Abstract: The present study was conducted with a sample of 100 rural women, selected randomly from Gangwa village of district Hisar. Data were collected with the help of structured and duly pre-tested interview schedule. Results revealed that cent per cent respondents continue to use biomass because of familiarity with its use and free availability. LPG was used by 53.00 per cent respondents for reasons like cleanliness, no smoke and easy to use. Respondents experienced ‘most severe’ economic stress because of fuel energy crisis with WMS of 2.62. Emotional stress due to disturbance in household work was also experienced as ‘most severe’ (WMS- 2.59), followed by ‘severe’ level of stress due to obstruction in comfortable living (WMS- 2.33) and being unable to meet family demands (WMS- 2.12). To deal with fuel energy crisis and stress, respondents adopted ‘adequate’ coping measures in the form of appropriate cooking practices with WMS of 2.47.
Keywords: Fuel Stress, Coping Measures Adopted, Rural Households.
Title: Fuel Stress and Coping Measures Adopted by Rural Households in Hisar District of Haryana
Author: Nayana Sharma, Savita Singal
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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