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Labour Force and Economic Survey - 1985-1986

Sri Lanka, 1985 - 1986
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LKA-DCS-LES-1985-1986-v1.0
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Department of Census and Statistics
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  • Sec_3.1
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  • Sec_4.1
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  • Sec_4.1
  • Sec_4.1.4
  • Sec_4.1.4

District (DISTRICT)

Data file: Sec_1

Overview

Valid: 24818
Invalid: 0
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 25
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 14
End: 15
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 25
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Colombo 2320
9.3%
2 Gampaha 1613
6.5%
3 Kalutara 1303
5.3%
4 Kandy 1483
6%
5 Matale 854
3.4%
6 Nuwara Eliya 989
4%
7 Galle 1230
5%
8 Matara 1109
4.5%
9 Hambantota 861
3.5%
10 Jaffna 1251
5%
11 Mannar 513
2.1%
12 Vavuniya 232
0.9%
13 Mulativu 356
1.4%
14 Batticloa 741
3%
15 Ampara 864
3.5%
16 Trincomalee 511
2.1%
17 Kurunegala 1476
5.9%
18 Puttlam 972
3.9%
19 Anuradhapura 1107
4.5%
20 Polonnaruwa 736
3%
21 Badulla 1118
4.5%
22 Monaragala 726
2.9%
23 Ratnapura 1218
4.9%
24 Kegalle 1115
4.5%
25 Kilinochchi 120
0.5%
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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