**4.1 Quantitative analysis from the aforementioned field survey**

The field survey that was conducted was made comprehensive through the inclusion of interviews and focus group discussions. Some quantitative information from the survey helped to understand the basic concerns of the coastal communities. The following section shows some of the quantitative data that was collected through the survey analyses that explain the impacts of hazards on the livelihoods of the coastal community people.

A team of the BCAS went to the coastal area of Bangladesh where they interviewed a number of people living and dealing with salinity in the coastal zone. Among them, 38% of the respondents were male, and 68% of the respondents were female (**Figure 1**). The informants, cooperative and interactive, mentioned about a number of their problems and issues that they face living in the coastal zones of Bangladesh, which has implications on their livelihood, lifestyle, agriculture, and health aspect.
