CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 CHAPTER I: METHODOLOGY 4 1.1 Introduction 4 1.2 Objective of the Survey 4 1.3 Survey Scope 4 1.4 Statistical Unit 5 1.5 Coverage 5 1.6 Time Reference 5 1.7 Survey Methodology 6 1.7.1 Sampling Frame 7 1.7.2 Stratification 7 1.7.3 Sample Design 7 1.7.4 Cross-section Sample 8 1.7.5 Panel Sample 9 1.7.6 Sample Size 9 1.7.7 Enumeration Status 10 1.8 Survey Questionnaires 10 1.9 Field work Organization 15 1.9.1 Field Teams 15 1.9.2 Selection of Field Staff and Training 16 1.9.3 Data Collection and Supervision 16 1.9.4 Data Entry and Management 17 1.10 Analytic Domains 18 1.11 Contents in the Reports 18 1.12 Conclusion 19 CHAPTER II: DEMOGRAPHY 20 2.1 Introduction 20 2.2 Distribution of Population by Age and Sex 20 2.3 Dependency Ratio 21 2.4 Household Size and Distribution by Size 21 2.5 Sex and Age of the Household Head 22 CHAPTER III: HOUSING 30 3.1 Introduction 30 3.2 Occupancy Status 30 3.3 Construction Material of Outer Walls 31 3.4 Materials for Roofing 31 3.5 Materials for Foundation 32 3.6 Number of Rooms, Area of Dwelling and Housing Plot 32 3.7 Access to Drinking Water Supply 33 3.8 Access to Household Utilities and Amenities 34 3.9 Main Fuel Used for cooking 34 3.10 Households that Used and Collected Firewood 35 3.11 Place of Firewood collection 35 3.12 Stove Used for Cooking 35 3.13 Fodder Collection 35 3.14 Use of Iodized Salt 36 CHAPTER IV: ACCESS TO FACILITIES 51 4.1 Introduction 51 4.2 Primary School 51 4.3 Health Post/Hospital 51 4.4 Bus Stop 52 4.5 Road Transport 52 4.6 Police Station, Post Office and Telephone Booth 52 4.7 Market Center and Haat Bazaar 53 4.8 Agriculture Centre (Krishi Kendra) 53 4.9 Commercial Bank 53 4.10 Source of Drinking Water 54 4.11 Cooperatives (Sajha) 54 4.12 Internet and Community Library 54 CHAPTER V: LITERACY AND EDUCATION 80 5.1 Introduction 80 5.2 Literacy Rates 80 5.3 Educational Status 81 5.4 Reasons for not Attending School 81 5.5 School Attendance 82 5.6 Net Attendance Rate 82 5.7 Mean Year of Schooling 82 5.8 Gross Enrollment 83 5.9 Type of School Attended 83 5.10 Reason for Dropouts 83 CHAPTER VI: HEALTH SERVICES 101 6.1 Introduction 101 6.2 Chronic Illness 101 6.3 Acute Illness 101 6.4 Health Consultations by Practitioner Type 102 6.5 Health Consultations by Facility Type 102 6.6 Health Expenditures 102 6.7 Immunization 103 6.8 HIV/AIDS- Knowledge and Prevention 103 6.9 Disability 104 CHAPTER VII: MATERNITY AND FAMILY PLANNING 117 7.1 Introduction 117 7.2 Children Ever Born (CEB) 117 7.3 Fertility Rate (TFR and ASFR) 118 7.4 Knowledge and Use of Family Planning 118 7.5 Type of Family Planning Methods used 118 7.6 Reason for Not-using Family Planning Methods 119 7.7 Source of Knowledge about Family Planning Methods 119 7.8 Source of Family Planning Methods 119 7.9 Place of Delivery and Birth Attendants 120 7.10 Prenatal and Postnatal Care 120 7.11 Women's Participation in Decision Making 121 CHAPTER VIII: MIGRATION AND ABSENTEES 131 8.1 Migrants 131 8.1.1 Status of migrants 131 8.1.2 Origin of migration 131 8.1.4 Reasons for migration 132 8.2 Absentees 132 8.2.1 Absentees as a proportion of total population 132 8.2.2 Absentees by place of current residence 132 8.2.3 Absentees by reason for absence 133 8.2.4 Households having absentee 133 8.3 Children Away From Home 133 8.3.1 Reason for absence of children 133 REFERENCES 143 ANNEX144 Annex I: Survey Staff 144 Annex II:Dissemination of NLSS Data 146