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Household Income and Expenditure Survey – 2002  
Final Report

Department of Census and Statistics  
Ministry of Interior  
Sri Lanka  

May 30, 2004
Department of Census and Statistics,
15/12, Maitland Crescent, Colombo 07.

ISBN 955 – 577 – 348 - 3


Preface

Household Income and Expenditure Survey – 2002 was conducted by the Department of Census and Statistics under the National Household Sample Survey Programme. This Survey is the fifth in the series of Income and Expenditure Surveys conducted generally once in five years period. This survey was conducted in twelve monthly rounds from January 2002 to December 2002. A sample of equal size was enumerated in each month to capture the variation of the income, the expenditure and the consumption. The information contained in the final report supersedes the results so for published in the preliminary publications. 

A.G.W. Nanayakkara
Director General of Census and Statistics

2004 -05 -06,

Department of Census and Statistics,

15/12, Maitland Crescent,

Colombo 07.

Sri Lanka.

 

Table of Contents


Acknowledgement

(16KB)

Contents  
List of Tables page i - ii

Summary

page iii (18KB)

Historical tables

page vi - v (29KB)

1.

Introduction

page 1 (44KB)

 

( 1.1. Survey methodology 1.2. Estimation procedure 1.3. Definitions and Concepts)

2

Income

page 8 (88KB)

( 2.1. Household income 2.2. Per-capita Income 2.3. Income Receiver’s Income  2.4. Source of income 2.5. Samurdhi Recipient households)

3.

Expenditure

page 25 (139KB)

 

3.1. Household expenditure 3.2. Consumption of food  3.3. Liquor, Narcotic drugs and Tobacco 3.4 Non-food Expenditure

4.  Supplementary Tables page 45 (89KB)
5

Schedule 

 (69KB)
List of Tables

Table H1

National level findings by Survey period - Sri Lanka.

Table H2 Average monthly household expenditure on selected food items by survey period

Table H3

Household expenditure on different food items as a percentage of total expenditure on food and drink by survey period

Table H4

Average monthly household expenditure on major non-food expenditure group by survey period.

Table 2.1

Average monthly income, median income and Gini co-efficient for household income by sector, by province and by district.

Table 2.2

Share of household income to total household income by sector and by income decile

Table 2.3

Average household size by sector and by national household income decile.

Table 2.4

Per capita income and average household size by sector, by province and by district.

 Table 2.5

Average per capita income and average household size by national per capita income decile.

Table 2.6

Number of income receivers per household and average household size by national household income decile

Table 2.7

Mean income, median income and Gini coefficient for income receivers income by sector, by province and by district.

Table 2.8

Share of income receiver's income to total income by sector and by income receiver's income decile.

Table 2.9

Average monthly household income by source of income by sector, by province and by district.

Table 2.10

Percentage distribution of average monthly household income by source of income by sector, by province and by district.

Table 2.11

Distribution of Samurdhi recipient households by national household income decile.

Table 2.12

Distribution of Samurdhi recipient households by sector, by province and by district

Table 3.1

Average monthly household expenditure on food and drink and non food items by sector by province and by district

Table 3.2 Average monthly household expenditure on food and drink and non- food items by national household expenditure decile.

Table 3.3

Share of household expenditure to total household expenditure by sector and by household expenditure decile

Table 3.4

Average monthly household exp enditure on food and drink by national household income decile.

Table 3.5

Average monthly household expenditure on major food items and liquor by sector.

Table 3.6

Percentage distribution of average monthly household expenditure on major food items by sector.

Table 3.7

Average monthly household expenditure on selected food items by national household expenditure decile.

Table 3.8

Average monthly household consumption quantities of selected food items by national household expenditure decile.

Table 3.9

Average monthly household consumption of Rice by national household expenditure decile and by sector.

Table 3.10

Average monthly per capita household consumption of Rice by national household expenditure decile and by sector.

Table 3.11

Average monthly household consumption of Wheat flour by national household expenditure decile and by sector

Table 3.12

Average monthly per capita household consumption of Wheat flour by national household expenditure decile and by sector.

Table 3.13

Average monthly household consumption of Bread by national household expenditure decile and by sector.

Table 3.14

Average monthly per capita household consumption of Bread by national household expenditure decile and by sector.

Table 3.15

Average monthly household consumption of Sugar by national household expenditure decile and by sector.

Table 3.16

Average monthly per capita household consumption of Sugar by national household expenditure decile and by sector.

Table 3.17

Average monthly household consumption of Coconut by national household expenditure decile and by sector.

Table 3.18

Average monthly per capita household consumption of Coconut by national household expenditure decile and by sector.

Table 3.19

Average monthly household expenditure on liquor, narcotic drugs and tobacco by national household income decile.

Table 3.20

Average monthly household expenditure on major non food expenditure group, by sector, by province and by district.

Table 3.21

Percentage distribution of average monthly household expenditure on major non food expenditure group, by sector, by province and by district

Table 3.22

Average monthly household expenditure on non food items of major non food expenditure group by national household expenditure decile

Table 3.23 

Average per capita expenditure on non food items of major non food expenditure group by national household expenditure decile.

Table 4.1

All food items consumption and expenditure (average monthly per person ) - All island - 2002

Table 4.2

All food items consumption and expenditure (average monthly per household ) - All island – 2002

Table 4.3 All non-food items consumption and expenditure (average monthly per person ) - All island

Table 4.4

All non-food items consumption and expenditure (average monthly per household ) - All island - 2002