# India Human Development Survey

> **NIH NIH R01** · UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · 2020 · $1,631,512

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY:
 The India Human Development Survey III, will trace, locate and re-interview households that
participated in waves 1 and 2 of the India Human Development Survey (IHDS), conducted in 2004-05 and
2011-12, respectively. This proposed wave 3 of a nationally representative multi-topic survey samples more
than 41,000 households comprising over 200,000 individuals across India. India has undergone a dramatic
transformation over the past 20 years. Poverty has declined, education levels have increased, and vast social
programs have been instituted. Today’s India stands at the threshold of an epidemiological transition
wherein it is facing the growth of non-communicable diseases, while still being buffeted by the threat of
infectious diseases. Its health systems are grappling with these dual demands notwithstanding the
expansion in public and private health insurance programs. A third round of IHDS slated to be carried out
in 2018-19 will allow researchers worldwide to study the ways in which health and household behaviors in
India respond to these vast changes.
 The IHDS surveys comprise a premier public resource for researchers interested in global health in a
transitional society comprising nearly a fifth of the global population. Between July 1, 2015 and December
19, 2016, in the Data Sharing for Demographic Research (DSDR) archive of 375 NIH-funded studies, IHDS-
I was the second most downloaded survey (2300 users) and IHDS-II the third most downloaded survey
(1629 users). Overall, since the release of IHDS-I in 2008, more than 9000 unique users have downloaded
IHDS data files. When combined with a third round of the survey, these data will constitute the most
comprehensive source for understanding how vast economic and political transformations shape health
outcomes and behaviors, and allow for research on the evolution of health over the life course.
 In addition to replicating measures taken over the previous 15 years, several features of the proposed
data collection project represent innovations by providing new data on topics of relevance to global health.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9955348
- **Project number:** 5R01HD041455-12
- **Recipient organization:** UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
- **Principal Investigator:** SONALDE B. DESAI
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $1,631,512
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2003-07-01 → 2023-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9955348

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9955348, India Human Development Survey (5R01HD041455-12). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9955348. Licensed CC0.

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