Table 3 Socio-economic characteristics of the study population in Mannar and Trincomalee Districts
Characteristics | Mannar | Trincomalee | p | X 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | |||
Education level | 0.59 | 4.63 | ||||
Bellow school age | 236 | 9.94 | 495 | 12.83 | ||
1–5 | 427 | 17.99 | 810 | 20.99 | ||
6–11 | 1231 | 51.85 | 1962 | 50.84 | ||
12–13 | 321 | 13.52 | 237 | 6.14 | ||
Diploma | 4 | 0.17 | 3 | 0.08 | ||
Degree | 24 | 1.01 | 10 | 0.26 | ||
None | 131 | 5.52 | 342 | 8.86 | ||
Monthly income in Sri Lankan Rupee | 0.43 | 3.79 | ||||
≤5000 | 202 | 37.41 | 266 | 29.56 | ||
5001–10,000 | 232 | 42.96 | 372 | 41.33 | ||
10,001–20,000 | 72 | 13.33 | 207 | 23.00 | ||
20,001–30,000 | 18 | 3.33 | 37 | 4.11 | ||
>30,000 | 16 | 2.96 | 18 | 2.00 | ||
House type | 0.12 | 4.11 | ||||
Good | 112 | 20.74 | 143 | 15.89 | ||
Poor | 200 | 37.04 | 248 | 27.56 | ||
Moderate | 228 | 42.22 | 509 | 56.56 | ||
Occupation of the head of the household | 0.003 | 31.11 | ||||
Army/forces | 1 | 0.19 | 127 | 14.11 | ||
Carpenter | 6 | 1.11 | 7 | 0.78 | ||
Driver/conductor | 11 | 2.04 | 12 | 1.33 | ||
Farmer | 127 | 23.52 | 363 | 40.33 | ||
Fisherman | 120 | 22.22 | 78 | 8.67 | ||
Foreign employment | 1 | 0.19 | 11 | 1.22 | ||
Government servant | 41 | 7.59 | 48 | 5.33 | ||
Labourer | 132 | 24.44 | 106 | 11.78 | ||
Mason | 3 | 0.56 | 16 | 1.78 | ||
Mechanic | 12 | 2.22 | 22 | 2.44 | ||
Other | 45 | 8.33 | 66 | 7.33 | ||
Self-employed | 6 | 1.11 | 4 | 0.44 | ||
Traders/business | 35 | 6.48 | 40 | 4.44 | ||