Table 3 Characteristics of Sri Lankan households 2016
Variable | Analytical Sample (N = 21,756) | |
|---|---|---|
% (Means if numerical) | Std. deviation | |
Dependent Variable | ||
 Child Mortality |  |  |
  Yes | 0.68% | |
  No | 99.32% | |
Independent Variables | ||
 Socio-economic Characteristics |  |  |
 Place of Residence |  |  |
  Province-Wise |  |  |
  Western | 22.73% |  |
  Central | 12.70% |  |
  Southern | 14.68% |  |
  Northern | 9.21% |  |
  Eastern | 8.99% |  |
  North Eastern | 10.45% |  |
  North Central | 6.27% |  |
  Uva | 6.04% |  |
  Sabaragamuwa | 8.93% |  |
Sector-Wise | ||
 Urban | 15.76% |  |
 Rural | 79.95% |  |
 Estate | 4.29% |  |
Income | 16.2915 | 23.7123 |
Household Head’s Education Level | ||
 Non-schooling | 3.42% |  |
 Primary | 22.81% |  |
 Secondary | 22.68% |  |
 Tertiary | 48.12% |  |
 Higher | 2.93% |  |
 Special | 0.03% |  |
Sources of Drinking Water | ||
 Protected well-within premises | 32.24% |  |
 Protected well-outside premises | 11.25% |  |
 Unprotected well | 2.60% |  |
 Tap inside home | 25.83% |  |
 Tap within premises | 5.64% |  |
 Tap-outside premises | 1.69% |  |
 Project in village | 7.12% |  |
 Tube well | 3.61% |  |
 Bowser | 0.77% |  |
 River/Tank/Streams | 5.67% |  |
 Rainwater | 0.09% |  |
 Bottled water | 0.62% |  |
 Other | 2.87% |  |
Toilet facility type | ||
 Water seal-connected to pit | 92.42% |  |
 Water seal-connected to drainage system | 3.54% |  |
 Not water sealed | 1.45% |  |
 Direct pit | 1.46% |  |
 Other toilet types | 0.14% |  |
Household Head’s Employability Status | ||
 Government | 36.63% |  |
 Semi-government | 2.21% |  |
 Private | 30.26% |  |
 Employer | 2.11% |  |
 Own account worker | 28.33% |  |
 Unpaid family worker | 0.47% |  |
Demographic Characteristics | ||
 Household Head’s Age | 52.62 | 14.05 |
Religion | ||
 Buddhist | 68.64% |  |
 Hindu | 15.30% |  |
 Islam | 8.59% |  |
 Roman Catholic/Other Christian | 7.46% |  |
 Other | 0.01% |  |
Ethnicity | ||
 Sinhalese | 72.52% |  |
 Sri Lankan Tamil | 15.07% |  |
 Indian Tamil | 3.62% |  |
 Sri Lankan Moors | 8.38% |  |
 Malay | 0.22% |  |
 Burgher | 0.13% |  |
 Other | 0.05% |  |