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Census of Population and Housing 2001

Sri Lanka, 2001
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LKA_2001_PHC_v01_M
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Source of drinking water (H13_WATER)

Data file: HOUSEHOLD

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 34
End: 34
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Source of drinking water
Categories
Value Category
0 Not Reported
1 Protected well within premises
2 Protected well outside premises
3 Unprotected well
4 Tube Well
5 Tap within unit/Premises(Main line)
6 Tap outside premises(Main line)
7 Bowser
8 River,Tank,Stream etc;
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.

Description

Definition
Protected Well
A protected well has a wall round the well preventing any drained water from outside flowing into the well.

Tap Water (Main Line)
Purified drinking water which is supplied by the Local Government Authority or the Water Resources Board is considered as tap water (main line). This is classified into tap within or outside unit depending whether the source is available within or outside the unit.
Universe
Household
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