Occupational Pattern And Information Needs Of Rural Women In Chikkaballapur Taluk: An Exploratory Study
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Occupational pattern, Information needs, Information sources, rural women, Chikkaballapur.Abstract
This exploratory study focuses on the occupational patterns and information needs of rural women in Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka State, India. The sample selected for this study comprises 180 occupational rural women, (90 women chosen randomly from each of the two taluks of Chikkaballapur District namely Gowribidanuru and Chintamani). The study adopted the survey method with a questionnaire to collect the data. The participants were served a structured closed-ended questionnaire and also interviewed for data collection. Out of 180 participants in the sample, only 165 responded. The study revealed that 53.93% of the women are agriculture workers and 21.81% of the respondents were employed in the non-agricultural sector. The majority of the women in the non-agricultural sector did tobacco rolling work in the small industrial sector. 98.2% of rural women opined that they accessed information through Audio and Video mode.
Keywords: Occupational pattern; Information needs; Information sources; rural women; Chikkaballapur.
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