS) 6 7 3 284 286
124 Earnings For Regular Salarid/Wage Activity 6 9 8 287 294
125 Earnings For Regular Salarid/Wage Activity 6 10 8 295 302
126 Ns count for sector x stratum x substratum x sub-sample Generated 3 303 305 NSS
127 Ns count for sector x stratum x substratum Generated 3 306 308 NSC
128 Sub-sample wise Multiplier Generated 10 309 318 MULT
Occurance of State x Sector x Stratum x SubStratum in 4
Generated 1 319 319 No_Qtr
129 Quarters

PLFS Person Level Data of Re-Visit Schedule

File: PER_RV.txt (PERSON LEVEL) RECORD LENGTH: 275+1
Item Field
Srl Full Name Block Byte Position Remarks
/Col. Length
1 File Identification 4 1 4 RVP2
2 Schdule 1 2 3 5 7 104
3 Quarter 2 8 9 Q5 to Q8
4 Visit 2 10 11
5 Sector 1 3 1 12 12
6 State/Ut Code 2 13 14
7 District Code 1 4 2 15 16
8 NSS-Region 1 4 3 17 19
 9 Stratum 1 5 2 20 21
10 Sub-Stratum 1 6 2 22 23
11 Sub-Sample 1 11 1 24 24
12 Fod Sub-Region 1 12 4 25 28
13 FSU 1 1 5 29 33
14 Sample Sg/Sb No. 1 13 1 34 34
15 Second Stage Stratum No. 1 14 1 35 35
16 Sample Household Number 1 15 2 36 37
17 Person Serial No. 4 1 2 38 39
19 Relationship To Head 4 4 1 40 40
20 Sex 4 5 1 41 41
21 Age 4 6 3 42 44
22 Marital Status 4 7 1 45 45
23 General Educaion Level 4 8 2 46 47
24 Technical Educaion Level 4 9 2 48 49
25 No. of years in Formal Education 4 10 2 50 51
26 Status of Current Attendance in Educational Institution 4 11 2 52 53
27 Status Code for activity 1 6 4/3.1 2 54 55
28 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 1 6 5/3.1 2 56 57
29 hours actuallly worked for activity 1 on 7 th day 6 6/3.1 2 58 59
30 wage earning for activity 1 on 7 th day 6 9/3.1 5 60 64
31 Status Code for activity 2 6 4/3.1 2 65 66
32 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 2 6 5/3.1 2 67 68
33 hours actuallly worked for activity 2 on 7 th day 6 6/3.1 2 69 70
34 wage earning for activity 2 on 7 th day 6 9/3.1 5 71 75
35 total hours actually worked on 7th day 6 7/3.1 2 76 77
36 hours available for aditional worked on 7th day 6 8/3.1 2 78 79
37 Status Code for activity 1 6 4/3.2 2 80 81
38 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 1 6 5/3.2 2 82 83
39 hours actuallly worked for activity 1 on 6 th day 6 6/3.2 2 84 85
40 wage earning for activity 1 on 7 th day 6 9/3.2 5 86 90
41 Status Code for activity 2 6 4/3.2 2 91 92
42 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 2 6 5/3.2 2 93 94
43 hours actuallly worked for activity 2 on 6 th day 6 6/3.2 2 95 96
44 wage earning for activity 2 on 6 th day 6 9/3.2 5 97 101
45 total hours actually worked on 6th day 6 7/3.2 2 102 103
46 hours available for aditional worked on 6th day 6 8/3.2 2 104 105
47 Status Code for activity 1 6 4/3.3 2 106 107
48 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 1 6 5/3.3 2 108 109
49 hours actuallly worked for activity 1 on5 th day 6 6/3.3 2 110 111
50 wage earning for activity 1 on 5 th day 6 9/3.3 5 112 116
51 Status Code for activity 2 6 4/3.3 2 117 118
52 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 2 6 5/3.3 2 119 120
53 hours actuallly worked for activity 2 on 5 th day 6 6/3.3 2 121 122
54 wage earning for activity 2 on 5 th day 6 9/3.3 5 123 127
55 total hours actually worked on 5th day 6 7/3.3 2 128 129
56 hours available for aditional worked on 5th day 6 8/3.3 2 130 131
57 Status Code for activity 1 6 4/3.4 2 132 133
58 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 1 6 5/3.4 2 134 135
59 hours actuallly worked for activity 1 on 4th day 6 6/3.4 2 136 137
60 wage earning for activity 1 on 4th day 6 9/3.4 5 138 142
61 Status Code for activity 2 6 4/3.4 2 143 144
62 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 2 6 5/3.4 2 145 146
63 hours actuallly worked for activity 2 on 4th day 6 6/3.4 2 147 148
64 wage earning for activity 2 on 4th day 6 9/3.4 5 149 153
65 total hours actually worked on 4th day 6 7/3.4 2 154 155
66 hours available for aditional worked on 4th day 6 8/3.4 2 156 157
67 Status Code for activity 1 6 4/3.5 2 158 159
68 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 1 6 5/3.5 2 160 161
69 hours actuallly worked for activity 1 on 3rd day 6 6/3.5 2 162 163
70 wage earning for activity 1 on 3rd day 6 9/3.5 5 164 168
71 Status Code for activity 2 6 4/3.5 2 169 170
72 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 2 6 5/3.5 2 171 172
73 hours actuallly worked for activity 2 on 3rd day 6 6/3.5 2 173 174
74 wage earning for activity 2 on 3 rd day 6 9/3.5 5 175 179
 75 total hours actually worked on 3rd day 6 7/3.5 2 180 181
76 hours available for aditional worked on 3rd day 6 8/3.5 2 182 183
77 Status Code for activity 1 6 4/3.6 2 184 185
78 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 1 6 5/3.6 2 186 187
79 hours actuallly worked for activity 1 on 2nd day 6 6/3.6 2 188 189
80 wage earning for activity 1 on 2nd day 6 9/3.6 5 190 194
81 Status Code for activity 2 6 4/3.6 2 195 196
82 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 2 6 5/3.6 2 197 198
83 hours actuallly worked for activity 2 on 2nd day 6 6/3.6 2 199 200
84 wage earning for activity 2 on 2nd day 6 9/3.6 5 201 205
85 total hours actually worked on 2nd day 6 7/3.6 2 206 207
86 hours available for aditional worked on 2nd day 6 8/3.6 2 208 209
87 Status Code for activity 1 6 4/3.7 2 210 211
88 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 1 6 5/3.7 2 212 213
89 hours actuallly worked for activity 1 on 1st day 6 6/3.7 2 214 215
90 wage earning for activity 1 on 1st day 6 9/3.7 5 216 220
91 Status Code for activity 2 6 4/3.7 2 221 222
92 Industry Code (NIC) for activity 2 6 5/3.7 2 223 224
93 hours actuallly worked for activity 2 on 1st day 6 6/3.7 2 225 226
94 wage earning for activity 2 on 1st day 6 9/3.7 5 227 231
95 total hours actually worked on 1st day 6 7/3.7 2 232 233
96 hours available for aditional worked on 1st day 6 8/3.7 2 234 235
97 Current Weekly Status (CWS) 6 5 2 236 237
98 Industry Code (CWS) 6 6 2 238 239
99 Occupation Code (CWS) 6 7 3 240 242
100 Earnings For Regular Salarid/Wage Activity 6 9 8 243 250
101 Earnings For Regular Salarid/Wage Activity 6 10 8 251 258
102 Ns count for sector x stratum x substratum x sub-sample Generated 3 259 261 NSS
103 Ns count for sector x stratum x substratum Generated 3 262 264 NSC
104 Sub-sample wise Multiplier Generated 10 265 274 MULT
Occurance of State x Sector x Stratum x SubStratum in that
Generated 1 No_Qtr
Quarter including earlier visits 275 275
State Name & Code used in
PLFS
State Code State Name
01 Jammu & Kashmir
02 Himachal Pradesh
03 Punjab
04 Chandigarh
05 Uttrakhand
06 Haryana
07 Delhi
08 Rajasthan
09 Uttar Pradesh
10 Bihar
11 Sikkim
12 Arunachal Pradesh
13 Nagaland
14 Manipur
15 Mizoram
16 Tripura
17 Meghalaya
18 Assam
19 West Bengal
20 Jharkhand
21 Odisha
22 Chhattisgarh
23 Madhya Pradesh
24 Gujarat
25 Daman & Diu
26 D & N Haveli
27 Maharashtra
28 Andhra Pradesh
29 Karnataka
30 Goa
31 Lakshadweep
32 Kerala
33 Tamil Nadu
34 Puducherry
35 A & N Island
36 Telangana