Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Basic socio-demographic data of the contacted street children

A g e

10 years or less
33 (4 5.2 %)
46 (2 1.9 %)
79 (2 7.9 %)
11 -1 2 yea rs
14 (1 9.2 %)
32 (1 5.2 %)
46 (1 6.2 %)
13 -1 4 yea rs
17 (2 3.3 %)
33 (1 5.7 %)
50 (1 7.7 %)
15 -1 6 yea rs
5 (6 .8%)
58 (2 7.6 %)
63 (2 2.3 %)
17 - <18 years
4 (5 .5%)
41 (1 9.5 %)
45 (1 5.9 %)

Eth nic i ty




Sinhala
31 (4 2.5 %)
74 (3 5.2 %)
10 5 (3 7.1 %)
Tamil
23 (3 1.5 %)
56 26.7 %)
79 (2 7.9 %)
M o o r
14 (1 9.2 %)
57 (2 7.1 %)
71 (2 5.1 %)
O t he r
5 (6 .8%)
23 (1 0.9 %)
28 (9.9 %)

R e l i g i o n



Buddhist
30 (4 1.1 %)
65 (3 0.9 %)
95 (3 3.6 %)
Hindu
20 (2 7.4 %)
50 (2 3.8 %)
70 (2 4.7 %)
Isla m
18 (2 4.7 %)
71 (3 3.8 %)
89 (3 1.4 %)
Ca tholic/Christian
3 (4 .1%)
16 (7.6 %)
19 (6.7 %)
O t he r
2 (2 .7%)
8 (3 .8%)
10 (3.5 %)

Liv e s with



Both pa rents
7 (9 .6%)
10 (4.8 %)
17 (6.0 %)
Mother only
13 (1 7.8 %)
57 (2 7.1 %)
70 (2 4.7 %)
Father only
8 (11.0 %)
20 (9.5 %)
28 (9.9 %)
N on-pa rent pa rtner of mother or father
5 (6 .8%)
15 (7.1 %)
20 (7.1 %)
Gra nd parent
14 (1 9.2 %)
17 (8.1 %)
31 (1 0.9 %)
Aunt / uncle
6 (8 .2%)
11 (5.2 %)
17 (6.0 %)
Sibling/s
12 (1 6.4 %)
8 (3 .8%)
20 (7.1 %)
Neighbour
3 (4 .1%)
16 (7.6 %)
19 (6.7 %)
O th ers
3 (4 .1%)
8 (3 .8%)
11 (3.9 %)
N on e
2 (2 .7%)
48 (2 2.8 %)
50 (1 7.7 %)

Le ve l of e duc atio n



Never enrolled in school
52 (7 1.2 %)
12 8 (6 1.0 %)
18 0 (6 3.6 %)
Completed 1-5 years of schooling
18 (2 4.7 %)
53 (2 5.2 %)
71 (2 5.1 %)
Completed 6-10 years of schooling
3 (4 .1%)
29 (1 3.8 %)
32 (1 1.3 %)