Birbhum district in West Bengal, India, is the geographic scope of this survey data. The project collected data in 495 villages across 165 Gram Panchayats between June 2006 and November 2007. Lori Beaman from The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse administered household and individual surveys to a random sample of 15 households per village.
Use Cases
- Analyzing gender gaps in education based on the survey's focus on gender disparities.
- Studying gender gaps in labor market opportunities based on the survey's focus on gender disparities.
- Evaluating the quantity and quality of public good provision based on village-level data collection.
- Comparing household characteristics across 495 villages based on the random household sampling.
- Investigating rural development and poverty in a specific Indian district based on the geographic and socioeconomic context.
Strengths
- Survey covers 495 villages across 165 Gram Panchayats, providing a substantial geographic sample.
- Data collection includes both village-level public goods data and household/individual surveys, offering multiple levels of analysis.
- Household surveys were administered to a random sample of 15 households per village, suggesting a structured sampling approach.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single district surveyed in 2006-2007.
Provenance
- Source
- The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Survey data collected via household and individual surveys administered to a random sample of 15 households per village, alongside village-level public goods data.
- Time Range
- June 2006 to November 2007
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-02 19:53:21; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Birbhum district, West Bengal, India