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Counting manufacturing jobs in India
Capturing the true situation of manufacturing employment in India is a vital part of understanding its economy. We examine the implications of using different data sources to track manufacturing
Nandlal Mishra
nandlal@dataforindia.com
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Do growth standards for Indian children measure up?
Global growth standards used to define the levels of child stunting in India have been contentious. While a substantial body of research shows that the standards are not inaccurate, more context-specific growth references could also be useful
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How births and deaths in India are counted
Accurate estimations of demographic trends are vital for planning. India has both a direct and an indirect system to count births and deaths. How did they develop, what works and doesn't, and how can they be improved?
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How one village swung India's workforce numbers in 2022-23
The 2022-23 and 2023-24 rounds of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey appeared to show large, unexplained deviations on several important indicators. Our research identifies the error that drove those swings
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Understanding India's National Family Health Survey
How the NFHS has evolved over time, how it collects its data, and key discussions and debates around it
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How the NFHS gets India's sex ratio wrong
The National Family Health Survey consistently underestimates the proportion of young males and elderly females in India's population. Estimates of the sex ratio from the NFHS need to be used with caution.
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Population projections and their track record
Between censuses, and to plan for the future, countries rely on population projections. Understanding how these projections are made, as well as their past successes and failures, is vital
