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  Table 
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  The Percentage of
  Household in Absolute Poverty  | 
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  (Sector) (1978-1987) | 
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  Soc 301e | 
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  | Year | 
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  | Urban | 
  Rural | 
  Estate | 
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  | 1978/79 | 
  15.8  | 
  21.2  | 
  6.0  | 
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  | 1981/82 | 
  14.6  | 
  22.4  | 
  10.0  | 
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  | 1986/87 | 
  12.2  | 
  32.9  | 
  13.5  | 
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  | © 2007, KRI (Kusaka Research
  Institute)  | 
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  | Source:  | 
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  | International Labor
  Organization | 
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  | Key; | 
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  | People who cannot
  even buy their food to live are absolute poor. | 
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  | These people are
  paid welfare in any country. | 
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  | Revised:  2007(y)/03(m)/31(d) | 
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  | Chief Editor: | 
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  |    Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.) | 
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  |      The
  Head, Department of Management Studies | 
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  |      University
  of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka | 
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