Livelihood Data for Marine Fisherfolk in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, India

A database on the marine fisherfolk of India, focusing on the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It includes livelihood-related information covering demographic, health, economic, and institutional framework aspects. The dataset is 110.2 KB in size, authored by Muhammed Fazil, and was last updated on April 28, 2026.

Use Cases

• Assessing economic vulnerability based on the economic variables mentioned in the description
• Modeling health outcomes in fishing communities based on the health information described
• Analyzing demographic structures and dependencies within fisherfolk households
• Evaluating the role and impact of institutional frameworks on community resilience

Strengths

• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse.
• Focus includes multiple livelihood dimensions: demographic, health, economic, and institutional.
• Specific geographic coverage of two Indian states, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is small (110.2 KB), indicating a limited scope or sample size.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Muhammed Fazil

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 19:19:08; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kerala and Tamil Nadu, India