socio-economic profile of rubber tappers in the small holding sector

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total sample population 7.45percent are illiterate. Nearly 22 percent have dropped their study at the primary level whereas 60.44percent discontinued study at secondary level and only 10.39percent can reach SSLC and above. More than 95percent of the sample tappers are literate. 0ut of 200sample tappers, 33percent dropped out of their studies at the primary level itself. Around 55 percent discontinued studies at the secondary level. Percentage of tappers having educational qualifications of SSLC and above is 8.5.(Table2.3) 2.1.3 Employment Table 2.3 Educational Status of Sample Tappers Level of education Number of tappers Percentage Illiterates 9 4.50 Primary 65 32.50 Secondary 109 54.50 Above class 10 17 8.50 Total 200 100 The total labour force in the sample families is estimated to be 406. It is 42.8percent of total population. Total labour force consists of persons coming within the age group of 18 to 60 except students, disabled and housewives. Out of this total labour force, only 298 persons are employed causing unemployment of 108persons[26.6percent].
Family Size Table2.4 Distribution of Sample Family on the Basis of Employment No. Of House No. Of Workers Unemployed Children, old, Housewives holds Number % Number % Number % 2 9 9 50 __ 9 50 18 3 26 33 42.3 4 5.1 41 52.6 78 Total 4 59 70 29.7 15 6.3 151 64 236 5 60 94 31.3 37 12.3 169 56.4 300 6 29 44 24.6 30 16.7 105 58.7 179 7 9 24 38.1 11 17.5 28 44.4 63 8 4 9 28.1 3 9.4 20 62.5 32 9 2 7 38.9 3 16.7 8 44.4 18 10 1 3 30 3 30 4 40 10 11 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 12 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 13 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 14 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 15 1 5 33.3 2 13.3 8 53.4 15 Total 200 298 31.4 108 11.4 543 57.2 949 The table shows that the rate of unemployment and family size is more or less directly proportional. 2.14 Occupational Pattern Out of 298employed persons, 76.5percent are tappers; 10percent represent
Page 1 and 2: SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF RUBBER TA
Page 3 and 4: extend our grateful thanks to all o
Page 5 and 6: LIST OF TABLES Table No. Title Page
Page 7 and 8: INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I Kerala has a
Page 9 and 10: egarding wage structure, terms and
Page 11 and 12: Bent Hansen, Bhalla, Errikson, Robe
Page 13 and 14: the Kanjirappally panchayath. The s
Page 15 and 16: The present study has also made use
Page 17: Cheramar Total Roman Catholic commu
Page 21 and 22: Types of roof Tiles Asbestos Concre
Page 23 and 24: total sample households, 46.5percen
Page 25 and 26: Newspaper and Magazines 0.70 Medica
Page 27 and 28: 35000-50000 9 4.50 50000-75000 3 1.
Page 29 and 30: Table2.11 Adoption of Tapping Syste
Page 31 and 32: Distribution of Sample Tappers on t
Page 33 and 34: Women tappers represent only a smal
Page 35 and 36: 3.1 Demand Side Tree crops, includi
Page 37 and 38: from agriculture. But most of the t
Page 39 and 40: Farmer tap himself 15 7.50 Total 20
Page 41 and 42: The Minimum Wages Act has made prov
Page 43 and 44: sole reason. There is a belief amon
Page 45 and 46: other laws. Unsettled cases are for
Page 47 and 48: CHAPTER IV Problems And Prospects O
Page 49 and 50: leg in an accident. Then she became
Page 51 and 52: some amount out of their income. No
Page 53 and 54: tappers’ households. As cooking f
Page 55 and 56: having a land area below 5 cents be
Page 57 and 58: power of tappers to a level below t
Page 59 and 60: BIBLIOGRAPHY Books Bardhan Pranab,
Page 61: Devi, Usha .T.V, 31.07.1997, ‘Rub

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