Socio-Economic Impact of HIV and AIDS in Tamil nadu
Socio-Economic Impact of HIV and AIDS in Tamil nadu
Socio-Economic Impact of HIV and AIDS in Tamil nadu
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<strong>in</strong>come class, it is seen that while <strong>in</strong> the<br />
non-<strong>HIV</strong> households the percentage <strong>of</strong><br />
households with the number <strong>of</strong> earners<br />
higher than four <strong>in</strong>creases (Table 4.4), no<br />
such trend is noticed <strong>in</strong> <strong>HIV</strong> households<br />
where the number <strong>of</strong> earners is four or<br />
more than four. A similar trend is noticed<br />
when the number <strong>of</strong> earners is three.<br />
As the number <strong>of</strong> earners <strong>in</strong>creases,<br />
the average <strong>in</strong>come per household, as<br />
well as the per capita <strong>in</strong>come is seen to<br />
<strong>in</strong>crease upto three earners <strong>in</strong> the case<br />
<strong>of</strong> both <strong>HIV</strong> <strong>and</strong> non-<strong>HIV</strong> households.<br />
But both these figures decrease <strong>in</strong> <strong>HIV</strong><br />
as well as non-<strong>HIV</strong> households when the<br />
number <strong>of</strong> earners is four or more than<br />
Table 4.3<br />
Average household <strong>and</strong> per capita annual <strong>in</strong>come<br />
by occupational categories <strong>in</strong> the sample<br />
Non-<strong>HIV</strong> households<br />
(<strong>in</strong> Rupees)<br />
Occupational<br />
category<br />
Average annual household Annual per capita <strong>in</strong>come<br />
<strong>in</strong>come<br />
Rural Urban Total Rural Urban Total<br />
Cultivation 49,175 67,333 49,694 10,927 13,466 11,008<br />
Agri. wage labour 31,026 27,987 30,809 7,756 5,273 7,526<br />
Non-agricultural wage 32,994 40,952 37,189 8,763 10,115 9,500<br />
Self-employed nonagriculture<br />
43,715 55,803 51,604 10,725 13,648 12,635<br />
Salaried 57,543 78,045 69,657 13,598 19,203 16,855<br />
Others 56,240 62,962 60,600 12,678 14,912 14,102<br />
Total 41,584 57,450 48,877 10,165 13,946 11,910<br />
<strong>HIV</strong> households<br />
Occupational<br />
category<br />
Average annual household Annual per capita <strong>in</strong>come<br />
<strong>in</strong>come<br />
Rural Urban Total Rural Urban Total<br />
Cultivation 20,438 30,833 21,383 6,256 9,250 6,533<br />
Agri. wage labour 20,881 21,366 20,953 5,349 7,122 5,557<br />
Non-agricultural wage 31,809 43,259 37,004 9,148 11,679 10,337<br />
Self-employed nonagriculture<br />
33,274 71,550 57,771 8,939 19,080 15,446<br />
Salaried 57,564 65,858 63,296 16,118 16,731 16,554<br />
Others 24,239 38,931 32,050 6,142 10,031 8,194<br />
Total 29,019 51,555 39,297 7,940 13,675 10,600<br />
34 <strong>Socio</strong>-<strong>Economic</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>HIV</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>AIDS</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Tamil</strong> Nadu, India