A study was conducted among fifty women fish vendors in Kancheepuram and Chennai districts to
determine the factors influencing the livelihood index and leve! of aspiration. The independent
variables such as annual income, scientific orientation, expenditure per year and savings per year
were found to have highest factor loadings on livelihood index and level of aspiration of
fisherwomen. Besides most of the fisherwomen had a high level (score of < 50) of livelihood index
and a high level (score greater than 13) of aspiratio
