Notes
The 2006-2007 Sri Lanka Household Income and Expenditure Survey covered the following topics:
1) Household Identification: Address, Province, District, D.S. Division, Name of MC/UC, G. N. Division, Name of Village, Name of Estate, P.S.U.No & SSU No., Survey Month, Number of households, Name of the Head of the household, and Interviewer's and Supervising Office
2) Demographic Characteristics: Relationship to the head of the household, Sex, Date of Birth, Age as at last birthday, Ethnicity, Religion, Level of education, Attendance at school, Marital status, Current activity, Main occupation, Main industry, and Employment status
3) School Education: Grade (current year), Grade (previous year), Distance to school from house, Mode of travel, Time taken to school, Why did you never attend to school, and Why did you leave school
4) Health Information: Did you visit hospital during last month, Reason for visit, Did you stay hospital during last 12 months, Reason for stay, Did you suffer from chronic illness, and Have your job affected because of your illness
5) Income and Expenditure:
- Expenditure
a) Daily consumption on food, drink and tobacco
b) Household expenditure on housing, fuel and light, non-durable goods, services and consumer durables for main household
c) Expenditure on housing, Fuel & Light, Non-durable goods, Services & Consumer durables for boarders & domestic servants
- Income
a) Income from paid employment/s during last four weeks/ last calendar month
b) Income from agricultural activities - (Paddy, Other seasonal crops)
c) Income from other agricultural activities
d) Income From Non- agricultural activities
e) Income from Other cash receipt during last calendar month / last 12 month
f) Income by chance or ad hoc gains during last 12 months
6) Inventory of Durable Goods: Household Equipments, For Transport Purpose, Agricultural Equipments, and Fishing Equipments
7) Access to Facilities in the Area: Bus Halt (nearest), Pre school / Montessori, Primary School, Maha Vidyalaya/ M.M.V./ Jathika Pasala, Base Hospital / Teaching Hospital /District Hospital, Maternity Home, Government Dispensary, Private Dispensary, Clinic (Maternity / Infancy), M.O.H. office, M.C. / U.C. / P. S., Divisional Secretariat office, G.N.Office, Post office / Sub post office, Bank (Govt. / Private) and Agrarian Service Center
8) Debts of the Household: Banks (Government / Private), Finance Companies / Leasing Companies, Own Place of Work, Money Lenders, and Retail Outlets
9) Information about Housing: Type of structure, Number of bed rooms, Total Floor area, Principal material of construction, Tenure, Main source of drinking water, Distance to take source of drinking water, Availability of toilet, Disposable of Garbage, Principal of lighting, Principal type of cooking fuel, Collect firewood, and Affected by natural disaster
10) Agricultural Holding and Livestock : Own agricultural land, Land area, and Livestock