Table 4. Socio-economic characteristics of the shrimp farmers of Gabura Union, Shyamnagar Upazila, Satkhira, Bangladesh

Shrimp farmers’ information	Minimum	Maximum	Mean
Age of household head (years)	30	68	46
Education of the household head (years)	0	15	10
Mean household size (number of members)	3	9	5
Involvement in shrimp farming (years)	15	27	25
Area of shrimp farms (decimal)	165	1,320	597
Monthly income of the household (USD)1)	94	493	335
Monthly expenditure of the household (USD)1)	70	493	234

USD 1 = BDT 84.80 (Bangladesh Taka, Date: November 13, 2020).
Source: questionnaire survey.