India India Census Samples No Longer Available - Status Update?

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Hi,

I noticed that the India census samples are no longer available on the IPUMS website. Could you please clarify if this is due to data maintenance or if there are other reasons for their removal?

If this is temporary, do you have an estimated timeline for when the India samples will be restored?

Thank you so much!

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The India samples in IPUMS International are actually from a large household-employment survey instead of the Census. On the Select Samples page, you should find them listed under the “Surveys” tab.

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Thanks! I remembered that IPUMS had full census data for India a few years ago. Is IPUMS still collecting full census data from India?

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IPUMS International does not offer census data from India. As per the revision history, the India data were first released in May of 2009 with the note “The Indian samples are large employment surveys that asked many questions common in censuses.” Subsequent mentions of the India data in the revision history note that these extend the employment survey series. The data I see on our servers matches the availability of data on the website. I know that users are often surprised to find the India data missing because they expect the samples to be listed under the “All regions” tab and not the “Surveys” tab.

If you have connections with people who could facilitate the integration of India census data into IPUMS International, we would be very happy to meet with them to discuss harmonizing and disseminating these data as well as the employment survey data.

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