Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities
Year : 2015, Volume : 5, Issue : 5
First page : ( 59) Last page : ( 67)
Online ISSN : 2249-7315.
Article DOI : 10.5958/2249-7315.2015.00109.4

Socio-economic Conditions of Fishermen: Evidence from Brahman Baria Sadar Upazilla in Bangladesh

Md  Rokonuzzaman, Md Hossain Shakhawat, Paul Tushar

Department of Statistics, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh

Online published on 2 May, 2015.

Abstract

In this study, we examined the socio-economic conditions of fishermen in Sadar Upazilla of Brahman Baria district in Bangladesh. Almost all of these respondents under this study live below national poverty level. There have significant mean difference for the different levels of their background characteristics. The study found that aged peoples defined as above 25 years old, are more satisfied with their job, posses their own boat and fishing net compared to the younger group whose age of 25 years or less. But opposite result is found for using of mobile phone and internet. Logistic regression analysis shows all the odds ratios are significant except owner of fishing net. Monthly expenditure having more than 10000 BDT increases of aged people by about five times from that of the younger group. Similarly aged people are about three times more likely satisfied with their job than their counterparts. Furthermore aged people are one and half times more likely owning fishing net than younger part though it is not significant. Education and internet user for aged people are highly decreased than younger people, after controlling for the other factors in the model.

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Keywords

Fishermen, socio-economic condition, fishing net, fishing boat, logistic regression, odds ratio.

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