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Table 5 Distribution of the households/populations as per major source of income NSSO 68th round.

From: Vocational training in India: determinants of participation and effect on wages

Source of major income

Households

Population

Rural

 Self-employed (total)

49.8

54.1

Of which

 Agriculture

34.3

37.6

 Non-agriculture

15.5

16.6

 Regular wage/salary earning

9.6

9.3

 Casual labour (total)

34.5

33.1

Of which

 Agriculture

21.0

19.3

 Non-agriculture

13.5

13.7

 Others

6.1

3.5

 All

100.0

100.0

Urban

 Self-employed

35.3

41.5

 Regular wage/salary earning

41.7

40.0

 Casual Labour

11.8

12.6

 Others

11.2

5.9

 All

100.0

100.0