Table 1 Distribution of non-respondents and respondents according to nationality, religion, and occupational status
Characteristics | Non-respondents | Respondents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.Nationality | Number(n) | Percentage % of women | Number | Percentage% | Significance (p value) |
Sinhala | 65 | 79.3 | 812 | 97.1 | 0.000 |
Tamil | 08 | 9.7 | 14 | 1.7 | |
Muslim | 09 | 11.0 | 10 | 1.2 | |
2. Religion | |||||
Buddhism | 64 | 78.0 | 811 | 97.0 | 0.000 |
Catholic | 02 | 2.5 | 09 | 1.1 | |
Hindu | 07 | 8.5 | 06 | 0.7 | |
Islam | 09 | 11.0 | 10 | 1.2 | |
Occupational status | |||||
Working women | 25 | 30.5 | 211 | 25.2 | 0.299 |
Non-working women | 57 | 69.5 | 625 | 74.8 | |
Total | 82 | 100.0 | 836 | 100.0 | |