The paper focuses on fisheries, while an adjoining paper focuses on livelihood strategies in rural Malawi in general. Both papers are results of a CMI project on ‘Well-being among Fisherfolks in Africa’.
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Fishery as a livelihood strategy in Malawi. Analyzing a small LSMS sub-sample†
Article first published online: 4 JUN 2010
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1703
Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Hatlebakk, M. (2012), Fishery as a livelihood strategy in Malawi. Analyzing a small LSMS sub-sample. J. Int. Dev., 24: 77–87. doi: 10.1002/jid.1703
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- Issue published online: 18 DEC 2011
- Article first published online: 4 JUN 2010
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Keywords:
- data-issues;
- occupational choice
Abstract
We illustrate how a national household survey can be applied to analyse a subject that requires data from a small sub-sample. Even for small sub-samples meaningful statistical tests can be conducted. The benefits of applying sub-samples from larger household surveys are that primary data collection is not needed and there is a large comparison group. The illustrative case is livelihood strategies among fishermen in Malawi. We find that boat-owners do not diversify more than other households, while crew-members appear to diversify more as they combine fishery with agriculture. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.