PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

Uses of sugar No. of Tally Percentage

respondents (%)

Producing sweet meats for religious 6 |||| | 24

functions

Serving as preservatives in jams and 3 ||| 12

jellies

Making local drinks, fruit juices and 7 |||| ||| 28

other beverages

Providing sweetness in homemade 6 |||| | 24

desserts

Can be used to make ORS 3 ||| 12

TOTAL 25 |||| |||| |||| 100

|||| ||||
 BAR GRAPH SHOWING THE USES OF SUGAR WITHIN THIS
VILLAGE

6
NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS

0
Producing sweet Serving as Making local Providing Can be used to
meats for preservatives in drinks, fruit sweetness in make ORS
religious jams and jellies juices and other home desserts
functions beverages

USES OF SUGAR

Figure1
 Factors No. of Tally Percentage
respondents (%)

The price of the good 6 |||| | 24

itself

Changes in income 4 |||| 16

Seasonal factors 3 ||| 12

Taste/preference 4 |||| 16

The price of other goods 5 |||| 20

Expectation of future 3 ||| 12

price changes

TOTAL 25 |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| 100

PIE CHART showing THE FACTORS THAT MAY INFLUENCE THE
DEMAND FOR SUGAR WITHIN THIS VILLAGE

The price of the good itself

12% Changes in income

24%
Seasonal factors
20%
Taste/preference
16%
16% The price of other goods
12%
Expectation of future price
changes
 Responses No. of Tally Percentage
respondents (%)

Yes 12 |||| |||| || 48

No 13 |||| |||| ||| 52

TOTAL 25 |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| 100

PIE CHART SHOWING WHETHER THE QUANTITY DEMANDED
FOR SUGAR WILL REMAIN THE SAME IF THERE SHOULD BE
AN INCREASE IN THE CURRENT PRICE

Yes No

48%
52%
Substitutes of sugar No. of Tally Percentage
respondents (%)

Honey 6 |||| | 24

Cinnamon 4 |||| 16

Blended raisins 2 || 8

Molasses 5 |||| 20

Grapefruit 3 ||| 12

Artificial sweeteners 5 |||| 20

TOTAL 25 |||| |||| |||| |||| 100

||||
 BAR GRAPH SHOWING THE MOST COMMONLY USED
SUBSTITUTES OF SUGAR WITHIN THIS VILLAGE

Artificial sweeteners
SUBSTITUTES OF SUGAR

Grapefruit

Molasses

Blended raisins

Cinnamon

Honey

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS
Effect on substitute goods No. of Tally Percentage
respondents (%)

The demand for substitute goods will 17 |||| |||| |||| || 68

also decrease

The demand for substitute goods will 5 |||| 20

increase

The demand for substitute goods will 1 | 4

remain constant

The demand for substitute goods will 2 || 8

fluctuate

TOTAL 25 |||| |||| |||| |||| 100

||||
 BAR GRAPH SHOWING THE EFFECT OF AN INCREASE IN
THE QUANTITY DEMANDED FOR SUGAR ON SUBSTITUTE
GOODS
18

16

14
NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS

12

10

0
The demand for the The demand for the The demand for the The demand for the
substitutes of sugar substitutes of sugar substitutes of sugar substitutes of sugar
will also decrease will increase will remain constant will fluctuate

EFFECT ON SUBSTITUTE GOODS

 Item No. of Tally Percentage (%)
respondents
32
Tea 8 |||| |||

Fruit juices 4 |||| 16

Confectionaries 12 |||| |||| || 48

Doughnuts and other 1 | 4

pastries

TOTAL 25 |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| 100

PIE CHART SHOWING THE MOST DEMANDED ITEM, WHICH
HAS SUGAR AS ONE OF ITS MAIN INGREDIENT, WITHIN
THIS VILLAGE

4%
Tea
32% Fruit juices
confectionaries
Doughnuts & other pastries

48%

16%
 Complementary No. of Tally Percentage (%)
goods of sugar respondents

Coffee 6 |||| | 24

Tea 7 |||| || 28

Cakes and other pastries 4 |||| 16

Sweet meats 3 ||| 12

Fruit juices and other local 5 |||| 20

beverages

TOTAL 25 |||| |||| |||| |||| 100

||||
 BAR GRAPH SHOWING THE COMPLEMENATRY GOODS OF SUGAR
USED WITHIN THIS VILLAGE
COMPLEMENTARY GOODS OF SUGAR

Fruit juices & other local beverages

Sweet meats

Cakes & other pastries

Tea

Coffee

0 2 4 6 8
NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS
 Effect on complementary No. of Tally Percentage
goods respondents (%)

The demand for complementary goods 9 |||| |||| 36

will decrease

The demand for complementary goods 13 |||| |||| ||| 52

will increase

The demand for complementary goods 2 || 8

will remain constant

The demand for complementary goods 1 | 4

will fluctuate

TOTAL 25 |||| |||| |||| 100

|||| ||||
 BAR GRAPH SHOWING THE EFFECT OF AN INCREASE IN
THE QUANTITY DEMAND FOR SUGAR ON
COMPLEMENTARY GOODS
14

12
NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS

10

0
The demand for The demand for The demand for The demand for
complementary complementary complementary complementary
goods will decrease goods will increase goods will remain goods will flictuate
constant

EFFECT ON COMPLEMENTARY GOODS

 Factors No. of Tally Percentage
respondents (%)

Heavy taxation 5 |||| 20

Small turnovers (profits) 5 |||| 20

Lack of labourers 4 |||| 16

Absence of machinery 5 |||| 20

Lack of available raw materials 4 |||| 16

Consumers’ willingness to 2 || 8
purchase

TOTAL 25 |||| |||| |||| 100

|||| ||||
PIE CHART SHOWING THE FACTORS THAT MAY HINDER
SUGAR PRODUCTION

Heavy taxation
8%
20%
Small turnovers
16%
Lack of labourers

Absence of machinery
20%
20% Lack of available raw
materials
Consumers' willingness to
16% purchase
 Responses No. of Tally Percentage
respondents (%)

Yes 4 |||| 16

No 21 |||| |||| |||| |||| | 84

TOTAL 25 |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| 100

PIE CHART SHOWING WHETHER THE POPULATION WOULD BE ABLE TO
CARRY OUT THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES IF THE ECONOMY SHOULD STOP
PRODUCING SUGAR

16%

Yes

No

84%