SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS AND LIVELIHOOD SECURITY OF ESTATE WORKERS IN NUWARA ELIYA DISTRICT

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dc.contributor.authorWIJERATHNE, K.M.D.L.
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-20T06:37:01Z
dc.date.available2021-08-20T06:37:01Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThis investigation was planned to give reasonable light on the various pointers of socio -economic status and livelihood security of estate workers in Nuwara Eliya district with the objectives viz. (i) To identify socio economic status and livelihood security of estate workers, (ii) To identify determinants of poverty in estate workers (iii) To identify constraints faced by them in socio - economic uplifiment. Nuwara Eliya DS division was purposely selected for the study area and total sample size was 200 estate workers. Primary data were gathered through pre tested questionnaire. The secondary data were collected from various published/unpublished sources. Tabular and regression techniques were employed to analyses the data. Based on the livelihood security index, habitat security, economic security and food security were at moderate level but overall livelihood security of the estate workers of Nuwara Eliya district were found to be at higher livelihood security level. Binary logistic regression results revealed that household size, gender of the household head, education level of household head, household income, household daily calorie intake were significantly related with the poverty of estate workers in Nuwara Eliya district. Major constraints faced by estate workers were high price of food commodities, high price of energy sources, climate changes, increasing charges of school fees, transport and health facilities. Long time illness of family members is another sub constraint. Pawn jewelry was the major strategy undertaken them to cope up the constraints. Other than that lending loans from organization or neighborhood, bought food on credit and restrict or stop consumption on specific food commodity were the other activities they undertook. Further, it was suggested that awareness program should be conducted to increase workers knowledge about food consumption pattern and workers should be encouraged for savings. And also more assistance is required for the improvement of habitat security of estate workers. Key Words: Livelihood Security, Poverty, Binary logistic regressionen_US
dc.identifier.otherUWU/TEA/10/0045
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.erepo.lib.uwu.ac.lk/bitstream/handle/123456789/6994/UWULD%20TEA%2010%200045-06052019090032.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUva Wellassa University of Sri Lankaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries;UWU/TEA/10/0045
dc.subjectTea Technology and Value Addition Degree Programme ( TEA)en_US
dc.titleSOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS AND LIVELIHOOD SECURITY OF ESTATE WORKERS IN NUWARA ELIYA DISTRICTen_US
dc.title.alternativeResearch Article – TEA 2014en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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