Studies on Socio-economic Status of Fish Consumers of Bhagalpur City, Bihar

The study indicated that maximum (44.66%) fish consumers were in service (government or private) followed by business (27.00%) in all the three income groups. Maximum (70.00%) fish consumers were Hindus followed by Muslims (12.66%). The maximum fish consumers belong to general castes followed by scheduled castes (23.33%). About 53.00% fish consumers have larger family size (>5 members). The consumers of higher income groups consume fish more often than the lower income groups and only 5.33% fish consumers have no knowledge about the freshness of fish. Among fish species, rohu Labio rohita was found to have been the most preferred followed by catla Catla catla. The lack of awareness among fish consumers about its different forms such as stuffed, pickled and canned forms was found. Present study clearly shows direct relationship between income of the fish consumer and their fish consumption pattern. DOI: 10.3126/on.v8i1.4334