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Table 1 House features of the sample households
S. No.
Variables
Serious
Medium
Low
1
Building size (cent)
3.26
3.80
4.00
2
Building quality
Pukka (%)
87.50
97.50
100.00
Katcha (%)
12.50
2.50
-
3
Distance from sea (Metres)
244
251
252
4
Water quality
1.47
2.32
2.47
5
Fuel for cooking
Fuel wood
12.50
7.50
-
LPG
87.50
92.50
100.00
6
Sanitation
No toilet
75.00
67.50
25.00
Presence of toilet
25.00
32.50
75.00
7
Access to school( Km.)
5
3
1
8
Access to hospital (Km.)
2
1.50
1
3.1.1 House features of the sample households
It could be revealed from the Table 1 that the house size was varied with pollution intensity and it ranged from
3.26 to 4.00 between serious and low affected categories. The building quality was also ranged with pollution
intensity and the pucca house establishment ranged from 87.50 in serious to 100.00 per cent in low affected
category. Distance of house from sea was also increased with pollution intensity. Water quality was measured in a
three point scale and it was highest for low affected fishermen with 2.47 and was lowest for serious affected
fishermen with 1.47. With regard to fuel for cooking, LPG connection was highest for low affected category with
cent per cent connection and was lowest in serious affected category with 87.50 per cent LPG connection.
Presence of toilet was also highest in low affected category with 75.00 per cent connection and the proportion was
very less in serious and medium affected categories with a proportion of 25.00 per cent and 32.50 per cent
respectively. Finally, access to school and hospital was also coincided with pollution intensity and the accessibility
was longer for serious and shorter for less affected.
In the present study, the influence of household income and quality parameters of house quality was studied by
hedonic model for all categories of affected fishermen. The semi-logarithmic functional form (logarithm in Y) was
the best functional form for all the categories of affected fishermen.
3.1.2 Model
3.1.2.1 Serious affected fishermen
The household income, water quality, distance from sea and amenities of respondents influenced the house value
of serious affected fishermen with one per cent level significance. (Table 2).The house hold income had positive
relationship with house value and if household income increases by thousands of rupees, the house value
increased by 6 per cent. The water quality had a negative relationship with house value and it revealed that, if
water quality was increased by one unit,
ceteris paribus,
the house value was decreased by 14per cent which
indicated the pollution intensity in seriously affected category. If the distance of house from sea was increased by
one metre,
ceteris paribus,
the house value was increased by 0.40 per cent above mean level. Amenities of house
if increased by one unit,
ceteris paribus,
and the house value were increased by 62 per cent above the mean level.
This result of water quality having a significant effect on property values was in line with findings of Legget and
Bockstale. (2000). who had shown similar results in the study of Chesapeake Bay, USA. The significant influence
of oceanic view or the distance from the sea on house value was in line with findings of Pompe and Rinehart
(1995) in South Carolina, USA.
