lka-cul-logic-2021-2022-v1.1 DataFirst 2025-04-17 Nesstar Publisher Version 1 Living Off-Grid Infrastructure Collaboration 2021-2022 Sri Lanka LOGICSL 2021-2022 lka-cul-logicsl-2021-2022-v1.1 Institute of Development Studies Colombo Urban Lab Nesstar Publisher UK Research and Innovation DataFirst Support Household Survey v1: Edited, anonymised data for public distribution Sri Lanka The data is at the city level. Households and individuals Survey data The LOGIC project collects data on the relationship between infrastructure, food security and nutrition. The data relates to food security and food's dependency on infrastructure such as water, sanitation, electricity, transport and markets. Columbo Urban Lab Face-to-face DataFirst Living Off-Grid Food and Infrastructure Collaboration 2021-2022, Sri Lanka [dataset]. Version 1. Brighton: Institute of Development Studies [producer], 2024. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/PDET-S736 Public access data for use under a Creative Commons CC-BY (Attribution-only) License logic-2021-2022-sri-lanka-person-v1.1.NSDstat 83 10 Nesstar 200801 logic-2021-2022-sri-lanka-hh-v1.1.NSDstat 18 92 Nesstar 200801 hhold_no 81 0 hh10_shaloni 5 hh11_latha 4 hh12_kanthi 4 hh13_asoka 3 hh14_rangika 4 hh15_nelun 2 hh16_seetha 6 hh17_rukmani 4 hh18_chandrika 4 hh1_yogeetha 4 hh2_ruwani 5 hh3_sujeewa 6 hh4_abirami 5 hh5_mumtaz 7 hh6_ali 5 hh7_akram 6 hh8_maishani 3 hh9_mariyam 4 hh_mem_no 81 2 1 18 2 18 3 17 4 15 5 8 6 4 7 1 Sysmiss 2 rel_interviewee 81 0 child 38 daughter-in-law 1 mother-in-law 1 parent 6 self 18 sibling 1 spouse 16 gender 81 0 . 33 F 27 M 21 age 81 0 . 40 11 2 12 2 15 1 16 3 18 2 2 1 20 1 25 1 3 1 30 2 35 1 4 2 41 1 43 1 46 1 48 3 49 1 55 1 58 1 6 1 60 1 62 4 7 2 75 1 78 1 8 2 9 1 occupation 81 0 -8 4 . 31 None 1 car repair businessman 1 chef 1 community officer 1 contract worker 1 farmer 1 food vendor 1 labour work 1 loan broker 1 machine operator 1 manpower worker in the electricity board 1 migrant worker 1 ngo worker 1 phone technician 1 running a home based shop 1 student 20 tea lady 1 threewheeler driver 1 tutor 1 unemployed 3 vegetable seller 1 welder 1 works for a private company 1 works in a company in the Middle East 1 works in the ADR at the Divisional Secretariat 1 other_occupation 81 0 -8 80 dry fish vendor 1 med_needs 81 0 -8 66 arthritis 1 cholestrol 2 diabetes 11 wheeze 1 other_med_needs_I 81 0 -8 78 cholesterol 2 kidney problems 1 other_med_needs_II 81 0 -8 79 pressure 2 hhold_no 18 0 hh10_shaloni 1 hh11_latha 1 hh12_kanthi 1 hh13_asoka 1 hh14_rangika 1 hh15_nelun 1 hh16_seetha 1 hh17_rukmani 1 hh18_chandrika 1 hh1_yogeetha 1 hh2_ruwani 1 hh3_sujeewa 1 hh4_abirami 1 hh5_mumtaz 1 hh6_ali 1 hh7_akram 1 hh8_maishani 1 hh9_mariyam 1 current_place_of_living 18 0 . 4 Seevalipura 10 Sirisara Uyana 4 vote_registered_at_current_home 18 0 . 5 1 11 2 2 deed_for_property 18 0 . 5 2 13 other_ownership_doc 18 0 . 7 1 8 2 3 other_ownership_doc_2 18 0 . 5 2 4 NHDA permit 7 document from a lawyer proving ownership 1 on lease 1 samurdhi 18 0 . 13 1 1 2 4 other 18 0 . 14 2 1 COVID-19 lockdown food basket 3 loan_commitments 18 0 . 8 1 1 1000 1 13000 2 15000 1 2 3 20000 1 500 1 loan_repayment_freq 18 0 . 14 monthly 2 weekly 2 rent 18 0 . 14 13000 1 NA 3 lease 18 0 . 15 NA 3 purpose_of_loan 18 0 -8 1 . 12 NA 2 house renovation 1 purchase threewheeler 1 repair vege cart 1 nature_of_household_income 18 0 . 16 Daily earning + monthly salary (Son) 1 daily 1 hh_mincome_0_40k 18 0 . 3 1 5 2 10 hh_mincome_40k_80k 18 0 . 3 1 7 2 8 hh_mincome_80k_120k 18 0 . 3 1 2 2 13 hh_mincome_120k_160k 18 0 . 3 1 1 2 14 hh_mincome_160k_200k 18 0 . 3 1 1 2 14 hh_income_200k> 18 0 . 3 1 2 2 13 %_food_exp_inc 18 0 . 8 2 3 25 1 50 2 75 1 Biggest HH expenditure 1 main expenditure 2 breakfast_rice 18 0 . 9 1 2 2 7 breakfast_fish 18 0 . 9 1 3 2 6 breafast_vegetables 18 0 . 8 1 3 2 7 breakfast_mallung 18 0 . 9 1 2 2 7 breakfast_noodles 18 0 . 9 1 1 2 8 breakfast_macaron 18 0 . 9 1 1 2 8 breakfast_sweet_potatoes 18 0 . 9 1 1 2 8 breakfast_ manioc 18 0 . 9 1 1 2 8 breakfast_chickpeas 18 0 . 9 1 1 2 8 breakfast_hoppers 18 0 . 9 1 2 2 7 breakfast_laveriyas 18 0 . 9 1 1 2 8 breakfast_dhal_curry 18 0 . 9 1 1 2 8 breakfast_kiribath 18 0 . 9 1 1 2 8 breakfast_onion_sambol 18 0 . 9 1 1 2 8 breakfast_kanji 18 0 . 9 1 1 2 8 breakfast_bread 17 0 . 7 1 3 2 7 breakfast_eggs 18 0 . 9 1 1 2 8 lunch_rice 18 0 . 5 1 10 2 3 lunch_bread 18 0 . 17 1 1 lunch_vegetables 18 0 . 4 1 11 2 3 lunch_mallung 18 0 . 5 1 2 2 11 lunch_fish 18 0 . 5 1 11 2 2 lunch_cabbage 18 0 . 5 1 1 2 12 lunch_beans 18 0 . 5 1 2 2 11 lunch_coconut_sambol 18 0 . 5 1 2 2 11 lunch_other_meat 18 0 . 5 1 3 2 10 lunch_lentils 18 0 . 6 1 1 2 11 lunch_dhal_curry 18 0 . 5 1 1 2 12 dinner_rice 18 0 . 12 1 4 2 2 dinner_coconut_sambol 18 0 . 12 1 2 2 4 dinner_bread 18 0 . 11 1 2 2 5 dinner_pittu 18 0 . 12 1 2 2 4 dinner_string_hoppers 18 0 . 12 1 3 2 3 dinner_papadams 18 0 . 12 1 1 2 5 dinner_fish 18 0 . 12 1 2 2 4 dinner_eggs 18 0 . 12 1 1 2 5 dinner_vegetables 18 0 . 11 1 2 2 5 dinner_noodles 18 0 . 12 1 1 2 5 fruits_jambu 18 0 . 9 1 2 2 7 fruits_grapes 18 0 . 9 1 2 2 7 fruits_oranges 18 0 . 9 1 2 2 7 fruits_bananas 18 0 . 9 1 8 2 1 fruits_pineapples 18 0 . 9 1 2 2 7 fruits_narang 18 0 . 9 1 2 2 7 fruits_papaya 18 0 . 9 1 3 2 6 fruits_watermelon 18 0 . 9 1 2 2 7 fruits_mangoes 18 0 . 9 1 4 2 5 purch_food_outside 18 0 . 12 3-4 times a week 1 never 1 rarely 2 sometimes 2 food_purch_outside_1 18 0 . 10 dosa 1 hoppers 1 kottu 1 noodles 1 pizza 1 string hoppers 3 food_purch_outside_2 17 0 . 10 bread 3 fried rice 2 pittu 2 food_purch_outside_3 17 0 . 14 fried rice 1 roti 1 string hoppers 1 purch_dry_food_from 17 0 . 3 Cargills 1 Keells 1 food city at borella 1 food city in dematagoda 1 nayana store 1 shop at junction 1 shop nearby 6 udayagiri store 1 weerathunga store 1 purch_vege_fruits_from_1 17 0 . 3 cart seller 2 pettah wholesale market 1 sahaspura market 1 sahaspura vendors 2 shop nearby 5 vegetable shop 2 wholesale market 1 purch_vege_fruits_from_2 18 0 . 15 kele market in pettah 1 peliyagoda market 1 vegetable truck 1 purch_meat_fish_ from 18 0 . 7 battaramulla fish market 1 cart seller house 1 fish stall nearby 1 shop nearby 8 purch_spices_from 13 0 . 7 chili grinding mill in dematagoda 3 mill in borella 1 shop nearby 2 use_credit_purch_food 17 0 . 9 1 1 2 3 Rarely 1 Sometimes 3 max_times_cooking_per_day 17 0 . 6 1 5 2 4 3 2 nutrition_advice 18 0 . 8 1 1 2 9 nutrition_advice_occur 18 0 . 17 hospital clinic 1 electricty_meter_house 18 0 . 4 1 12 2 1 Clarify 1 water_meter_house 18 0 . 4 1 12 2 1 Clarify 1 drinking_water_safe 18 0 . 8 1 8 Boils & Drinks 1 Yes, but filters 1 power_cuts 18 0 . 13 2 2 Rarely 2 rarely 1 floods 18 0 . 10 1 3 2 3 Rarely 2 sanitation_source 18 0 . 12 Personal 2 Personal - Pit 1 Private 1 Public 2 cooking_fuel_source 15 0 . 1 Gas 14 switched_cooking_fuel_source 17 0 . 7 Kerosene 5 Rice Cooker 1 Rice cooker 1 kerosene 1 rice cooker 2 community_challenges 18 0 . 16 drugs 2 covid_impact 9 Before COVID, they used to eat all 3 meals. 1 Didn’t pay their electricity bill during COVID and now they have arrears to pay. The month before last, Irangani pawned a piece of gold jewellery and paid LKR 15,000. 1 During COVID, Shaloni notes that they didn’t pay any bills, they only spent their money on food to eat. 1 1 buying a lot less compared to then. For example, chicken - previously, even during Covid times, if they used to buy for LKR 300, it would be sufficient for two meals. They could eat for lunch and then for dinner too and could feed even another person. Now 1 in the last two years, the price of food has gone up and as a result they are buying less takes much longer to cook with kerosene than with gas – it takes her about 4 to 5 hours. Additionally, there is soot. Sometimes if breakfast is taking long to prep 1 she doesn’t stop buying what she likes/needs. She just buys a lesser quantity. Mariyam used the example of tomatoes - she finds tomatoes expensive now, however, she will even buy one and use it. Even with cabbage, she used to buy 500g, now she buys 250g 1 there weren’t any places to buy merchandise from, for her shop. Spent all the money they had in hand, during the first lockdown. Increase in prices of grocery items has made it more difficult 1 was doing business in a cart, however during COVID it was removed. Water connection was disconnected during covid as they were unable to pay the bills. People who have piped water connections also use public wells, because they don’t want it adding to t 1 covid_impact 5 . 1 are, she will eat some biscuits and drink some milk 1 heir bill. 1 it’s not possible. 1 1