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Dependent Variable
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Child Mortality
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1 if a household experienced in child deaths; 0 if not
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Independent Variables
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Socio-economic Characteristics
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Place of Residence
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Geographical Locations
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Separate dummy variables for Western Province, Central Province, Southern Province, Northern Province, Eastern Province, North Eastern Province, North Central Province, Uva Province And Sabaragamuwa Province; Uva Province is the reference category.
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(+/−)
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Sectors
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Separate dummy variables for urban, rural and estate. Estate is the reference category.
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(+/−)
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Income
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Per capita Household Monthly Income (SLRs.‘000)
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(−)
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Household Head’s Education Level
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Separate dummy variables for no-schooling, primary, secondary, tertiary, higher and special. Special is the reference category.
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(+/−)
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Sources of Drinking Water
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Separate dummy variables for protected well-within premises, protected well-outside premises, unprotected well, tap inside home, tap within premises, tap-outside premises, project in village, tube well, bowser, river/tank/streams, rain water, bottled water, other. Rainwater is the reference category.
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(+/−)
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Available Toilet Facilities
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Separate dummy variables for water seal-connected to pit, water seal-connected to drainage system, not water seal, direct pit, and Other. Other is the reference category.
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(+/−)
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Household Head’s Employability Status
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Separate dummy variables for government, semi government, private, own account worker, and contributing family worker. Contributing family worker is the reference category.
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(+/−)
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Demographic Characteristics
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Household Head’s Age
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Age of the household heads (in years)
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(+/−)
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Religion
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Separate dummy variables for Buddhist, Hindu, Islam, and other. Other is the reference category.
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(+/−)
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Ethnicity
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Separate dummy variables for Sinhalese, Sri Lankan Tamil, Indian Tamil, Sri Lankan Moors, and other. Other is the reference category.
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(+/−)
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