PART I
The desk study (contd.)

Table 2.12 Age distribution of fisherfolk by coastal zone, 1985 and 1995

Zone	Sex	Age Distribution of Fishers (1985)							Age Distribution of Fishers (1995)							% Change
Zone	Sex	11–14	15–19	20–29	30–39	40–49	>49	Total	11–14	15–19	20–29	30–39	40–49	>49	Total	11–14	15–19	20–29	30–39	40–49	>49	Total
I	M	233	1,465	2,895	2,421	2,049	1,869	10,932	89	775	3,035	3,889	3,172	2,478	13,438	-61.8	-47.1	4.8	60.6	54.8	32.6	22.9
	%	2.1	13.4	26.5	22.1	18.7	17.1	100.0	0.7	5.8	22.6	28.9	23.6	18.4	100.0
	F	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	2,353	19	139	710	1,082	761	646	3,357	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	42.7
II	M	373	2,255	4,798	3,330	2,755	2,555	16,066	104	728	2,863	3,804	3,176	3,104	13,779	-72.1	-67.7	-40.3	14.2	15.3	21.5	-14.2
	%	2.3	14.0	29.9	20.7	17.1	15.9	100.0	0.8	5.3	20.8	27.6	23.0	22.5	100.0
	F	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	6,126	19	135	874	1,432	1,222	1,129	4,811	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	-21.5
III	M	277	1,615	3,243	2,600	1,980	1,739	11,454	108	866	3,168	3,692	2,710	2,010	12,554	-61.0	-46.4	-2.3	42.0	36.9	15.6	9.6
	%	2.4	14.1	28.3	22.7	17.3	15.2	100.0	0.9	6.9	25.2	29.4	21.6	16.0	100.0
	F	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	3,030	14	118	680	1,130	699	428	3,069	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	1.3
IV	M	381	2,549	5,624	5,065	4,103	3,750	21,472	250	2,100	6,481	8,129	7,447	6,797	31,204	-34.4	-17.6	15.2	60.5	81.5	81.3	45.3
	%	1.8	11.9	26.2	23.6	19.1	17.5	100.0	0.8	6.7	20.8	26.1	23.9	21.8	100.0
	F	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	3,312	18	137	1,141	2,037	1,657	1,295	6,285	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	89.8
V	M	490	2,755	5,736	4,550	3,561	3,803	20,895	363	2,077	6,119	7,244	5,374	4,621	25,798	-25.9	-24.6	6.7	59.2	50.9	21.5	23.5
	%	2.3	13.2	27.5	21.8	17.0	18.2	100.0	1.4	8.1	23.7	28.1	20.8	17.9	100.0
	F	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	4,721	33	211	1,071	1,673	1,085	755	4,828	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	2.3
Total	M	1,754	10,639	22,296	17,966	14,448	13,716	80,819	914	6,546	21,666	26,758	21,879	19,010	96,773	-47.8	-38.5	-2.8	48.9	51.4	38.6	19.7
	%	2.2	13.2	27.6	22.2	17.9	17.0	100.0	0.9	6.8	22.4	27.7	22.6	19.6	100.0
	F	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	19,542	103	740	4,476	7,353	5,424	4,253	22,349	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	14.4

Sources: 1) For 1985: 1985 Marine Fishery Census of Thailand, p. 284

2) For 1995: 1995 Marine Fishery Census, Whole Country, p. 198

Note: Women are not classified by age in the 1985 Marine Fishery Census

Table 2.13 Age distribution of fishery employees by coastal zone, 1985 and 1995

Zone	Sex	Age Distribution of Fishery Employees (1985)							Age Distribution of Fishery Employees (1995)							% Change
Zone	Sex	11–14	15–19	20–29	30–39	40–49	>49	Total	11–14	15–19	20–29	30–39	40–49	>49	Total	11–14	15–19	20–29	30–39	40–49	>49	Total
I	M	48	434	1,033	734	336	207	2,792	19	403	1,266	1,115	494	164	3,461	-60.4	-7.1	22.6	51.9	47.0	-20.8	24.0
	%	1.7	15.5	37.0	26.3	12.0	7.4	100.0	0.5	11.6	36.6	32.2	14.3	4.7	100.0
	F	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	118	3	20	112	83	41	7	266	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	125.4
II	M	225	1,391	2,916	1,775	1,077	898	8,282	27	331	1,172	1,396	858	450	4,234	-88.0	-76.2	-59.8	-21.4	-20.3	-49.9	-48.9
	%	2.7	16.8	35.2	21.4	13.0	10.8	100.0	0.6	7.8	27.7	33.0	20.3	10.6	100.0
	F	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	947	3	13	54	79	56	21	226	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	-76.1
III	M	127	957	2,137	1,139	686	456	5,502	45	609	1,948	1,714	794	396	5,506	-64.6	-36.4	-8.8	50.5	15.7	-13.2	0.1
	%	2.3	17.4	38.8	20.7	12.5	8.3	100.0	0.8	11.1	35.4	31.1	14.4	7.2	100.0
	F	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	305.0	2.0	24.0	99.0	104.0	49.0	23.0	301.0	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	-1.3
IV	M	173	1,438	4,526	3,288	1,790	1,608	12,823	60	1,030	4,424	4,564	2,455	1,112	13,645	-65.3	-28.4	-2.3	38.8	37.2	-30.8	6.4
	%	1.3	11.2	35.3	25.6	14.0	12.5	100.0	0.4	7.5	32.4	33.4	18.0	8.1	100.0
	F	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	436	3	37	353	324	153	60	930	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	113.3
V	M	114	1,041	2,863	2,016	1,045	614	7,693	66	1,018	3,151	2,764	1,427	673	9,099	-42.1	-2.2	10.1	37.1	36.6	9.6	18.3
	%	1.5	13.5	37.2	26.2	13.6	8.0	100.0	0.7	11.2	34.6	30.4	15.7	7.4	100.0
	F	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	247	3	56	239	197	68	23	586	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	137.2
Total	M	687	5,261	13,475	8,952	4,934	3,783	37,092	217	3,391	11,961	11,553	6,028	2,795	35,945	-68.4	-35.5	-11.2	29.1	22.2	-26.1	-3.1
	%	1.9	14.2	36.3	24.1	13.3	10.2	100.0	0.6	9.4	33.3	32.1	16.8	7.8	100.0
	F	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	2,053	14	150	857	787	367	134	2,309	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	12.5

Sources: 1) For 1985: 1985 Marine Fishery Census of Thailand, p.284

2) For 1995: 1995 Marine Fishery Census, Whole Country, p.198

Note: Women are not classified by age in the 1985 Marine Fishery Census

Table 2.14 Educational attainment of fishermen by coastal zone, 1985 and 1995

Coastal Zone	1985					1995					% Change in Educational Attainment
Coastal Zone	No education/Under lower Elementary	Elementary	Secondary	Over/Equivalent Diploma	Total	No education/Under lower Elementary	Elementary	Secondary	Over/Equivalent Diploma	Total	No education/Under lower Elementary	Elementary	Secondary	Over/Equivalent Diploma	Total
I	1,614	11,302	330	39	13,285	1,449	13,974	1,065	307	16,795	-10.2	23.6	222.7	687.2	26.4
%	12.1	85.1	2.5	0.3	100.0	8.6	83.2	6.3	1.8	100.0
II	2,734	18,139	1,154	165	22,192	1,518	15,424	1,371	277	18,590	-44.5	-15.0	18.8	67.9	-16.2
%	12.3	81.7	5.2	0.7	100.0	8.2	83.0	7.4	1.5	100.0
III	1,029	12,550	809	96	14,484	802	12,768	1,668	385	15,623	-22.1	1.7	106.2	301.0	7.9
%	7.1	86.6	5.6	0.7	100.0	5.1	81.7	10.7	2.5	100.0
IV	5,617	18,107	949	111	24,784	4,743	27,222	4,113	1,411	37,489	-15.6	50.3	333.4	1,171.2	51.3
%	22.7	73.1	3.8	0.4	100.0	12.7	72.6	11.0	3.8	100.0
V	6,043	18,654	799	120	25,616	4,099	23,113	2,525	889	30,626	-32.2	23.9	216.0	640.8	19.6
%	23.6	72.8	3.1	0.5	100.0	13.4	75.5	8.2	2.9	100.0
Total	17,037	78,752	4,041	531	100,361	12,611	92,501	10,742	3,269	119,123	-26.0	17.5	165.8	515.6	18.7
%	17.0	78.5	4.0	0.5	100.0	10.6	77.7	9.0	2.7	100.0

Sources: 1) For 1985: 1985 Marine Fishery Census of Thailand, p. 290

2) For 1995: 1995 Marine Fishery Census, Coastal Zone 1,2,3,4 & 5, p.76

PART IThe desk study (contd.)

PART I
The desk study (contd.)