Age Group |
18 to 34 |
144 |
15.0 |
10.3–19.8 |
35 to 49 |
278 |
24.3 |
21.7–26.8 |
50 to 64 |
335 |
32.2 |
25.9–38.4 |
65 + |
258 |
28.5 |
23.1–33.9 |
Gender |
Female |
533 |
52.2 |
44.1–60.2 |
Male |
482 |
47.8 |
39.8–55.9 |
Marital Status |
Married |
803 |
79.6 |
75.8–83.4 |
Widowed, Separated, Divorced or Missing |
164 |
15.8 |
13.2–18.4 |
Never Married |
48 |
4.5 |
2.7–6.4 |
Ethnicity |
Muslim or Sinhala |
109 |
6.9 |
2.1–11.6 |
Tamil |
906 |
93.1 |
88.4–97.9 |
Religion |
Hindu |
680 |
72.7 |
60.9–84.5 |
Islam |
111 |
7.2 |
2.4–12.1 |
Christian or other |
224 |
20.0 |
8.2–31.8 |
Employment Status |
Employed |
434 |
38.6 |
30.1–47.0 |
Unemployed/Off Sick/Disabled |
101 |
11.2 |
7.5–14.8 |
Student, Retired, Other |
70 |
8.3 |
6.5–10.2 |
Housewife / At Home |
410 |
41.9 |
33.8–50.1 |
Education Level |
No formal education, other education |
90 |
8.9 |
6.6–11.1 |
Grades 1-Grade 5 |
307 |
27.8 |
22.6–33.0 |
Grades 6 through O/Ls (Grade 12) |
511 |
51.9 |
46.2–57.6 |
University or Higher |
107 |
11.4 |
8.5–14.3 |
Household Size |
1 to 3 |
353 |
34.9 |
31.6–38.4 |
4 to 5 |
442 |
41.1 |
34.9–47.2 |
6 to 10 |
220 |
23.9 |
19.9–27.9 |
Residence Location |
Village / Rural Area |
854 |
83.3 |
76.4–90.2 |
City / Town/ Urban Area |
86 |
10.0 |
3.4–16.6 |
Plantation, Coastal, Other |
74 |
6.7 |
1.5–11.9 |
Born in Region? |
No |
135 |
8.8 |
6.8–10.8 |
Yes |
880 |
91.2 |
89.2–93.1 |
Lived in Region for Conflict? |
No |
117 |
9.9 |
7.2–12.6 |
Yes |
898 |
90.1 |
87.4–92.8 |
Number of Times Displaced |
Once |
192 |
22.5 |
13.4–31.5 |
More Than Once |
823 |
77.5 |
68.5–86.5 |
Where Were You Displaced? |
IDP camp |
799 |
70.2 |
64.4–75.9 |
With Family, Friends, In Own Home |
142 |
29.8 |
24.0–35.5 |
Variable |
Level |
N |
Weighted Percent |
95% CI |
Did you return to your area of origin? If no, why not? |
Home/Village Destroyed, Nowhere to go |
52 |
5.3 |
2.6–8.1 |
Did not want to return to old home |
79 |
9.5 |
5.8–13.2 |
Government directed to a different location |
35 |
2.7 |
1.7–3.7 |
Did return to area of origin |
848 |
82.4 |
76.8–88.0 |
Were you a combatant during conflict? |
No |
989 |
97.8 |
96.7–98.9 |
Yes |
26 |
2.2 |
1.1–3.3 |
Were you injured during conflict? |
No |
820 |
83.9 |
81.7–86.2 |
Yes |
194 |
16.0 |
13.8–18.3 |
Loss of Family During Conflict |
No |
549 |
62.1 |
54.9–69.3 |
Yes |
465 |
37.9 |
30.7–45.0 |
Injury to Family during Conflict |
No |
358 |
43.5 |
33.1–53.9 |
Yes |
655 |
56.5 |
46.1–66.9 |
Did you lose property during the conflict? If so, were you able to reclaim it? |
Was not able to reclaim properties |
547 |
57.0 |
50.5–63.6 |
Was able to reclaim properties |
408 |
35.7 |
30.5–40.9 |
Did not lose property as a result of the conflict |
59 |
7.3 |
4.5–10.0 |
Social Support Availability |
Low |
395 |
40.7 |
34.9–46.4 |
Medium |
370 |
34.6 |
28.6–40.5 |
High |
250 |
24.7 |
22.4–27.0 |
Social Support Adequacy |
Low |
268 |
22.4 |
16.4–28.3 |
Medium |
178 |
17.8 |
15.0–20.7 |
High |
568 |
59.8 |
53.7–65.9 |
Social Network Adequacy |
Inadequate |
231 |
21.7 |
17.9–25.5 |
Adequate |
784 |
78.3 |
74.5–82.0 |
Saw general medical doctor within past 3 months |
No |
85 |
7.9 |
4.4–11.4 |
Yes |
929 |
92.1 |
88.6–95.6 |
Saw mental health specialist within past 3 months |
No |
836 |
82.8 |
79.2–86.3 |
Yes |
174 |
17.2 |
13.6–20.8 |
I feel as though health providers don’t understand my problems |
Disagree |
889 |
89.6 |
85.1–94.1 |
Agree |
125 |
10.4 |
5.9–14.9 |
The care I received was not good |
Disagree |
864 |
87.9 |
83.1–92.8 |
Agree |
150 |
12.1 |
7.2–16.9 |
Hospital Type |
District hospital |
933 |
86.8 |
62.7–100.0 |
Primary medical care unit |
82 |
13.2 |
0.0–37.3 |
Variable |
N |
Weighted Mean |
95% CI
|
Days Without Food Within Past Month |
960 |
0.9 |
0.7–1.1 |
Age |
1015 |
53.2 |
51.6–54.8 |