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Environment-Related Livelihoods- Aquaculture

Environment-Related Aquaculture- Fishing includes 21 items related to the respondents' engagement in aquaculture, both for pay or profit, and for household consumption.
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Geographies Tested:

Populations Included: Female, Male

Age Range:

Items:

1. In the past 12 months, did you tend to aquaculture (farming of fish or other aquatic animals or plants)?

Response Options:
Yes- 1
No- 2

2. Was aquaculture MAINLY performed…?

Response Options:
For own useconsumption of the household- 1
For sale profit- 2
Wage work- 3

3.In the past 12 months, did you individually make any incomemonetary gains from activities related to aquaculture ?

Response Options:
Yes- 1
No- 2

4. What is the approximate share of your individual income that came from …? (include income from selling, trading and handling these materials)

AQUACULTURE [ ]%

5. What is the size of your aquaculture pond area?

Enter size and unit of measure

6. Where is your aquaculture pond area located?

Response Options:
Land- 1
Ocean- 2
River- 3
Other- 4
I do not know- 98

7. What is the share of animals or plants that you estimate escape from your aquaculture area?

Insert percentage [ ]

8. Do you use pesticides or antibiotics in your aquaculture operation?

Response Options:
Yes, both pesticides and antibiotics- 1
Yes, only pesticides, not antibiotics- 2
Yes, only antibiotics, not pesticides- 3
No, I don’t use either- 4
I do not know- 98

9. Do you use feed in your aquaculture operation?

Response Options:
Yes- 1
No- 2
I do not know- 98

10. Who makes decisions regarding the use of these products? [if several people, select the person that makes decisions most often]

Response Options:
Myself- 1
The pond owner- 2
Someone else- 3

Scoring Procedures

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Original Citation

UN Women (2020). Model questionnaire: Measuring the nexus between gender and environment. https://data.unwomen.org/publications/model-questionnaire-measuring-nexus-between-gender-and-environment


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