Peer-reviewed article
Perception of Slum Residents Towards Child Labour: Evidence from Sambalpur City
Dr. Saroj Sahu, Mahendra Prasad Behera, Sushree Soumya Rath ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examined the attitudes of 150 residents living in slums in Sambalpur City, India toward child labour. The researchers used a self-developed questionnaire and statistical analysis to measure perceptions. Most slum residents held unfavourable views of child labour, with women and more educated residents showing stronger opposition than men and less educated residents.
Key points
- Majority of slum residents have unfavourable perception towards child labour
- Female slum residents have stronger unfavourable perception towards child labour compared to male slum residents
- Slum residents with higher education have more unfavourable perception towards child labour compared to less educated residents
- Study used descriptive research design with 150 participants from Sambalpur city
- Child labour remains a major concern in India despite government initiatives
Limitations
This study measures only perceptions and attitudes, not actual behaviours or prevalence of child labour. The sample is limited to slum residents in one city, so findings may not be generalizable to other regions of India or to the general population.
Abstract
Child labour continues to be a major concern in India despite the implementation of government initiatives and programmes to eradicate this issue. The present study was undertaken to find out the perception of slum residents towards child labour. The researcher has employed descriptive research design in the present study. 150 slum residents of Sambalpur city were selected through stratified-purposive sampling method. Self-developed child labour questionnaire has been used to collect the data. The investigator has used mean, standard deviation, t-test and percentage as statistical technique to analyse and interpret the collected data. The result of the study highlights that majority slum residents have unfavourable perception towards child labour. It is also found out that female slum residents have stronger unfavourable perception towards child labour as compared to male slum residents. In addition to this, slum residents who are high educated have more unfavourable perception towards child labour as compared to less educated slum residents.