Table 1. Average proportion of households employing alternative coping strategies in response to climatic shock caused by cyclone Aila, Sundarbans, West Bengal, India.

Coping mechanisms against shock rendered by Aila	Lower impact of Aila	Higher impact of Aila	Total Sample
Income/savings of household members	57.32	56.70	56.98
Mortgage/selling assets	7.32	9.28	8.38
Loan from moneylenders	36.59	46.39	41.90
Loan from relatives/friends	29.27	18.56	23.46
Public transfers/credit (including help from NGOs/SHGs/CBOs)	14.63	8.25	11.17
Remittances from non-co-residing family members	8.54	7.22	7.82
Loan from banks	-	5.15	2.79