Table 1.
Socio-demographic profiles of the participants and stakeholders in CHT.
| Socio- demographic profiles | N = 55 | % |
|---|---|---|
| Educational status | ||
| Illiterate | 19 | 34.55 |
| Primary | 16 | 29.09 |
| Secondary | 11 | 20.00 |
| Higher Secondary | 5 | 9.09 |
| Graduate | 3 | 5.45 |
| Post-graduate | 1 | 1.82 |
| Sex | ||
| Men | 27 | 49.09 |
| Women | 28 | 50.91 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 43 | 78.18 |
| Unmarried | 8 | 14.55 |
| Widow | 4 | 7.27 |
| Occupational status | ||
| Farmer/Jhum cultivation | 14 | 25.45 |
| Agro-labor | 8 | 14.55 |
| Govt. Job | 2 | 3.64 |
| Teacher | 3 | 5.45 |
| Businessman | 4 | 7.27 |
| Housewife/Knitting clothes | 10 | 18.18 |
| Headman/Karbary | 4 | 7.27 |
| Volunteer/NGO workers | 2 | 3.64 |
| Administrative leader/workers | 5 | 9.09 |
| Wage Labor | 3 | 5.45 |
| Age of the respondents | ||
| 15–29 | 9 | 16.36 |
| 30–39 | 11 | 20.00 |
| 40–49 | 12 | 21.82 |
| 50–59 | 8 | 14.55 |
| 60–69 | 10 | 18.18 |
| 70- Above | 5 | 9.09 |
| Income of the respondents (BDT) | ||
| 00-10,000 | 25 | 45.45 |
| 11,000–20,000 | 19 | 34.55 |
| 21,000–30,000 | 7 | 12.73 |
| 31,000-Above | 4 | 7.27 |
| Expenditures of the respondents (BDT) | ||
| 00-10,000 | 27 | 49.09 |
| 11,000–20,000 | 22 | 40.00 |
| 21,000–30,000 | 4 | 7.27 |
| 31,000-Above | 2 | 3.64 |
Source: Fieldwork (Here one USD equal to 85 BDT)