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1 Questionnaire number: Village A - Household Questionnaire Date of interview: ____________ Village / Neighbourhood: __________ Address / location ____________ House number: ____________ Interviewer: Checked by: Data inputted by: Don’t know = ? Question not applicable = NA None or zero = 0 Yes = , No = X UK Data Archive Study Number 6831 - Transforming Livelihoods: Work, Migration and Poverty in the Tiruppur Garment Cluster, India, 2008-2009

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Questionnaire number:

Village A - Household Questionnaire

Date of interview: ____________

Village / Neighbourhood: __________

Address / location ____________

House number: ____________

Interviewer:

Checked by:

Data inputted by:

Don’t know = ?

Question not applicable = NA

None or zero = 0

Yes = √ , No = X

UK Data Archive Study Number 6831 - Transforming Livelihoods: Work, Migration and Poverty in the Tiruppur Garment Cluster, India, 2008-2009

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Household Demographic Details

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

ID #

(1 =

respond

ent)

Name Current

place of

residenc

e

Relationship to

the household

head

Sex Age Highest

level of

education

achieved

Marital

status

Main activity

Do they do any other

work?

For children

and students

attending

school and

college

ONLY.

i.e.

Tiruppur;

‘native’;

name of

village

1 – Head / worker

2 – Wife / husband

3 - Son

4 - Daughter

5 – Daughter-in-law

6 - Son-in-law

7 - Grandchild

8 - Father

9 - Mother

10 - B rother

11 - Sister

12 - Relative

(specify)

13 – Father-in-law

14 – Mother-in-law

1=Mal

e

2=Fem

ale

In years

0 if less

than 1

year old

Grade

achieved

0 = 0

1 – I

2 – II

3 – III

...

10 – X

11 – Plus 1

12 – Plus 2

13 – College

degree /

diploma

(Specify)

1 – Married

2 –

Unmarried

3 - Widowed

4 - Divorced

5 - Separated

1 - Agricultural work

2 – Garment wk – factory

3 – Garment wk - home

4 – Powerloom

5 – Handloom

6 – Services

7 – Trading / retail

8 - Government employee

9 – Construction

10 - Student

11 - Housewife

12 - Not working

13 – Retired

14 - Disabled

15 - Young

16 - Other (specify for post

coding)

0 – No other work

1 - Agricultural work

2 – Garment wk – factory

3 – Garment wk - home

4 – Powerloom

5 – Handloom

6 – Services

7 – Trading / retail

8 - Government employee

9 – Construction

10 - Student

11 - Housewife

12 - Not working

13 – Retired

14 - Disabled

15 - Young

16 - Other (specify for post

coding)

Type of school

/ college

1 – Govt;Tamil

2 – Govt; Eng

3 – Matricul

4 – Private

5 – Other

(specify)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

12 - RELIGION 13. CASTE 14. Wealth Group (following WR exercise):

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Assets, income and social capital

15-20. Does anyone in the hh own:

15. Two-wheeler

16. Cycle

17. TV

18. Fridge

19. Telephone (land / cell)

20. Bank account

21. List, in order of importance, the main sources of income for the household:

1 – Garment / textile sector

2 – Other industrial employment

3 – Agricultural and livestock products produced by household

4 – Agricultural work on other persons’ land (casual, piece or daily labour, payment in cash or kind)

5 – Other non-agricultural work – manual work such as Potter, Carpenter, Blacksmith (iron smelting),

Leatherworker, Tailor, Dhobi, Barber

6 – Trading in products produced by others (wholesale)

7 – Own retail business

8 – Government employee

9 – Services (shop employee etc)

10 – Renting (out) land, livestock or tools for cash, or buildings

11 – Moneylending

12 – Other (specify)

22. Do you have your own house? Yes / No

23. If yes, was it 1) inherited 2) bought or 3) built? 4) govt

24. Are you currently paying off any loans / finance?

25. How much per month or week?

26. What was the loan for?

27. Do you belong to any groups: (see list attached) (List with number belong to in brackets):

1) Chit fund group

2) Farmers Association

3) Temple Association

4) Self Help Groups

5) Political Party (specify)

6) Movements (eg Ambedkar People’s Movement)

7) Trade Union (specify which one)

8) Others (specify)

28. Dowry question

Year of marriage Gold (pounds) Other goods exchanged

Self a b c

Parents d e f

Other married hh members (brothers, sisters, sons, daughters)

g h i

j k l

m n o

p q r

s t u

v w x

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Agricultural questions

29. What crops do you grow?

30-35. Sources of water

Number Depth of wells/ frequency of canal

Wells 30 31

Borewells 32 33

Canal 34 35

36-40. Do you use any of the following inputs?

Yes / No

Manure

Chemical

fertilizer

Bought seeds

Pesticides

Other inputs

41. Do you, or anyone in the household, own an electric pump? Y / N

42. Which of the following ag’al machinery does the household own?

Tractor tiller sugar cane crusher powersprayer thresher

Mixer grinder gobargas crane oil crusher generator

Other (specify)

43-46. How much land do you own and cultivate [Use question 29 to cross check this information]

Total acreage Acreage irrigated

Land owned 43 45

Land cultivated 44 46

47. If total acreage of ‘land owned’ and ‘land cultivated’ are different - what accounts for the difference between

these two figures?

48. Have you bought land in the past 10 years? 0) No 1) For agri 2) for house 3) For industry

If yes For agri For house For industry

When 49 52 55

How much land 50 53 56

For how much (rupees) 51 54 57

58. Have you sold land in the past 10 years? 0) No 1) For agri 2) for house 3) For industry

If yes For agri For house For industry

When 59 62 65

How much land 60 63 66

For how much (rupees) 61 64 67

68-73. Number of livestock owned: 68.Bullocks 70. Buffalo 72. Chickens 69. Dairy cattle 71. Goats / sheep 73. Other livestock

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74-77. In the last 12 months how many permanent labourers have you hired to work on your land?

Number Wages (daily / weekly / monthly?)

Men 74 75

Women 76 77

78-81. In the last 12 months what was the maximum number of casual labourers you hired on any one day?

Number Wages (daily)

Men 78 79

Women 80 81

82a. Where do your workers come from ? (Local or specify district)

82b. Do you employ workers a) on a daily/coolie basis b) on a contract basis or c) through a labour contractor?

83. Why?

Migration and commuting questions

84. How many members of your household have gone elsewhere for work in the past 12 months? Include

commuting daily, and longer term. Person 1

Person 2 Person 3 Person 4

85a. Where did they go to?

85b. What was their job?

85c. What was their pay?

(specify whether per shift, wk, or month)

86. In the last year, how many months did

they do this work?

87. How often does the migrant return

home? 1.Daily

2.Monthly

3. Every 3 months

4. Every 6 months

5. For festivals

6. Other

88. In the last 12 months how much money has your household received in remittances (money sent from relatives

or friends who live / work elsewhere)?

89. In the last 12 months how much money has your household sent in remittances (money sent to relatives or

friends who live/ work elsewhere)?

90. Do you have any plans to move out of agriculture (probe further re whether into the garment industry)?

91. If yes, how will you do this?

92. If no, why not?

93. Any other details / observations?

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Questionnaire number:

VILLAGE M - Household Questionnaire final

Date of interview: ____________

Village / Neighbourhood: __________

Address / location ____________

House number: ____________

School census number: ___________

Interviewer:

Checked by:

Data inputted by:

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Household Demographic Details

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

ID #

(1 =

respond

ent)

Name Native

place?

Relationship to

the household

head

Sex Age Highest

level of

education

achieved

Marital

status

Main activity

Do they do any other

work?

For children

and students

attending

school and

college

ONLY.

1 – Head / worker

2 – Wife / husband

3 - Son

4 - Daughter

5 – Daughter-in-law

6 - Son-in-law

7 - Grandchild

8 - Father

9 - Mother

10 - B rother

11 - Sister

12 - Relative

(specify)

13 – Father-in-law

14 – Mother-in-law

1=Mal

e

2=Fem

ale

In years

0 if less

than 1

year old

Grade

achieved

0 = 0

1 – I

2 – II

3 – III

...

10 – X

11 – Plus 1

12 – Plus 2

13 – College

degree /

diploma

(Specify)

1 – Married

2 –

Unmarried

3 - Widowed

4 - Divorced

5 - Separated

1 - Agricultural work

2 – Garment wk – factory

3 – Garment wk - home

4 – Powerloom

5 – Handloom

6 – Services

7 – Trading / retail

8 - Government employee

9 – Construction

10 - Student

11 - Housewife

12 - Not working

13 – Retired

14 - Disabled

15 - Young

16 - Other (specify for post

coding)

0 – No other work

1 - Agricultural work

2 – Garment wk – factory

3 – Garment wk - home

4 – Powerloom

5 – Handloom

6 – Services

7 – Trading / retail

8 - Government employee

9 – Construction

10 - Student

11 - Housewife

12 - Not working

13 – Retired

14 - Disabled

15 - Young

16 - Other (specify for post

coding)

Type of school

/ college

1 – Govt;Tamil

2 – Govt; Eng

3 – Matricul

4 – Private

5 – Other

(specify)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

12 - RELIGION 13. CASTE 14. Wealth Group (following WR exercise):

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Assets, income and social capital

15-20. Does anyone in the hh own:

15. Two-wheeler

15b. Four wheeler

16. Cycle

17. TV

18. Fridge

19. Telephone (land / cell)

20. Bank account

21. List, in order of importance, the main sources of income for the household:

1 – Garment / textile sector

2 – Other industrial employment

3 – Agricultural and livestock products produced by household

4 – Agricultural work on other persons’ land (casual, piece or daily labour, payment in cash or kind)

5 – Other non-agricultural work – manual work such as Potter, Carpenter, Blacksmith (iron smelting),

Leatherworker, Tailor, Dhobi, Barber

6 – Trading in products produced by others (wholesale)

7 – Own retail business

8 – Government employee

9 – Services (shop employee etc)

10 – Renting (out) land, livestock or tools for cash, or buildings

11 – Moneylending

12 – Other (specify)

13 – Powerlooms

22. Do you have your own house? Yes / No

23. If yes, was it 1) inherited 2) bought or 3) built? 4) govt

24. Are you currently paying off any loans / finance?

25. How much per month or week?

26. What was the loan for?

27. Do you or anyone in the hh belong to any groups: (see list attached) (List with number belong to in brackets):

1) Chit fund group / seetu

2) Farmers Association

3) Temple Association

4) Self Help Groups

5) Political Party (specify)

6) Movements (eg Ambedkar People’s Movement)

7) Trade Union (specify which one)

8) Others (specify)

28. Dowry question

Year of marriage Gold (pounds) Other goods exchanged

Self a b c

Parents d e f

Other married hh members (brothers, sisters, sons, daughters)

g h i

j k l

m n o

p q r

s t u

v w x

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Agricultural questions

29. What crops do you grow?

30-35. Sources of water

Number Depth of wells/ frequency of canal

Wells 30 31

Borewells 32 33

Canal 34 35

36-40. Do you use any of the following inputs?

Yes / No

Manure

Chemical

fertilizer

Bought seeds

Pesticides

Other inputs

41. Do you, or anyone in the household, own an electric pump? Y / N

42. Which of the following ag’al machinery does the household own?

Tractor tiller sugar cane crusher powersprayer thresher

Mixer grinder gobargas crane oil crusher generator

Other (specify)

43-46. How much land do you own and cultivate [Use question 29 to cross check this information]

Total acreage Acreage irrigated

Land owned 43 45

Land cultivated 44 46

47. If total acreage of ‘land owned’ and ‘land cultivated’ are different - what accounts for the difference between

these two figures?

48. Have you bought land in the past 10 years? 0) No 1) For agri 2) for house 3) For industry

If yes For agri For house For industry

When 49 52 55

How much land 50 53 56

For how much (rupees) 51 54 57

58. Have you sold land in the past 10 years? 0) No 1) For agri 2) for house 3) For industry

If yes For agri For house For industry

When 59 62 65

How much land 60 63 66

For how much (rupees) 61 64 67

68-73. Number of livestock owned: 68.Bullocks 70. Buffalo 72. Chickens 69. Dairy cattle 71. Goats / sheep 73. Other livestock

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74-77. In the last 12 months how many permanent agricultural labourers have you hired to work on your land? Number Wages (daily / weekly / monthly?)

Men 74 75

Women 76 77

78-81. In the last 12 months what was the maximum number of casual agri labourers you hired on any one day? Number Wages (daily)

Men 78 79

Women 80 81

82a. Where do your agricultural workers come from? (Local or specify district)

82b. Do you employ agri workers a) on a daily/coolie basis b) on a contract basis or c) through a contractor?

83. Why?

Powerloom industry questions (include powerlooms, sizing units, mills)

84. How many powerlooms (or spindles in spinning mill) do you own?

85. Do you have a generator / diesel engine?

86. Which year did you start your own unit?

87. Which family members work in your unit?

88. How many paid workers are you employing in your unit?

Number Wages (specify metre or daily or

monthly)

Men

88. 89.

Women

90. 91.

92. Where do your workers come from? (Local or specify district)

Migration and commuting questions

93. If you are a migrant to Mxxx, how long have you been in Mxxx?

94. How long to do you plan to stay here?

95. What are the reasons why you would stay here OR what are the reasons why you would migrate back to your

native?

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96. How many members of your household have gone elsewhere (outside Mxxx) for work in the past 12 months?

Include commuting daily, and longer term. Person 1

Person 2 Person 3 Person 4

96. Where did they go to?

97. What was their job?

98. What was their pay?

(specify whether per shift, wk, or month)

99. In the last year, how many months did

they do this work?

100. How often do they return home?

1.Daily 4. Every 6 months

2.Monthly 5. For festival

3. Every 3 months 6. Other

101. How do they go to work?

1)Foot 2) Cycle 3) Two wheeler

4) Town Bus 5) Company van

102. In the last 12 months how much money has your household received in remittances (money sent from

relatives or friends who live / work elsewhere)?

103. How often do you send money outside (to relatives or other people)?

A) Every 2 weeks

1. monthly 2. two months

3. three months 4. six months

5. festival times 6. Once in a year

104. How much?

105. I’m going to ask you now about the plans that your family / household has for its future

105.

Remain in

same

105. Continue in

same, combined

with new (specify)

105.Leave completely

and begin other work

(specify)

106. How will you do

this?

Circle current combination of

hh activities:

Agri

P’loom

Tpr

Other

Do you plan to….

107. Do you have any plans to move elsewhere (specify where and for what reason):

108. Any other details / observations?

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REST OF QUESTIONNAIRE TO BE ASKED TO A SAMPLE OF WORKERS ONLY

(Only do this section if the informant is themselves a worker (NOT OWNER) in the

powerloom industry (ie works in powerloom, sizing unit or mill)

Introduce – now I am going to ask you some specific questions about your work.

201. Where is your native place (District)?

202. When did you first come to Mxxx?

203. Why did you leave your native place?

204. Have you ever worked anywhere else outside Mxxx?

205. How long did you work there?

206. What is your father’s job?

207. How often do you go to your native place? 208. How long in total did you stay at your native last year?

1. Daily commuting 1. Few days

2. monthly 2. two weeks

3. 3 months 3. 1 month

4. 6 months 4. 2 months

5. festival times 5. 3 months

6. once a year 6. longer

209. What was the main reason for going to your native?

210. What is your current job?

1 – Powerloom operator

2 – Powerloom cone winding

3 – Other powerloom work (specify)

4 – Work in sizing unit (specify)

5 – Work in mill (specify)

6 - Other:

211. Number of years in current factory: 1) Less than 1 year

2) 1-3 yrs

3) 4-6yrs

4) 7-9 years

5) 10-12 yrs

6) Over 12 years

212. Number of years in previous factory: 1) Less than 1 year

2) 1-3 yrs

3) 4-6yrs

4) 7-9 years

5) 10-12 yrs

6) Over 12 years

213. Why did you leave your previous factory?

214. When you came to this factory were you given an advance? Yes / No

215. If so how much?

216. When you came to this factory were you promised money at the end of the contract? Yes/No

217. If so how much?

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218. How did you find the job in this current company?

219. Have you done any other work before you started this work? (Probe…) Yes/No

220. If yes, what kind of work?

221. How many days were you without work last month?

222. How many days were you without work last year?

224. If there is no work in the powerloom unit, what do you do?

225. How much on average do you earn per shift (PROBE):

226. How much did you earn last week? (If no work, the latest week when you worked)

227. How much bonus did you get last year?

228. Do you save in Seetu? Yes/No

229. If yes, how much? (per month or week)

230. Do you save in Bank? Yes/No

231. If yes, how much? (per month or week)

232. Are you involved in any Self Help Groups? Yes/No

233. Is your house in Mxxx:

1) Own house 2) Rented house 3) Provided by owner 4) Provided by contractor

234. Do you share with other non-family members? Yes/No

235. Monthly rent:

236. Any other details re powerloom work?

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Questionnaire number:

Villages KR - Household Questionnaire

Version 3

Date of interview: ____________

Village / Neighbourhood: __________

Address / location ____________

House number: ____________

Interviewer:

Interviewee:

Checked by:

Data inputted by:

Don’t know = ?

Question not applicable = NA

None or zero = 0

Yes = √ , No = X

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Household Demographic Details

1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

ID #

(1 =

respond

ent)

Name Relationship to

the household

head

Sex Age Highest

level of

education

achieved

Marital

status

Main activity

Do they do any other

work?

For people

attending

school and

college

Name of Father of

Household Head:

1 – Head

2 – Wife / husband

3 - Son

4 - Daughter

5 – Daughter-in-law

6 - Son-in-law

7 - Grandchild

8 - Father

9 - Mother

10 - B rother

11 - Sister

12 - Relative

(specify)

13 – Father-in-law

14 – Mother-in-law

1=Mal

e

2=Fem

ale

In years

0 if less

than 1

year old

Grade

achieved

0 = 0

1 – I

2 – II

3 – III

...

10 – X

11 – Plus 1

12 – Plus 2

13 – Diploma

14 - T.Train.

15 - B.degree

16- M.degree

17 - Other

1 – Married

2 –

Unmarried

3 - Widowed

4 - Divorced

5 - Separated

2 – Garment wk – factory

3 – Garment wk - home

4 – Powerloom

5 – Handloom

6 – Services

7 – Trading / retail

8 - Government employee

9 – Construction

10 - Student

11 - Housewife

12 - Not working

13 – Retired

14 - Disabled

15 - Young

16 - Other (specify)

17 – Sick no work

18 - Agric coollie work

19 – Agric wk on own land

20 – Livestock keeping

0 – No other work

2 – Garment wk – factory

3 – Garment wk - home

4 – Powerloom

5 – Handloom

6 – Services

7 – Trading / retail

8 - Government employee

9 – Construction

10 - Student

13 – Retired

14 - Disabled

15 - Young

16 - Other (specify for post

coding)

18 - Agric coollie work

19 - Agric wk on own land

20 - Livestock keeping

Type of school

/ college

1 – Govt;Tamil

2 – Govt; Eng

3 – Matricul

4 – Private

5 – Other

(specify)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

12. RELIGION 13. CASTE 14. Wealth Group

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Agricultural questions

43-46. How much land do you own and cultivate

Total acreage Acreage irrigated

Land owned 43 45

Land cultivated 44 46

47. If total acreage of ‘land owned’ and ‘land cultivated’ are different - what accounts for the difference between

these two figures?

30-35. Sources of water

Number Depth of wells/ frequency of canal Water/No water

Wells 30 31

Borewells 32 33

Canal 34 35

41. Do you, or anyone in the household, own an electric pump? Y / N

29. What crops do you grow?

36-40. Do you use any of the following inputs?

Yes / No

Manure

Chemical

fertilizer

Bought seeds

Pesticides

Other inputs

42. Which of the following does the household own?

Tractor tiller sugar cane crusher powersprayer thresher

Gobargas crane oil crusher generator

Other (specify)

74-77. In the last 12 months how many permanent labourers have you hired to work on your land?

Number Wages (daily / weekly /

monthly/annually?)

Men 74 75

Women 76 77

78-81. In the last 12 months what was the maximum number of casual labourers you hired on any one day?

Number Task Max.Wage(daily) Min.Wage(daily) Daily/Contract

Men 78 79

Women 80 81

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82a. Where do your workers come from ? (Local and/or specify district)

68-73. Number of livestock owned: 68.Bullocks 70. Buffalo 72. Chickens 69. Dairy cattle 71. Goats / sheep 73. Other livestock

For those doing agricultural work on others’ land

94-97. Do you or any member of your family work as a permanent labourer on anyone else’s land?

Name Wages (daily / weekly / monthly/annually?)

98. For each household member who does coollie work:

Name Max.wage

(daily)

Min.wage

(daily)

Days/month

in season

Days/month

out of season

Contract

Yes/no

Purpose Max.daily

earnings

For those doing non-agricultural work

100-106. For members of the household who do non-agricultural work:

Person 1

Person 2 Person 3 Person 4

Person’s name

100. What is their job?

101. Where?

102. Do they go on a company

bus?

103. What is their pay?(specify

whether per shift, wk, or month)

104. What are the hours they are

away from the village each day?

105. For how many months or

years have they had this job?

106. In the last year, how many

months did they do this work?

87. If non-resident how often do

they return home?

Do you know the name of the company for which they work? If so, specify …

Give previous non-agricultural jobs and dates where possible …

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Income, assets, and social capital

21. List, in order of importance, the main sources of income for the household as a whole:

1 – Garment / textile sector

2 – Other industrial employment

31 – Agricultural products produced by household

32 – Livestock products produced by household

4 – Agricultural work on other persons’ land (casual, piece or daily labour, payment in cash or kind)

5 – Other non-agricultural work – manual work such as Potter, Carpenter, Blacksmith (iron smelting),

Leatherworker, Tailor, Dhobi, Barber

6 – Trading in products produced by others (wholesale)

7 – Own retail business

8 – Government employee

9 – Services (shop employee etc)

10 – Renting (out) land, livestock or tools for cash, or buildings

11 – Moneylending

12 – Other (specify)

15-20. Does anyone in the hh own:

15. Two-wheeler 42a. Mixer 20. Bank account

16. Cycle 42b. Grinder

17. TV 18. Fridge

22. Do you have your own house? Yes / No

22a. If not, why not?

23. If yes, was it 1) inherited 2) bought 3) built 5)extended? 4) govt

If bought, built or extended:

Year Cost Finance

48. Have you bought land? 0) No 1) For agri 2) for house 3) For industry

If yes For agri For house For industry

When 49 52 55

How much land 50 53 56

For how much (rupees) 51 54 57

58. Have you ever sold land? 0) No 1) For agri 2) for house 3) For industry

If yes For agri For house For industry

When 59 62 65

How much land 60 63 66

For how much (rupees) 61 64 67

28. Dowry:

Year of marriage Gold (pounds) Other goods exchanged

Household head a b c

(Name) Other married household members (brothers, sisters, sons, daughters)

g h i

j k l

m n o

p q r

s t u

v w x

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24. Do you have any outstanding loans / finance?

Year

taken

Original amt Source Purpose Outstanding

amt

Interest rate Repayment

details

24a. Do you have any savings?

How much?

Where?

Regular contributions?

24b. Do you have life insurance? How much are you paying, how frequently?

27. Does anyone in the household belong to any groups: (see list attached) (List and specify with name of

household member belonging to in brackets):

1) Chit fund group

2) Farmers Association

3) Temple Association

10) Caste Association

9) Church

4) Self Help Group

5) Political Party (specify)

6) Movement (eg Ambedkar People’s Movement)

7) Trade Union (specify which one)

8) Others (specify)

88. In the last 12 months how much money has your household received in remittances (money sent from relatives

or friends who live / work elsewhere)?

89. In the last 12 months how much money has your household sent in remittances (money sent to relatives or

friends who live/ work elsewhere)?

90. Do you have any plans to move out of agriculture (probe further re whether into the garment industry)?

91. If yes, how will you do this?

92. If no, why not?

93. Any other details / observations?

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Questionnaire number:

Worker Questionnaire

Date of interview: ____________

Village / Neighbourhood: __________

Company name or Homework (TP only):

Interviewer:

Checked by:

Data inputted by:

Don’t know = ?

Question not applicable = NA

None or zero = 0

Yes = √ , No = X

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Household Demographic Details

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

ID #

(1 =

respond

ent)

Name Current

place of

residenc

e

Relationship to

the household

head

Sex Age Highest

level of

education

achieved

Marital

status

Main activity

Do they do any other

work?

For children

and students

attending

school and

college

ONLY.

i.e.

Tiruppur;

‘native’;

name of

village

1 – Head / worker

2 – Wife / husband

3 - Son

4 - Daughter

5 – Daughter-in-law

6 - Son-in-law

7 - Grandchild

8 - Father

9 - Mother

10 - B rother

11 - Sister

12 - Relative

(specify)

13 – Father-in-law

14 – Mother-in-law

1=Mal

e

2=Fem

ale

In years

0 if less

than 1

year old

Grade

achieved

0 = 0

1 – I-V

2 – VI-X

3 – XI-XII

4 – College

degree /

diploma

1 – Married

2 –

Unmarried

3 - Widowed

4 - Divorced

5 - Separated

1 - Agricultural work

2 – Garment wk – factory

3 – Garment wk - home

4 – Powerloom

5 – Handloom

6 – Services

7 – Trading / retail

8 - Government employee

9 – Construction

10 - Student

11 - Housewife

12 - Not working

13 – Retired

14 - Disabled

15 - Young

16 - Other (specify for post

coding)

0 – No other work

1 - Agricultural work

2 – Garment wk – factory

3 – Garment wk - home

4 – Powerloom

5 – Handloom

6 – Services

7 – Trading / retail

8 - Government employee

9 – Construction

10 - Student

11 - Housewife

12 - Not working

13 – Retired

14 - Disabled

15 - Young

16 - Other (specify for post

coding)

Type of school

/ college

1 – Govt;Tamil

2 – Govt; Eng

3 – Matricul

4 – Private

5 – Other

(specify)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

12 - RELIGION 13. CASTE 14. Wealth Group (following WR exercise) NOT TP:

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Assets, income and social capital

15-20. Does anyone in the hh own:

15. Two-wheeler

16. Cycle

17. TV

18. Fridge

19. Telephone (land / cell)

20. Bank account

21. List, in order of importance, the main sources of income for the household:

1 – Garment / textile sector

2 – Other industrial employment

3 – Agricultural and livestock products produced by household

4 – Agricultural work on other persons’ land (casual, piece or daily labour, payment in cash or kind)

5 – Other non-agricultural work – manual work such as Potter, Carpenter, Blacksmith (iron smelting),

Leatherworker, Tailor, Dhobi, Barber

6 – Trading in products produced by others (wholesale)

7 – Own retail business

8 – Government employee

9 – Services (shop employee etc)

10 – Renting (out) land, livestock or tools for cash, or buildings

11 – Moneylending

12 – Other (specify)

22. Do you have your own house? Yes / No

23. If yes, was it 1) inherited 2) bought or 3) built?

24. Are you currently paying off any loans / finance?

25. How much per month or week?

26. What was the loan for?

27. Do you (indiv in TP; not hh) belong to any groups: (see list attached) (List with number belong to in brackets):

1) Chit fund group

2) Farmers Association

3) Temple Association

4) Self Help Groups

5) Political Party (specify)

6) Movements (eg Ambedkar People’s Movement)

7) Trade Union (specify which one)

8) Others (specify)

28-33. Land.

Total acreage Acreage irrigated Main type of irrigation

Land owned 28 30 32

Land cultivated 29 31 33

34. If total acreage of ‘land owned’ and ‘land cultivated’ are different - what accounts for the difference between

these two figures?

35a. Have you bought land in the past 10 years? 0) No 1) For agri 2) for house 3) For industry

If yes – how much?

35b. Have you sold land in the past 10 years? 0) No 1) For agri 2) for house 3) For industry

If yes – how much?

36-41. Number of livestock owned: 36.Bullocks 38. Buffalo 40. Chickens 37. Dairy cattle 39. Goats / sheep 41. Other livestock

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Worker Questions

59. Where is your native place (District)?

60. When did you first come to TP?

61. Why did you leave your native place?

62. What is your father’s job?

63. How often do you go back home? 64. How long in total did you stay at home last year?

1. Daily commuting 1. Few days

2. monthly 2. two weeks

3. 3 months 3. 1 month

4. 6 months 4. 2 months

5. festival times 5. 3 months

6. once a year 6. longer

65. What was the main reason for staying at home?

66. How do you come to work?

1)Foot 2) Cycle 3) Two wheeler 4) Town Bus 5) Company van 6)Train 7)NA

67. What is your current job?

Embroidering: 1 – Helper

2 – Framer

3 – Machine operator/tailor

4 - Supervisor

Dyeing : 5 – Dyer

6 – Drying and bundling

7 – Maistry

8 - Manager

9 – Dyeing master

Printing : 10 – Helper

11 – Screen Printer

12 – Rotary printer

13 – Processing/Sizing

Garments: 14 – Helper

15 - Singer

16 – Power table

17 – Button wholing

18 - Cutting

19 – Ironing

20 - Trimming

21 – Checking

22 – Packing

23 - Supervisor

24 - Contractor

Knitting: 25 - Helper

26 – Knitting

27 - Supervisor

28. Other:

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68. Number of years in this factory: 1) Less than 1 year

2) 1-3 yrs

3) 4-6yrs

4) 7-9 years

5) 10-12 yrs

6) Over 12 years

69. Number of years in previous factory: 1) Less than 1 year

2) 1-3 yrs

3) 4-6yrs

4) 7-9 years

5) 10-12 yrs

6) Over 12 years

70. Why did you leave your previous factory?

71. When you came to this factory were you given an advance? Yes / No

72. If so how much?

73. When you came to this factory were you promised money at the end of the contract? Yes/No

74. If so how much?

75. Where did you learn this job?

76a. Are you working for 1) domestic producer 2) exporter 3) both

76b. Are you employed by

1) Direct 2) Subcontractor 3) Jobworker 4) Ancillary (specify)

77. Are you employed by a) the company owner or b) a labour contractor

78. How did you find the job in this current company?

79. Have you done any other work before you started this work? (Probe…) Yes/No

80. If yes, what kind of work?

81. How many days were you without work last month?

82. How many days were you without work last year?

83. When an order is completed or when work is not available in your current unit, what do you do?

84. Have you ever approached a Trade Union for anything? Yes/No

85. If so, were they able to help solve the problem? Yes/No

86. If you are not a member of a trade union, why not?

87. In this factory, how many shifts do you work per day?

88. What is the system of wage payment? 1) Piece-rate 2) Per shift 3) Monthly

89a. What do you prefer? 1) Piece-rate 2) Per shift 3) Monthly

89b. Why?

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90. How much do you earn per shift? If piece-rate, give per day:

91. How much did you earn last week? (If no work, the latest week when you worked)

92. Do you feel that this is less when compared to other units? Yes/No

93. If yes, why haven't you tried to shift units?

94. How much bonus did you get last year?

95. Have you joined ESI/PF? Yes/No

96. Do you save in Seetu? Yes/No

97. If yes, how much? (per month or week)

98. Do you save in Bank? Yes/No

99. If yes, how much? (per month or week)

100. Are you involved in any Self Help Groups? Yes/No

101. How often do you send money home? A) Every 2 weeks

1. monthly 2. two months

3. three months 4. six months

5. festival times 6. Once in a year

102. How much?

103. Is your house in Tiruppur:

1) Own house 2) Rented house 3) Provided by owner 4) Provided by contractor

104. Do you share with others? Yes/N0

105. Monthly rent:

Perceptions of Mobility:

106. Do you think that you can become a supervisor/manager/labour contractor? Yes/No.

107. If no, why?

108. How long do you plan to work in this industry?

109. What are your future plans for work?

110. Any other details / observations?