Table 1. Characteristics of the study sample.
| n | % | |||
| Age group | ||||
| <20 years | 33 | 8.8 | ||
| 20–34 years | 311 | 82.7 | ||
| >34 years | 32 | 8.5 | ||
| Parity | ||||
| First | 156 | 41.5 | ||
| Second | 112 | 29.8 | ||
| Third or more | 108 | 28.7 | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Sinhalese | 352 | 93.6 | ||
| Tamil | 3 | .8 | ||
| Moor | 21 | 5.6 | ||
| Family type | ||||
| Nuclear | 191 | 50.8 | ||
| Extended | 185 | 49.2 | ||
| Main economic activity of the family | ||||
| Professionals/business/administrative | 25 | 6.6 | ||
| Other professionals/technical | 47 | 12.5 | ||
| Security services | 102 | 27.1 | ||
| Skilled manual workers | 121 | 32.2 | ||
| Unskilled manual workers | 81 | 21.5 | ||
| Highest level of education | ||||
| Up to grade 5 | 12 | 3.2 | ||
| Up to grade 10 | 170 | 45.2 | ||
| Passed O/L | 103 | 27.4 | ||
| Passed A/L | 71 | 18.9 | ||
| University degree | 18 | 4.8 | ||
| Per-capita income | ||||
| <$1 | 34 | 9.0 | ||
| $1–$2 | 99 | 26.3 | ||
| >$2 | 224 | 59.6 | ||