Are We Measuring the Same Thing?

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dc.contributor.authorTHOMAS, BEJOY K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRay, Devesh Kumaren_US
dc.contributor.departmentDept. of Humanities and Social Sciencesen_US
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-01T06:41:03Z
dc.date.available2026-04-01T06:41:03Z
dc.date.issued2026-03en_US
dc.description.abstractThere has been a debate over mismatches between different sources of data on sanitation and water access in India. This article looks at the survey instruments and data from two nationally representative sample surveys, the National Family Health Survey-5 and the 79th round of the National Sample Survey. The findings show that some of the data discrepancies could be attributed to the differences in definitions and indicators used by different agencies. Integration in data collection tools and standardisation in reporting data across the different agencies could resolve this.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEconomic & Political Weekly, 61(12).en_US
dc.identifier.issn0012-9976en_US
dc.identifier.issn2349-8846en_US
dc.identifier.sourcetitleEconomic & Political Weeklyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.epw.in/journal/2026/12/commentary/are-we-measuring-same-thing.html
dc.identifier.urihttp://dr.iiserpune.ac.in:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/10766
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publication.originofpublisherIndianen_US
dc.publisherSameeksha Trusten_US
dc.subjectWater sanitationen_US
dc.subjectSwachh Bharat Missionen_US
dc.subjectJal Jeevan Missionen_US
dc.subject2026-MAR-WEEK4en_US
dc.subjectTOC-MAR-2026en_US
dc.subject2026en_US
dc.titleAre We Measuring the Same Thing?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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