A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS OF MANIPURI AND KHASIA ETHNIC COMMUNITY IN NORTH EASTERN REGION OF BANGLADESH

Abstract

The aim of the study is to measure the socio-economic status of the Manipuri and Khasia community and the determinants of the socio-economic status of the Manipur and Khasia community. The study analyzed a total of 113 (82 Manipuri & 31 khasia) respondents from Manipuri and Khasia community purposively from Sylhet district. The information was recorded in a pre-structured questionnaire. A multidimensional self developed Socio-Economic Index was constructed by the composition of various factors was used to measure the socio-economic status of the Manipuri and Khasia community. To determine the predictor of Socio-Economic Status, Simple descriptive analysis, Cross tabulation, Chi-square test, binary logistic regression analysis have been adopted systematically. Socio economic index revealed that 42.68% of the Manipuri respondents were having good socio economic status while only 3.23% of the Khasia respondents were having good socio economic status. With the help of binary logistic regression analysis, it was found that Family Type, Monthly Family Expenditure, and Contraceptive Use were the predictors of Socio-Economic Status for Manipuri community and only Contraceptive Use was the predictor of Socio-Economic Status for Khasia community. The study suggests that socio economic condition of the ethnic community can be improved by ensuring the use of contraceptive. The study also recommends for building consciousness among the ethnic community about the benefit of contraceptive use.