Data on borrower behaviour collected from 349 female borrowers in AP and TS states
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This is a primary data collected from face to face survey of 349 female borrowers, who are from SHGs in AP and TS states. The data comprises of demographic information as well as information on group dynamics and gender. The sampled borrowers belonged to four districts, namely Chittoor, Nalgonda, Srikakulam and Adilabad. The legend for the data is provided in sheet 3, while the names of the districts sampled are in sheet 2. The data was collected in 2014, post the split of erstwhile AP state into AP and Telangana states, and post the meltdown of MFI-promoted JLGs.
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The data was collected from a primary, face to face interviews with 839 rural borrowers, drawn from four districts of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh state in southern India. The data was collected through a two stage cluster sampling, and convenience sampling techniques. The data measures the borrower behaviour, the demographic information of the borrowers, and the gender-based dynamics within the household. The original questionnaire was developed in English, and was translated to Telugu subsequently. The questionnaire was validated through a third party. A pilot study was conducted in Rangareddy district of Telangana on a sample of 30 borrowers to test the content validity. The validated questionnaire was used for the final data collection. Respondents included borrowers drawn from various trades. Furthermore, borrowers with membership in credit cooperatives, chit-funds, were also sampled for the atusy. The study chose about 210 borrowers from each of the districts, to arrive at a total sample of 839.