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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/docs/NFHS-5_INDIA_REPORT.pdf&quot;&gt;fifth round of the National Family&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/docs/NFHS-5_INDIA_REPORT.pdf&quot;&gt;and Health Survey&lt;/a&gt; (NFHS), conducted between June 2019 and May 2021 was among the biggest in India. It was conducted in all of India&amp;rsquo;s 707 districts (as on March 31, 2017) and its sample included 101,839 men, 724,115 women and 636,699 households. NFHS sought information on a variety of metrics and issues, making it a rich source of information on India&amp;rsquo;s economy and society. While summary findings of NFHS-5 were released last year, unit-level data &amp;ndash; this makes it possible to retrieve information beyond tables given in the report &amp;ndash; were only released earlier this month.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Based on its analysis of the NFHS data, HT&amp;rsquo;s data and political economy team has put together a five-part series data journalism series, which will appear over the course of this week.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;More people own basic assets and amenities now than before&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;NFHS sought responses from households on ownership of 26 assets and amenities. A comparison of results from the fourth (2015-16) and fifth (2019-21) rounds of NFHS shows that there has been an increase in ownership of all assets except ones which are likely obsolete now. For example, the share of households owning a radio has declined from 8.4% to 4.9%.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/inequality-worries-bigger-than-what-nfhs-illustrates-101653326225596.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Based on its analysis of the NFHS data, HT&amp;rsquo;s data and political economy team has put together a five-part series data journalism series, which will appear over the course of this week.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;India has an inequality problem and it is far sharper than what it is made out to by NFHS data.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;In the first of a five-part data journalism series based on National Family and Health Survey (NFHS) data, HT&amp;#39;s data and political economy team finds that India&amp;#39;s inequality problem is far sharper than what is made out by the data&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/docs/NFHS-5_INDIA_REPORT.pdf&quot;&gt;fifth round of the National Family&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/docs/NFHS-5_INDIA_REPORT.pdf&quot;&gt;and Health Survey&lt;/a&gt; (NFHS), conducted between June 2019 and May 2021 was among the biggest in India. It was conducted in all of India&amp;rsquo;s 707 districts (as on March 31, 2017) and its sample included 101,839 men, 724,115 women and 636,699 households. NFHS sought information on a variety of metrics and issues, making it a rich source of information on India&amp;rsquo;s economy and society. While summary findings of NFHS-5 were released last year, unit-level data &amp;ndash; this makes it possible to retrieve information beyond tables given in the report &amp;ndash; were only released earlier this month.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Based on its analysis of the NFHS data, HT&amp;rsquo;s data and political economy team has put together a five-part series data journalism series, which will appear over the course of this week.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;India has an inequality problem and it is far sharper than what it is made out to by NFHS data.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Here are three charts that explain this.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;NFHS sought responses from households on ownership of 26 assets and amenities. A comparison of results from the fourth (2015-16) and fifth (2019-21) rounds of NFHS shows that there has been an increase in ownership of all assets except ones which are likely obsolete now. For example, the share of households owning a radio has declined from 8.4% to 4.9%.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/inequality-worries-bigger-than-what-nfhs-illustrates-101653326225596.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/docs/NFHS-5_INDIA_REPORT.pdf&quot;&gt;fifth round of the National Family&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/docs/NFHS-5_INDIA_REPORT.pdf&quot;&gt;and Health Survey&lt;/a&gt; (NFHS), conducted between June 2019 and May 2021 was among the biggest in India. It was conducted in all of India&amp;rsquo;s 707 districts (as on March 31, 2017) and its sample included 101,839 men, 724,115 women and 636,699 households. NFHS sought information on a variety of metrics and issues, making it a rich source of information on India&amp;rsquo;s economy and society. While summary findings of NFHS-5 were released last year, unit-level data &amp;ndash; this makes it possible to retrieve information beyond tables given in the report &amp;ndash; were only released earlier this month.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;NFHS sought responses from households on ownership of 26 assets and amenities. A comparison of results from the fourth (2015-16) and fifth (2019-21) rounds of NFHS shows that there has been an increase in ownership of all assets except ones which are likely obsolete now. For example, the share of households owning a radio has declined from 8.4% to 4.9%.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/inequality-worries-bigger-than-what-nfhs-illustrates-101653326225596.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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<p style="text-align:justify"><em>In the first of a five-part data journalism series based on National Family and Health Survey (NFHS) data, HT&#39;s data and political economy team finds that India&#39;s inequality problem is far sharper than what is made out by the data</em></p>

<p style="text-align:justify">The <a href="https://im4change.org/docs/NFHS-5_INDIA_REPORT.pdf">fifth round of the National Family</a> <a href="https://im4change.org/docs/NFHS-5_INDIA_REPORT.pdf">and Health Survey</a> (NFHS), conducted between June 2019 and May 2021 was among the biggest in India. It was conducted in all of India&rsquo;s 707 districts (as on March 31, 2017) and its sample included 101,839 men, 724,115 women and 636,699 households. NFHS sought information on a variety of metrics and issues, making it a rich source of information on India&rsquo;s economy and society. While summary findings of NFHS-5 were released last year, unit-level data &ndash; this makes it possible to retrieve information beyond tables given in the report &ndash; were only released earlier this month.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Based on its analysis of the NFHS data, HT&rsquo;s data and political economy team has put together a five-part series data journalism series, which will appear over the course of this week.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">India has an inequality problem and it is far sharper than what it is made out to by NFHS data.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Here are three charts that explain this.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><em>More people own basic assets and amenities now than before</em></p>

<p style="text-align:justify">NFHS sought responses from households on ownership of 26 assets and amenities. A comparison of results from the fourth (2015-16) and fifth (2019-21) rounds of NFHS shows that there has been an increase in ownership of all assets except ones which are likely obsolete now. For example, the share of households owning a radio has declined from 8.4% to 4.9%.</p>

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$disp = '<p style="text-align:justify">-Hindustan Times</p><p style="text-align:justify"><em>In the first of a five-part data journalism series based on National Family and Health Survey (NFHS) data, HT&#39;s data and political economy team finds that India&#39;s inequality problem is far sharper than what is made out by the data</em></p><p style="text-align:justify">The <a href="https://im4change.org/docs/NFHS-5_INDIA_REPORT.pdf" title="https://im4change.org/docs/NFHS-5_INDIA_REPORT.pdf">fifth round of the National Family</a> <a href="https://im4change.org/docs/NFHS-5_INDIA_REPORT.pdf" title="https://im4change.org/docs/NFHS-5_INDIA_REPORT.pdf">and Health Survey</a> (NFHS), conducted between June 2019 and May 2021 was among the biggest in India. It was conducted in all of India&rsquo;s 707 districts (as on March 31, 2017) and its sample included 101,839 men, 724,115 women and 636,699 households. NFHS sought information on a variety of metrics and issues, making it a rich source of information on India&rsquo;s economy and society. While summary findings of NFHS-5 were released last year, unit-level data &ndash; this makes it possible to retrieve information beyond tables given in the report &ndash; were only released earlier this month.</p><p style="text-align:justify">Based on its analysis of the NFHS data, HT&rsquo;s data and political economy team has put together a five-part series data journalism series, which will appear over the course of this week.</p><p style="text-align:justify">India has an inequality problem and it is far sharper than what it is made out to by NFHS data.</p><p style="text-align:justify">Here are three charts that explain this.</p><p style="text-align:justify"><em>More people own basic assets and amenities now than before</em></p><p style="text-align:justify">NFHS sought responses from households on ownership of 26 assets and amenities. A comparison of results from the fourth (2015-16) and fifth (2019-21) rounds of NFHS shows that there has been an increase in ownership of all assets except ones which are likely obsolete now. For example, the share of households owning a radio has declined from 8.4% to 4.9%.</p><p style="text-align:justify">Of the 17 of 22 assets (some have been clubbed together for simplicity) that show increase in ownership, the five that show the biggest proportional increase are internet connectivity, washing machines, coolers and air conditioners (NFHS does not differentiate between the two), motor vehicles (this includes cars, two-wheelers, and tractors), and refrigerators. The five assets that show the least increase are beds, phones, televisions, computers, and tables. To be sure, all the five assets that show the biggest increase were owned by less than 50% people in 2015-16, and the all five assets with the least increase (except computers) were owned by more than 50% back then. However, some of the assets that have shown less growth &ndash; such as televisions and computers &ndash; have indeed not reached saturation levels. That 93% owned mobile phones even in 2015-16 (this is now 95.5%), may actually explain why growth of computers and televisions is lagging.</p><p style="text-align:justify">Please <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/inequality-worries-bigger-than-what-nfhs-illustrates-101653326225596.html" title="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/inequality-worries-bigger-than-what-nfhs-illustrates-101653326225596.html">click here</a> to read more.&nbsp;</p>'
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Inequality worries bigger than what NFHS illustrates -Abhishek Jha

-Hindustan Times In the first of a five-part data journalism series based on National Family and Health Survey (NFHS) data, HT's data and political economy team finds that India's inequality problem is far sharper than what is made out by the data The fifth round of the National Family and Health Survey (NFHS), conducted between June 2019 and May 2021 was among the biggest in India. It was conducted in all of India’s 707 districts (as on March 31, 2017) and its sample included 101,839 men, 724,115 women and 636,699 households. NFHS sought information on a variety of metrics and issues, making it a rich source of information on India’s economy and society. While summary findings of NFHS-5 were released last year, unit-level data – this makes it possible to retrieve information beyond tables given in the report – were only released earlier this month. Based on its analysis of the NFHS data, HT’s data and political economy team has put together a five-part series data journalism series, which will appear over the course of this week. India has an inequality problem and it is far sharper than what it is made out to by NFHS data. Here are three charts that explain this. More people own basic assets and amenities now than before NFHS sought responses from households on ownership of 26 assets and amenities. A comparison of results from the fourth (2015-16) and fifth (2019-21) rounds of NFHS shows that there has been an increase in ownership of all assets except ones which are likely obsolete now. For example, the share of households owning a radio has declined from 8.4% to 4.9%. Of the 17 of 22 assets (some have been clubbed together for simplicity) that show increase in ownership, the five that show the biggest proportional increase are internet connectivity, washing machines, coolers and air conditioners (NFHS does not differentiate between the two), motor vehicles (this includes cars, two-wheelers, and tractors), and refrigerators. The five assets that show the least increase are beds, phones, televisions, computers, and tables. To be sure, all the five assets that show the biggest increase were owned by less than 50% people in 2015-16, and the all five assets with the least increase (except computers) were owned by more than 50% back then. However, some of the assets that have shown less growth – such as televisions and computers – have indeed not reached saturation levels. That 93% owned mobile phones even in 2015-16 (this is now 95.5%), may actually explain why growth of computers and televisions is lagging. Please click here to read more.