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

agriculture and animal husbandry and 8.4percent are engaged in casual labour. Percentage
of workers in secondary and tertiary sectors put together is only 11.7.(Table2.5)
Table 2.5
Occupational Distribution of Sample Tappers
Occupation Number Percentage
Tapping 228 76.50
Casual labour 25 8.40
Agriculture 10 3.40
Others 35 11.70
Total 298 100
2.1.5 Land area
All of the sample tappers in the study area except 1.5percent have their own land.
The total land possessed by the entire sample tappers comes to 58.02 acres; 10percent of
them possess land area of below 5cents while 57percent of them possess land area of 5to
20cents and 19percent of them got a land area ranging from 20to 50cents.Only
12.5percent of them possess around 50cents whereas 1.5percent do not have any land.
2.1.6 Residential Facilities
All the sample households have got their own houses except one family, which
resides in a rented house. Out of the 200 sample households, 64.5percent built their
houses them selves, 15.5percent have purchased and 19.5percent inherited. Plinth area of
house of 82 Percent households is below 400 sq.feet.