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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of heads of households

From: Susceptibility to malaria during the prevention of re-establishment phase in Sri Lanka

Characteristic

 

Number (%,95% CI)

(n = 3454)

Ethnicity

Sinhalese

2240 (64.9, 63.2–66.5)

Tamil

1001 (28.9, 27.5–30.5)

Muslim

210 (6.1, 5.3–6.9)

Other

3 (0.1,0.02–0.25)

Marital status

Married

3032 (87.8, 86.6–88.7)

Unmarried

62 (1.8, 1.4–2.3)

Divorced/Separated

57 (1.7, 1.3–2.1)

Widowed

303 (8.8, 7.9–9.8)

Educational level

No schooling

133 (3.9, 7.9–9.8)

 

Primary (Grade1–5)

628 (18.2, 16.9–19.5)

 

Secondary(Grade 6–10)

1019 (29.5, 28.0–31.1)

 

Completed GCE1O/L2or equivalent

1060 (30.7, 29.3–32.3)

 

Completed GCE A/L3or equivalent

532 (15.4, 14.2–16.6)

 

Degree and above

82 (2.4, 1.9–2.9)

Occupation

Employed

2995 (86.8, 85.5–87.8)

 

Retired

187 (5.4, 4.7–6.2)

 

Unemployed

272 (7.8, 7.0–8.8)

Monthly

Family Income (SLR)4

 < Rs 10,000/-

945 (27.4,25.9–28.9)

Rs 10,001/-–Rs 30,000/-

1505 (43.6, 41.9–45.3)

Rs 30,001/-–Rs 50,000/-

718 (20.8, 19.4–22.2)

Rs 50,001/-–Rs 70,000/-

212 (6.1, 5.4–7.0)

Rs 70,001/-–Rs 100,000/-

64 (1.9, 1.4—2.4)

 > Rs 100,000/-

10 (0.3, 0.1–0.5)

  1. 1General Certificate of Education, 2Ordinary Level,3Advanced level
  2. 4 SLR refers to Sri Lankan rupees (1 USD ≈ SLR 150 at time of study)