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Indian Human Development Survey (IHDS)

Start year: 2005 Adult and Aging Cohort National Prospective
Participants
215,754
Age group
All Ages
Gender
Men & Women
Study overview
Overview
Study title
Indian Human Development Survey (IHDS)
Participants enrolled
215,754
Lead institute
The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)
Principal investigator (PI)
Sonalde Desai (NCAER)
Principal investigator profile
Open profile
Study design
Prospective
Location
33 States & UTs (except Andaman and Nicobar & Lakshadweep Islands) (Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh West Bengal Chandigarh Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu New Delhi Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh Puducherry)
Single / multiple sites
Multiple Sites
Key highlights
The India Human Development Survey (IHDS) is a nationally representative, multi-topic panel survey of 41,554 households in 1503 villages and 971 urban neighborhoods across India. The study analyses the association of vast range of social and economic conditions from children learning and immunization to role of poverty and family structure.
Insights & criteria
Insights
Socio‑demographic / economic
Urban and Rural Setting
Recruitment and timeline
2005-2006
Follow‑up
IHDS 2(2011-2012)
IHDS 3(2023 expected)
Keywords
Multi Panel, Health, Fertility, Education, Economics Status
Details
Details
Age group
All Ages
Gender
Men & Women
Scope
National
Category
Adult and Aging Cohort