Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study participants
Characteristic | N (%) or mean (SD) |
|---|---|
Age | 28.9 years (5.5) |
Gender | |
Females | 120 (85.1%) |
Males | 21 (14.9%) |
Ethnicity | |
Sinhalese | 104 (73.8%) |
Moor | 30 (21.3%) |
Tamil | 7 (5%) |
Maximum educational status achieved by the parent | |
Not schooled | 0 |
Primary | 6 (4.3%) |
O/L | 61 (43.3%) |
A/L | 55 (39.0%) |
Graduate | 17 (12.1%) |
Postgraduate | 2 (1.4%) |
Employment status of participating parents | |
Employed | 100 (70.9%) |
Unemployed | 41 (29.1%) |
No of children | |
1 | 58 (41.1%) |
2 | 49 (34.8%) |
3 | 28 (19.9%) |
4 and above | 6 (4.2%) |
Monthly income of the family | |
< 25,000 Rs | 30 (21.3%) |
25,000–50,000 Rs | 71 (50.4%) |
> 50,000 Rs | 36 (25.5%) |
Data not revealed | 4 (2.8%) |