India Human Development Survey (IHDS)
The IHDS was conducted in all states and union territories of India (with the exception of Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep). There are two panels of the IHDS (IHDS 1 and IHDS 2). IHDS 1 was conducted in 2005 and 2006, and IHDS 2 in 2011 and 2012. The IHDS 1 aimed to re-interview about half of the rural households that had been in the earlier Human Development Profile of India (HDPI) in 1994 and 1995, and consisted of over 40,000 households in more than a thousand villages and urban neighbourhoods across India. The second round of IHDS, known as the IHDS 2, was collected in 2011 and 2012, and includes an 85% re-interview rate of continuing families. A third round (IHDS 3) was expected for 2023.
Study design
Household panel, Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
41,554 (households)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The population of India.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2005
Primary Institutions
Indiana University (IU)
National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)
University of Maryland, College Park (UMD)
University of Michigan
Links
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Ford Foundation
Independent Evaluation Office
Knowledge Partnership Program
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Census data
- Existing research data
Engagement
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