Volume 7, Number 1, July 2024
Journal of Social Science
Authors/ Publisher: Faculty of Social Sciences
Abstract:
Over the years, the poverty incidence has been higher in Rangpur area. COVID-19 has aggravated the problem of poverty and livelihood insecurity in the informal sector including Shatranji in the region. The study aims to estimate the effect of COVID-19 on the change in poverty incidence and livelihood vulnerability for the households engaged in Shatranji. This research is based on a quantitative approach and relies on primary and secondary data. Primary data has been gathered from 245 sampled respondents using a multistage sampling design in Rangpur. The findings from descriptive statistics indicate that most respondents experienced a drop in average family income during COVID-19 in the study area. Based on both of upper and $2.15 poverty line, the proportion of poverty among their households increased during COVID-19. The OLS regression result shows that for the respondents who have larger ‘family size’ and higher ‘education level’, their percentage income was decreased but, compared to self-employed groups, contract based and salaried workers had higher percentage income during COVID-19. The logistic model result shows that ‘married’, ‘contract-based work’, ’regular salaried’ and ‘education’ have negative effects but the variable of ‘family size’ and ‘Shatranji as the main income source’ have positive effects on the possibility of poverty incidence. Thus, emphasizing more on education, undertaking sufficient measures for family plannin
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