ISBN: - 978-93-88936-09-5 The above table used Mean, Standard deviation and co-efficient of Correlation methods for 10 pairs of tappers in kanyakumari district. In Kalkulam taluk, all pairs shows the result of variables are more than 0.5, except the pair 6, the correlation values are 0.907 , 0.759, 0.943, 0.838, 0.955, 0.93, 0.842, 0.894, and 0.947 respectively. So it is a highly positive correlation. Among the pairs, there is the highest mean value is 1.15714 receive in the pair 4, and the highest standard deveiation value is 4.88164 received in the pair 6. In Vilavancode taluk, all pairs shows the result of variables are more than 0.5, the correlation values are 0.934 , 0.811, 0.974, 0.919, 0.603, 0.971, 0.648, 0.802, 0.887, and 0.973 respectively. So it is a highly positive correlation, except the pairs 5 and 7 are shows that results is positive correlation . In Thovalai taluk, all pairs shows the result of variables are more than 0.5, the correlation values are 0.964 , 0.794, 0.952, 0.919, 0.921, 0.963, 0.946, 0.805, 0.941, and 0.974, respectively. So it is a highly positive correlation. It signifies that in three taluks, namely Kalkulam taluk, Vilavancode taluk, and Thovalai taluk, all the paired sample correlation values reflects highly positive correlation, except pair 6 in Kalkulam taluk (0.426) since the results found is above 0.5 per cent level, so that, all these hypothesis are significant one. Sources of income earned The income from agricultural sector and labour sector of the respondents are increasing which is based on taluk wise classification in Kanyakumari district, raised in their sources of income. Total annual earnings of sample respondents’ households consist of income obtained from different sources such as tapping, animal husbandry, agriculture, drivers and casual labour. The following table explains that the sources of income earned by the tappers in three taluks in Kanyakumari district. Table 4.8 Sources Tapping Animal husbandry Agriculture Drivers Labours Total Kalkulam taluk 17 12 6 2 70 47.1 24.3 17.1 8.6 2.9 100.0 Source: Computed from Primary data Note: Figures indicate the percentage to total 118 Sources of income earned Vilavancode taluk 20 7 8 7 8 50 40.0 14.0 16.0 14.0 16.0 100.0 Thovalai taluk Respondent percentage Respondent percentage Respondent Percentage 33 9 7 5 4 5 30 30.0 23.3 16.7 13.3 16.7 100.0 Total 62 36 25 17 15 150
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