Table 1 Age and sex distribution of the study population in Kalutara district and the study sample
Characteristics | Population | Study Sample | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
Sex | ||||
Male | 174,539 | 48.6% | 656 | 49.1% |
Female | 184,215 | 51.4% | 644 | 50.9% |
Age | ||||
35 to 39 | 77,893 | 21.7% | 214 | 20.7% |
40 to 44 | 70,994 | 19.8% | 231 | 20.0% |
45 to 49 | 64,234 | 17.9% | 228 | 17.7% |
50 to 54 | 60,994 | 17.0% | 209 | 17.1% |
55 to 59 | 48,024 | 13.4% | 232 | 13.5% |
60 to 64 | 36,615 | 10.4% | 186 | 10.9% |
Total | 358,754 | 100.0% | 1,300 | 100.0% |