Child Activity Survey - 1999

Sri Lanka, 1998 - 1999

Reference ID

LKA_1999_CAS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Department of Census and Statistics

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Reason for letting the child work? (Q41)

Data file: SEC_04 : Perception of Parents or Guarding

Overview

Valid: 3764

Invalid: -

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 9

Type: Discrete

Start: 32

End: 32

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

If the child is working, what is the main reason for letting the child work?

Categories

Value	Category
1	To supplement household income
2	To pay outstanding debt under
3	Contractual arrangement
4	To assist/help in household enterprise
5	Education / training is not suitable
9	Other

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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