254
H. Dutta and A. Hazarika
Pilot visits to collect preliminary informaƟon
Unknown populaƟon (P) = All
households in the three villages
Sample size (S) = 75
random households
QuesƟonnaire preparaƟon
Analyses and staƟsƟcal tests in Excel 2007 and
Past 3.07
Empirical data
Final quesƟonnaire for data collecƟon
Pre-tesƟng and modificaƟon
QuesƟonnaire survey
Fig. 2 Study design for questionnaire survey on human–elephant conflict in the three fringe villages
of Abhaypur reserve forest, India conducted during June 2017 and January 2018 (Sampling unit =
household)
from which a random sample of 75 was drawn. Every household was a sampling unit.
The same principle was also applied by Dutta (2017), while conducting questionnaire
surveys on wildlife depredation in the fringes of the protected areas in Barak Valley,
Assam.
The responses were entered in Microsoft Excel 2007 using binary numbers (0 and
1), whereas numerical values were entered directly. Economic evaluation was done in
terms of ‘India National Rupee’ (INR; 1 INR = 0.015 US Dollars as on 03/04/2018).
The data was tested for normality and appropriate statistical tests (Cohen and Holliday
1982) were done in Microsoft Excel 2007 and Past 3.07. The overall study design is
shown in Fig. 2.
3 Results
3.1 Socio-economic Condition
Most (70.67%) of the houses were significantly made of mud (χ
2
= 12.83, df = 1,
p < 0.01) and a significant majority (89.33%) were electrified (χ
2
= 46.43, df = 1,
p < 0.01). Home garden area ranged from 0.33 to 1.98 acres (Average: 0.51 ± 0.43
acres). A significant majority (74.67%) of the families were nuclear (χ
2
= 18.27,
df = 1, p < 0.01). Adult males (34.04%) and adult females (33.10%) significantly
dominated the village population (F = 58.27, df = 4, 370, p < 0.01); sex ratio: 972
adult females against 1000 adult males. There were 1.92 ± 0.94 adult males and
1.87 ± 0.91 adult females per household and the average family size was 7.49 ± 3.6.
H. Dutta and A. Hazarika
Pilot visits to collect preliminary informaƟon
Unknown populaƟon (P) = All
households in the three villages
Sample size (S) = 75
random households
QuesƟonnaire preparaƟon
Analyses and staƟsƟcal tests in Excel 2007 and
Past 3.07
Empirical data
Final quesƟonnaire for data collecƟon
Pre-tesƟng and modificaƟon
QuesƟonnaire survey
Fig. 2 Study design for questionnaire survey on human–elephant conflict in the three fringe villages
of Abhaypur reserve forest, India conducted during June 2017 and January 2018 (Sampling unit =
household)
from which a random sample of 75 was drawn. Every household was a sampling unit.
The same principle was also applied by Dutta (2017), while conducting questionnaire
surveys on wildlife depredation in the fringes of the protected areas in Barak Valley,
Assam.
The responses were entered in Microsoft Excel 2007 using binary numbers (0 and
1), whereas numerical values were entered directly. Economic evaluation was done in
terms of ‘India National Rupee’ (INR; 1 INR = 0.015 US Dollars as on 03/04/2018).
The data was tested for normality and appropriate statistical tests (Cohen and Holliday
1982) were done in Microsoft Excel 2007 and Past 3.07. The overall study design is
shown in Fig. 2.
3 Results
3.1 Socio-economic Condition
Most (70.67%) of the houses were significantly made of mud (χ
2
= 12.83, df = 1,
p < 0.01) and a significant majority (89.33%) were electrified (χ
2
= 46.43, df = 1,
p < 0.01). Home garden area ranged from 0.33 to 1.98 acres (Average: 0.51 ± 0.43
acres). A significant majority (74.67%) of the families were nuclear (χ
2
= 18.27,
df = 1, p < 0.01). Adult males (34.04%) and adult females (33.10%) significantly
dominated the village population (F = 58.27, df = 4, 370, p < 0.01); sex ratio: 972
adult females against 1000 adult males. There were 1.92 ± 0.94 adult males and
1.87 ± 0.91 adult females per household and the average family size was 7.49 ± 3.6.