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Unit-10: Types of Data and Their Sources

the study related to indian combined family by Dr i.P. Desai is based on Census reports. notes
the epic published yearly by the Government of india is the primary source of secondary
data collection.
(iv) publications of commercial organizations and councils—the publications of National
Manufacturing Commission, Child-Welfare Commission, Cotton textile Mill owner
Committee, financial and Numeric Directorate, fertilizer unit,Chamber of Commerce are
important secondary source of data collection.
(v) publications of international organizations—the material published from time-to-time by
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (unesco) , World health
organization (Who ), international Labours organization (ilo), international Children
Help fund organization are the reliable source of data collection.
(vi) letters and Magazines—Different research letters get published from time-to-time. Many
research magazines also came in. Besides this, discussion of day-to–day news gets published
in Newspapers . in that many articles and editorials also get printed. radio and television
also provide useful information. Although important data are obtained from these mass
communications but these can be used with every caution for research-work. the reliability
of such type of data can be investigated.
2. Unpublished Documents—some material collected by government and non-government
organizations are not published so as to maintain secrecy, while some material does not get published
due to financial reasons. The important documents related to defense ministry do not get published
for the purpose of maintaining their secrecy. important information is collected from time-to-time
by police department, law department, government offices, but they are kept in the form of records
or documents, they do not get published. these materials are called records. these unpublished
documents are also the important source of secondary material, although permission has to be taken
for using these documents. following sources of secondary material comes under the unpublished
documents:
(i) records—Many types of data and information is collected and kept in the government
and non-government organizations. these records are in the form of actions of different
committees, organizations, reports of commissions, and the meetings organized from time-
to-time. Although this material is confidential, but reliable also at the same time.
(ii) Reports of Researcher—Many researchers prepares important reports on the basis of research
work, write research-thesis but most of them is not published. these are also the important
source of receiving information and verification of materials.
(iii) Scripts—some great persons, social reformers, leaders and persons famous in different
fields prepare scripts by studying different subjects deeply and by collecting data. They do
not get them publish due to some reasons. these contain quiet useful materials. it is very
difficult to obtain these scripts for research work. Many times they are kept in the museum,
where they can be availed.
(iv) Unpublished Folk-Songs, Folk-culture, Inscription, Folk-stories—these are the important
source of secondary data-collection. these are used in many studies by human scholars.

Principal Sources of Statistics of Secondary Data in India

Different departments of indian Government collect information about financial and social life,
industries, agriculture, health, census, labour and publish them. Collection of different types of facts
by the government is coming up from the British rule. But after independence the work of collecting
information becomes schismatic. in the Act 246 of indian Constitution there is an instruction for
indian Government to collect data related to safety, railway, banking and currency, census and
foreign business. state government also collects data related to agriculture, animal-husbandry, forests,

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