Socio-demographic characteristic | N = 1265 | |
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N | % | |
Age in years | ||
< 20 | 73 | 5.8 |
20–35 | 1074 | 84.9 |
> 35 | 118 | 9.3 |
Ethnicitya | ||
Sinhalese | 909 | 71.9 |
Moor | 184 | 14.5 |
Tamil | 172 | 13.6 |
Religion | ||
Buddhist | 841 | 66.5 |
Catholic | 112 | 8.9 |
Islam | 192 | 15.2 |
Hindu | 120 | 9.5 |
Highest level of education | ||
No schooling | 5 | 0.4 |
Year 1–5 | 23 | 1.8 |
Year 6–10 | 208 | 16.4 |
Year 11and above | 1029 | 81.3 |
Occupation | ||
Unemployed | 958 | 75.7 |
Temporary employment | 101 | 8.0 |
Permanent employment | 206 | 16.3 |
Husbands’ level of education | ||
No schooling | 5 | 0.4 |
Year 1–5 | 17 | 1.3 |
Year 6–10 | 167 | 13.2 |
Year 11 and above | 1074 | 84.8 |
Otherb | 2 | 0.2 |
Husbands’ Occupation | ||
Unemployed | 5 | 0.4 |
Temporary employment | 650 | 51.4 |
Permanent employment | 608 | 48.1 |
Otherb | 2 | 0.2 |
Income (Sri Lankan Rupees) | ||
No income | 2 | 0.2 |
< 30,000.00 | 252 | 19.9 |
30,000-39,999 | 344 | 27.2 |
40,000-49,999 | 231 | 18.3 |
= > 50,000 | 436 | 34.5 |
Parity (Current) | ||
Primiparous | 525 | 41.5 |
Multiparous | 740 | 58.5 |