Table 1 Characteristics of sample households in the study villages of Dhanbad, India, 2015.
From: Does coal mining affect household food security? An empirical study of Dhanbad, India
Villages not affected by mining activity | Villages affected by mining activity | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | (N) | % | (N) | % | (N) | |
Household head age | ||||||
21–35 years | 29.8 | 62 | 21.6 | 45 | 25.7 | 107 |
36–55 years | 48.6 | 101 | 46.2 | 96 | 47.4 | 197 |
56–65 years | 21.6 | 45 | 32.2 | 67 | 26.9 | 112 |
Household head sex | ||||||
Male | 86.1 | 179 | 93.3 | 194 | 89.7 | 373 |
Female | 13.9 | 29 | 6.7 | 14 | 10.3 | 43 |
Household size | ||||||
1–3 members | 16.8 | 35 | 16.8 | 35 | 16.8 | 70 |
4–5 members | 52.4 | 109 | 48.1 | 100 | 50.2 | 209 |
6 or more members | 30.8 | 64 | 35.1 | 73 | 32.9 | 137 |
Religion | ||||||
Hindu | 98.6 | 205 | 97.6 | 203 | 98.1 | 408 |
Muslim | 1.4 | 3 | 2.4 | 5 | 1.9 | 8 |
Social group | ||||||
Scheduled tribes | 7.2 | 15 | 0.5 | 1 | 3.9 | 16 |
Scheduled castes | 47.6 | 99 | 33.2 | 69 | 40.4 | 168 |
Other backward castes | 29.3 | 61 | 46.6 | 97 | 38 | 158 |
Other castes | 15.9 | 33 | 19.7 | 41 | 17.8 | 74 |
Media exposure | 52.9 | 110 | 62.5 | 130 | 57.7 | 240 |
BPL card possession | 6.3 | 13 | 5.8 | 12 | 6.0 | 25 |
MGNERGA card possession | 30.8 | 64 | 28.9 | 60 | 29.8 | 124 |
Household head occupation | ||||||
Not working | 17.8 | 37 | 24.0 | 50 | 20.9 | 87 |
Regular salaried jobs | 18.3 | 38 | 22.1 | 46 | 20.2 | 84 |
Self-employed jobs | 7.7 | 16 | 19.2 | 40 | 13.5 | 56 |
Agriculture and Wage labour jobs | 56.3 | 117 | 34.6 | 72 | 45.4 | 189 |
MPCE | ||||||
Low | 31.7 | 66 | 35.1 | 73 | 33.4 | 139 |
Medium | 37 | 77 | 29.8 | 62 | 33.4 | 138 |
High | 31.3 | 65 | 35.1 | 73 | 33.1 | 138 |
Total (N) | 100 | 208 | 100 | 208 | 100 | 416 |
Mean year of schooling (± SD) | 6.9 (± 5.2) | 6.2 (± 4.5) | 6.5 (± 4.9) | |||