Table 2 Percentage of elderly experiencing abuse after turning 60 years of age by type of abuse and level of educational, India, 2011
From: Abuse against elderly in India – The role of education
Experience of abuse | Years of education of elderly | Chi square test* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Illiterate | 1-4 years | 5-7 years | 8+ years | Total | ||
Physical | 5.3 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 63.8 (0.000) |
Verbal | 12.6 | 11.2 | 9.2 | 4.8 | 10.2 | 115.7 (0.000) |
Economic | 7.1 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 89.4 (0.000) |
Disrespect | 7.5 | 7.3 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 77.9 (0.000) |
Neglect | 6.9 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 5.2 | 91.9 (0.000) |
No. of elderly | 4,501 | 1,252 | 1,313 | 2,660 | 9,726 | |