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Table 1 denotes the infrastructure facilities available in fisher folk’s house. Most of the fisher
folk (88.8%) have electric power in their house. About, 80% of the fisher folk have television.
Further, it is inferred that 58.5% of the fisher folk have mixie. Only 1.1% and 1.8% of the fisher folk
have four wheeler and inverter respectively in their house. Further, majority of the fisher folk do not
have washing machine in their house. Finally, it is inferred that 2.8% of the fisher folk have air
conditioner in their house. It is concluded that majority of the fisher folk have electric facility in their
house and followed by television. Very few fisher folk have four wheeler, Air conditioner and inverter
in their house.
DIFFERENT HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND CONSUMPTION OF ESSENTIAL FOOD
The families’ dietary patterns showed quantitative and qualitative variations over the year,
depending on the fishing seasons. 75% of the families spent Rs. 10 to Rs. 20 a day on food; while the
daily income ranged from Rs. 10 to Rs. 30. Fish was the animal protein consumed almost every day by
most families. Milk, meat and fruit were eaten rarely (BOBP, 1997).
Table – 2: Household Size and Consumption of Essential Food
Null Hypothesis: The household size of the respondents does not influence the consumption of
essential food.
N X F value P value
Vegetables Upto 3 153 2.42 1.080
4 – 6 582 2.46 1.082 .188 .829*
Above 6 191 2.40 1.031
Total 926 2.44 1.071
Fruits Upto 3 153 2.41 1.029
4 – 6 582 2.58 1.105 2.708 .067*
Above 6 191 2.69 1.176
Total 926 2.57 1.110
Meat Upto 3 153 2.85 1.056
4 – 6 582 2.81 1.001 1.841 .159*
Above 6 191 2.97 1.088
Total 926 2.85 1.029
Fish Upto 3 153 1.19 .571
4 – 6 582 1.16 .521 .342 .710*
Above 6 191 1.14 .558
Total 926 1.16 .537
Milk Upto 3 153 1.44 .952
4 – 6 582 1.51 1.022 1.021 .361*
Above 6 191 1.60 1.128
Total 926 1.52 1.034
Quality products Upto 3 153 2.04 1.272
4 – 6 582 2.18 1.394 .956 .385*
Above 6 191 2.25 1.514
Total 926 2.17 1.400
*Significant at 5% level
Table 2 shows the relationship between consumption of essential food and household size of
fisher folk. It indicates that there is no significant relationship in consuming vegetables, fruits, meat,
fish, milk and using quality products among different household sizes of fisher folk. Hence, it is
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