|
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%
| |
