Table A1. Frequency analysis Questions...

Table A1.

Frequency analysis

Questions	Factors	No. (n)	Frequency (%)
Socio-demographic
Gender	Male	171	78
Gender	Female	48	22
Age	18–25 years old	28	12.79
	26–35 years old	38	17.35
	36–45 years old	49	22.35
	46–55 years old	38	17.35
	56–65 years old	42	19.18
	>65 years old	24	10.96
Family type	Nuclear	154	70
Family type	Joint	65	30
Education level	No formal education	81	38
	Can write name	83	37
	Primary education	49	22
	Secondary level	5	2
	Higher secondary level	1	1
Fishermen type	Professional	207	94
Fishermen type	Subsistence	12	6
Type of residential unit	Kancha	190	87
	Semi-pakka	27	12
	Pakka	2	1
Do you own this land?	Yes	60	73
Do you own this land?	No	159	27
Monthly income	<5,000	110	50
	5,000–10,000	91	41
	10,000–15,000	13	6
	15,000–25,000	4	2
	>25,000	1	1
Do you have anyone in the family who is in constant need of medical attention?	Yes	104	47.49
	No	115	52.51
	Maybe	0	0
Livelihood strategies
How many people are currently employed into your household?	1 person	114	53
	2 people	87	38
	3 people	18	9
Did you ever migrate to somewhere else for livelihood generation?	Yes	90	41
	No	128	58
	Maybe	1	1
Do you have any savings?	Yes	181	83
Do you have any savings?	No	38	17
Which of these subsistence do you own?	Fishing gear (nets, traps, etc.)	198	91
	Fishing crafts (trawlers, boats)	26	11
	None of these	12	6
Social networks
Do you have relatives and friends who can help you financially during a disaster strikes or during low income?	Yes	101	46.6
	No	113	51.4
	Maybe	5	3
During any hazardous situation do you send your children to safety to your relatives?	Yes	82	37
	No	133	61
	Maybe	4	2
Did you have to borrow money from friends and relatives in the past 6 months?	Yes	97	43
	No	118	55
	Maybe	4	2
Did you receive any help or assistance coming from the local government?	Yes	177	80
	No	41	19
	Maybe	1	1
Did you receive any financial or other aspect of assistance from NGOs?	Yes	140	64
	No	74	33
	Maybe	5	3
Health
Do you have access to health facilities near your home?	Yes	94	42.92
	No	119	54.34
	Maybe	6	2.74
Distance from a nearby health center from your home?	Less than 1 KM	40	18.26
	1 KM	23	10.5
	More than 1 KM	21	9.59
	2 KM	1	0.46
	More than 2 KM	134	61.19
How often do you and your family members fall sick?	Once a week	12	5.48
	Once in a month	90	41.1
	Once every two months	52	23.74
	Once every six months	65	29.68
Do you ever have to miss your work due to illness?	Yes	205	93.61
	No	14	6.39
	Maybe	0	0
Food
Does your household consume a proper amount of nourished food?	Yes	94	42.92
	No	85	38.81
	Maybe	40	18.26
Where do you get most of your food from?	Self-farmed	1	0.46
	Forest	2	0.91
	Fisheries	2	0.91
	Local market	214	97.72
Do you have saved food for emergencies like-cyclone, flooding?	Yes	107	48.86
	No	109	49.77
	Maybe	3	1.37
Does your household go starving when there is low income in the family?	Yes	196	89.5
	No	15	6.85
	Maybe	8	3.65
Water
Do you have fresh drinking water available in abundance?	Yes	61	27.85
	No	157	71.69
	Maybe	1	0.46
Who is responsible for collecting drinking water for the household?	Male	209
	Female	72
How much time does it take to collect drinking water from these sources?	<1 Hour	149	68.04
	1 Hour	14	6.39
	<1 Hour	56	25.57
Do you think in recent years, water scarcity has become more crucial in your household and nearby areas?	Yes	209	68.04
	No	6	6.39
	Maybe	4	1.83
Does your household store water?	Yes	183	83.56
	No	35	15.98
	Maybe	1	0.46
In which season does this water scarcity turns into the worst?	Summer	214	97.72
	Rainy	1	0.46
	Winter	4	1.34
Natural hazards
How do you rate the risk of your current living place being in threat of hazards induced by climatic parameters?	High	182	83.11
	Low	1	0.46
	Moderate	36	16.44
Can you practice your livelihood practices during this emergency situation?	Yes		36.0779
	No	140	63.93
To what extent do these climatic hazards affect your income?	High	182	83.11
	Medium	37	16.89
	Low	0	0
To what extent does climate change or climate variability affect housing loss?	High	165	75.34
	Medium	54	24.66
	Low	0	0
Do you have access to early warning systems regarding the impending hazards?	Yes	216	98.63
	No	3	1.37
Do you understand the early warning systems?	Yes	215	98.17
Do you understand the early warning systems?	No	4	1.83
Can you access cyclone shelters during any emergency?	Yes	203	92.69
Can you access cyclone shelters during any emergency?	No	16	7.31
How close is the nearest cyclone shelter to your home?	Less than 1 KM	77	35.16
	1 KM	58	26.48
	More than 1 KM	36	16.44
	2 KM	6	2.74
	More than 2 KM	42	19.18
Do you evacuate after getting early warnings?	Yes	174	79.45
Do you evacuate after getting early warnings?	No	45	20.55
Did any of your family members die due to these climate-induced disasters?	Yes	51	23.29
	No	168	76.71
Did any of your family members sustain any serious injury due to the hazards?	Yes	78	35.62
	No	141	64.38
Have you ever shifted your housing or migrated your housing to protect your family from these natural hazards?	Yes	108	49.32
	No	111	50.68
Climate variability
Did you notice any change in the Rainfall pattern of this area over the past 20 years?	Yes	206	94.06
	No	13	5.94
What sort of changes did you observe regarding the rainfall pattern changes?	Majority – Rainfall decreased
Did you notice any change in the Temperature pattern of this area over the past 20 years?	Yes	211	96.35
	No	8	3.65
What sort of changes did you observe regarding the temperature pattern changes?	Majority – temperature increased
Did you notice any changes in the frequency of cyclones/floods/drought/saline water intrusion in the past 20 years?	Yes	199	90.87
	No	20	9.13
What sort of changes did you observe regarding the intensity pattern of these hazards?	Majority – hazards increased

Questions	Factors	No. (n)	Frequency (%)
Socio-demographic
Gender	Male	171	78
Gender	Female	48	22
Age	18–25 years old	28	12.79
	26–35 years old	38	17.35
	36–45 years old	49	22.35
	46–55 years old	38	17.35
	56–65 years old	42	19.18
	>65 years old	24	10.96
Family type	Nuclear	154	70
Family type	Joint	65	30
Education level	No formal education	81	38
	Can write name	83	37
	Primary education	49	22
	Secondary level	5	2
	Higher secondary level	1	1
Fishermen type	Professional	207	94
Fishermen type	Subsistence	12	6
Type of residential unit	Kancha	190	87
	Semi-pakka	27	12
	Pakka	2	1
Do you own this land?	Yes	60	73
Do you own this land?	No	159	27
Monthly income	<5,000	110	50
	5,000–10,000	91	41
	10,000–15,000	13	6
	15,000–25,000	4	2
	>25,000	1	1
Do you have anyone in the family who is in constant need of medical attention?	Yes	104	47.49
	No	115	52.51
	Maybe	0	0
Livelihood strategies
How many people are currently employed into your household?	1 person	114	53
	2 people	87	38
	3 people	18	9
Did you ever migrate to somewhere else for livelihood generation?	Yes	90	41
	No	128	58
	Maybe	1	1
Do you have any savings?	Yes	181	83
Do you have any savings?	No	38	17
Which of these subsistence do you own?	Fishing gear (nets, traps, etc.)	198	91
	Fishing crafts (trawlers, boats)	26	11
	None of these	12	6
Social networks
Do you have relatives and friends who can help you financially during a disaster strikes or during low income?	Yes	101	46.6
	No	113	51.4
	Maybe	5	3
During any hazardous situation do you send your children to safety to your relatives?	Yes	82	37
	No	133	61
	Maybe	4	2
Did you have to borrow money from friends and relatives in the past 6 months?	Yes	97	43
	No	118	55
	Maybe	4	2
Did you receive any help or assistance coming from the local government?	Yes	177	80
	No	41	19
	Maybe	1	1
Did you receive any financial or other aspect of assistance from NGOs?	Yes	140	64
	No	74	33
	Maybe	5	3
Health
Do you have access to health facilities near your home?	Yes	94	42.92
	No	119	54.34
	Maybe	6	2.74
Distance from a nearby health center from your home?	Less than 1 KM	40	18.26
	1 KM	23	10.5
	More than 1 KM	21	9.59
	2 KM	1	0.46
	More than 2 KM	134	61.19
How often do you and your family members fall sick?	Once a week	12	5.48
	Once in a month	90	41.1
	Once every two months	52	23.74
	Once every six months	65	29.68
Do you ever have to miss your work due to illness?	Yes	205	93.61
	No	14	6.39
	Maybe	0	0
Food
Does your household consume a proper amount of nourished food?	Yes	94	42.92
	No	85	38.81
	Maybe	40	18.26
Where do you get most of your food from?	Self-farmed	1	0.46
	Forest	2	0.91
	Fisheries	2	0.91
	Local market	214	97.72
Do you have saved food for emergencies like-cyclone, flooding?	Yes	107	48.86
	No	109	49.77
	Maybe	3	1.37
Does your household go starving when there is low income in the family?	Yes	196	89.5
	No	15	6.85
	Maybe	8	3.65
Water
Do you have fresh drinking water available in abundance?	Yes	61	27.85
	No	157	71.69
	Maybe	1	0.46
Who is responsible for collecting drinking water for the household?	Male	209
	Female	72
How much time does it take to collect drinking water from these sources?	<1 Hour	149	68.04
	1 Hour	14	6.39
	<1 Hour	56	25.57
Do you think in recent years, water scarcity has become more crucial in your household and nearby areas?	Yes	209	68.04
	No	6	6.39
	Maybe	4	1.83
Does your household store water?	Yes	183	83.56
	No	35	15.98
	Maybe	1	0.46
In which season does this water scarcity turns into the worst?	Summer	214	97.72
	Rainy	1	0.46
	Winter	4	1.34
Natural hazards
How do you rate the risk of your current living place being in threat of hazards induced by climatic parameters?	High	182	83.11
	Low	1	0.46
	Moderate	36	16.44
Can you practice your livelihood practices during this emergency situation?	Yes		36.0779
	No	140	63.93
To what extent do these climatic hazards affect your income?	High	182	83.11
	Medium	37	16.89
	Low	0	0
To what extent does climate change or climate variability affect housing loss?	High	165	75.34
	Medium	54	24.66
	Low	0	0
Do you have access to early warning systems regarding the impending hazards?	Yes	216	98.63
	No	3	1.37
Do you understand the early warning systems?	Yes	215	98.17
Do you understand the early warning systems?	No	4	1.83
Can you access cyclone shelters during any emergency?	Yes	203	92.69
Can you access cyclone shelters during any emergency?	No	16	7.31
How close is the nearest cyclone shelter to your home?	Less than 1 KM	77	35.16
	1 KM	58	26.48
	More than 1 KM	36	16.44
	2 KM	6	2.74
	More than 2 KM	42	19.18
Do you evacuate after getting early warnings?	Yes	174	79.45
Do you evacuate after getting early warnings?	No	45	20.55
Did any of your family members die due to these climate-induced disasters?	Yes	51	23.29
	No	168	76.71
Did any of your family members sustain any serious injury due to the hazards?	Yes	78	35.62
	No	141	64.38
Have you ever shifted your housing or migrated your housing to protect your family from these natural hazards?	Yes	108	49.32
	No	111	50.68
Climate variability
Did you notice any change in the Rainfall pattern of this area over the past 20 years?	Yes	206	94.06
	No	13	5.94
What sort of changes did you observe regarding the rainfall pattern changes?	Majority – Rainfall decreased
Did you notice any change in the Temperature pattern of this area over the past 20 years?	Yes	211	96.35
	No	8	3.65
What sort of changes did you observe regarding the temperature pattern changes?	Majority – temperature increased
Did you notice any changes in the frequency of cyclones/floods/drought/saline water intrusion in the past 20 years?	Yes	199	90.87
	No	20	9.13
What sort of changes did you observe regarding the intensity pattern of these hazards?	Majority – hazards increased

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