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Table 2
Socio-demographic profile of shrimp farmers and farming characteristics (n = 131).
| Mean | SD | % farmers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrimp farming experience (years) | 14 | ± 8.08 | |
| Ave. share of income from shrimp farming from total income (%) | 94.5 | ± 12.76 | |
| Ave. labor per farm | 3 | ±1.76 | |
| Ave. stocking density/m2 per year (number of shrimps) | |||
| P. monodon | 56.41 | ± 15.96 | |
| L. vannamei | 96.33 | ± 43.21 | |
| Age | |||
| Younger (<30 years) | 7 | 5% | |
| Middle age (30–50 years) | 99 | 76% | |
| Older (>50 years) | 25 | 19% | |
| Education level | |||
| Up to Middle school (O/L) or below | 93 | 71% | |
| High school (A/L) or above | 38 | 29% | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Sinhala | 100 | 76% | |
| Tamil | 20 | 15% | |
| Muslim | 11 | 9% | |
| Cultivated shrimp variety | |||
| P. monodon | 101 | 77% | |
| L. vannamei | 30 | 23% | |
| BMPs training | |||
| Yes | 45 | 34% | |
| No | 86 | 66% | |
| Disease occurrence | |||
| Yes | 46 | 35% | |
| No | 85 | 65% | |
| Risk preference | |||
| Risk averse/neutral | 90 | 69% | |
| Risk taker | 41 | 31% |
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