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| Table 04 (Gen.) | |||||||||||
| Socio-Economic Conditions (Province) ( 2003 - 2004) (1/2) | |||||||||||
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| Province Item | Western | Central | Southern | Northern (a) | Eastern | North Western | North Central | Uva | Sabaragamuwa | All Island | |
| Population Distribution by Sex and Age Groups (%) | |||||||||||
| Male | 46.7 | 48.5 | 47.2 | 45.7 | 46.4 | 48.2 | 48.8 | 48.3 | 48.6 | 47.6 | |
| Female | 53.3 | 51.5 | 52.8 | 54.3 | 53.6 | 51.8 | 51.2 | 51.7 | 51.4 | 52.4 | |
| 0-13 years | 21.9 | 23.6 | 24.8 | 26.1 | 31.9 | 22.9 | 24.3 | 26.7 | 23.1 | 24.2 | |
| 14-18 Years | 8.4 | 10.2 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 12.6 | 10.1 | 10.0 | |
| 19-25 Years | 11.9 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 13.4 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 10.7 | 12.6 | 12.0 | |
| 26-35 Years | 15.0 | 13.2 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 13.5 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 12.0 | 13.1 | 13.6 | |
| 36-45 Years | 14.6 | 13.9 | 13.6 | 10.1 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 13.6 | 13.9 | |
| 46-55 Years | 12.4 | 13.2 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 9.9 | 13.7 | 12.6 | 11.7 | 13.4 | 12.5 | |
| >55 Years | 15.8 | 13.4 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 9.3 | 13.6 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 14.0 | 13.8 | |
| Literacy Rate ( >5 Years old) (%) | |||||||||||
| Male | 97.5 | 92.7 | 94.3 | 93.5 | 90.0 | 95.3 | 94.5 | 91.4 | 94.3 | 94.5 | |
| Female | 95.4 | 86.1 | 91.4 | 91.8 | 83.5 | 91.8 | 90.8 | 85.5 | 88.9 | 90.6 | |
| Educational Attainment (%) | |||||||||||
| No schooling | 3.9 | 11.1 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 13.8 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 11.9 | 9.0 | 7.9 | |
| Primary | 23.6 | 31.6 | 31.6 | 32.1 | 37.9 | 30.4 | 30.7 | 35.6 | 30.6 | 29.9 | |
| Secondary | 45.5 | 39.6 | 38.3 | 31.8 | 31.3 | 42.4 | 44.4 | 38.7 | 43.1 | 41.0 | |
| Tertiary | 27.0 | 17.7 | 22.4 | 28.5 | 17.0 | 20.6 | 17.3 | 13.8 | 17.2 | 21.2 | |
| Labour Force | |||||||||||
| Male | 67.2 | 65.3 | 62.2 | 51.9 | 59.2 | 67.9 | 68.2 | 64.0 | 68.1 | 65.3 | |
| Female | 30.0 | 30.8 | 33.2 | 17.5 | 18.2 | 26.5 | 28.8 | 33.4 | 35.7 | 29.5 | |
| Employment by Industrial Sector (%) | |||||||||||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9.3 | 43.8 | 39.8 | 25.9 | 36.1 | 28.5 | 50.9 | 63.7 | 44.9 | 32.8 | |
| Mining and Quarrying | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 6.1 | 1.2 | |
| Manufacturing | 26.9 | 12.1 | 16.8 | 8.5 | 11.3 | 21.4 | 8.8 | 6.1 | 12.5 | 17.3 | |
| Construction | 7.5 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 10.3 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 8.6 | 6.9 | |
| Electricity, Gas and Water | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | |
| Wholesale and Retail Trade | 20.6 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 19.3 | 20.1 | 15.8 | 11.6 | 9.9 | 12.0 | 15.9 | |
| Transport, Storage and Communication | 11.0 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 7.0 | |
| Other Services | 23.2 | 17.3 | 16.6 | 31.2 | 20.2 | 16.3 | 17.1 | 13.3 | 11.5 | 18.3 | |
| Unemployment (% of Labour Force) | |||||||||||
| Male | 6.6 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.3 | |
| Female | 12.0 | 18.4 | 17.4 | 12.5 | 21.1 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.7 | 9.5 | 14.2 | |
| By Age Groups | |||||||||||
| 14-18 Years | 12.5 | 18.2 | 14.7 | - | 11.5 | 16.1 | 15.6 | 22.7 | 10.1 | 14.6 | |
| 19-25 Years | 60.5 | 59.4 | 56.7 | 51.9 | 67.7 | 60.9 | 62.4 | 56.4 | 65.2 | 60.2 | |
| 26-35 Years | 18.6 | 15.0 | 18.3 | 48.1 | 18.8 | 19.3 | 14.7 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 17.9 | |
| 36-45 Years | 5.0 | 5.9 | 7.4 | - | 1.0 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 5.0 | |
| 46-55 Years | 2.8 | 1.0 | 2.2 | - | - | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | |
| >55 Years | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | - | 1.0 | 0.5 | - | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
| Housing Conditions (% of Households) | |||||||||||
| Availability of Electricity | 92.4 | 72.7 | 78.4 | 63.6 | 65.6 | 68.5 | 62.0 | 56.7 | 64.7 | 74.9 | |
| Wattle and Daub Walls | 5.9 | 12.6 | 5.9 | 9.4 | 14.8 | 12.9 | 19.8 | 18.0 | 18.6 | 12.5 | |
| Brick Walls | 79.5 | 68.5 | 79.2 | 81.1 | 76.9 | 81.4 | 79.2 | 73.7 | 67.8 | 76.5 | |
| Clay Floors | 2.4 | 22.3 | 13.1 | 15.6 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 30.0 | 33.6 | 18.6 | 14.5 | |
| Cement/Terrazzo/Tiles Floor | 94.0 | 75.5 | 81.9 | 82.2 | 80.9 | 82.7 | 66.2 | 64.5 | 78.0 | 81.8 | |
| Thatched roof | 2.4 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| Tiles/Asbestos Roof | 86.1 | 59.3 | 91.2 | 75.8 | 76.5 | 78.0 | 76.0 | 71.0 | 77.7 | 78.7 | |
| Water Supply & Sanition (% of Households) | |||||||||||
| Pipe Borne Water | 57.2 | 51.2 | 40.4 | 11.4 | 19.6 | 17.6 | 16.4 | 37.3 | 36.6 | 38.9 | |
| Separate Toilets | 92.8 | 87.5 | 94.3 | 80.8 | 68.1 | 92.0 | 91.4 | 92.3 | 94.0 | 90.1 | |
| Common Toilets | 6.2 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.4 | |
| Without Toilets | 1.0 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 14.4 | 29.2 | 4.6 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 5.6 | |
| © 2010, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) | Revised: 2010(y)/06(m)/30(d) | ||||||||||
| Source; | Chief Editor: | ||||||||||
| Central Bank fo Sri Lanka | Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.) | ||||||||||
| key; | The Former Head, Department of Management Studies | ||||||||||
| (a) Excluding Kilinochchi,Mullativu and Mannar districts | University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||