socio-economic profile of rubber tappers in the small holding sector
socio-economic profile of rubber tappers in the small holding sector
socio-economic profile of rubber tappers in the small holding sector
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Cheramar<br />
Total<br />
Roman Catholic community and around 30 percent belong to Ezhava. Total share <strong>of</strong><br />
scheduled caste com<strong>in</strong>g under different communities is 20 percent.<br />
2.1.2 Family Size, Age Distribution and Educational Status<br />
1<br />
200<br />
Total sample population is 949 and average size <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>rubber</strong> <strong>tappers</strong> household<br />
is found to be 4.77.Majority <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sample <strong>tappers</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> study area belong to <strong>the</strong> age<br />
group 40-50.The study shows that <strong>the</strong> new generation is averse to <strong>rubber</strong> tapp<strong>in</strong>g. Out <strong>of</strong><br />
200 sample <strong>tappers</strong> only 6percent come under <strong>the</strong> age group, below 30.(Table2.2)<br />
Table2.2<br />
7.5<br />
100<br />
Age Distribution <strong>of</strong> Sample Tappers<br />
Age group Number <strong>of</strong> Tappers Percentage<br />
20-30 12 6.00<br />
30-40 60 30.00<br />
40-50 81 40.50<br />
Above 50 47 23.50<br />
Total 200 100<br />
Educational status <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> family members as a whole and that <strong>of</strong> <strong>tappers</strong> has been<br />
separately analysed.More than 90 percent <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sample population are literate. Out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>
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