Socio-economic factors influencing marine life resources in the coastal area of Davao City : exploring the household perspective /

Abstract

The research paper focused on the gap that was observed between the socio economic factors and perception of households in the coastal areas of Davao City, specifically in Barangay Bucana, Barangay Matina Aplaya, and Barangay 23-C Poblacion. The researchers examined if there is a correlation between the independent variables and dependent variables. Hence, the researchers individually determined the indicators of each variable. The quantitative research particularly employs the type of probability sampling called Random Sampling Method which was used to modify the 5-likert scale questionnaire to measure the variables being studied. A total of 398 respondents were surveyed from these barangays. The researchers used mean, standard deviation, and Pearson r correlation as statistical tools to analyze the gathered data. The results have shown that the respondents often perceive the socio-demographic profile of male respondents. On the other hand, it was indicated that the level of perception among respondents relating to dependency on marine life resources has a mean of 3.96 while the standard deviation is 0.52. Moreover, in terms of the respondents’ level of awareness in water contamination, the mean has 3.94 while the SD has 0.54. The researchers recommended ways and strategies on how to provide efficient solutions to the indicators which have the lowest mean scores. Keywords: socio-economic, marine life resources, household`s perception, Criminology, Philippines.