Table 3 Percent of elderly experiencing abuse by levels of schooling and selected background characteristics, India, 2011
From: Abuse against elderly in India – The role of education
Characteristics of elderly | Levels of schooling among elderly | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Illiterate | 1-7 | 8+ | ||
Caste | ||||
SC | 13.4 | 13.2 | 3.5 | 12.1 |
ST | 13.4 | 17.6 | 10.2 | 13.9 |
OBC | 9.8 | 8.6 | 3.3 | 8.0 |
Others | 17.9 | 14.6 | 7.2 | 13.9 |
Ownership of land | ||||
No | 14.5 | 12.0 | 4.7 | 11.9 |
Yes | 12.1 | 11.6 | 6.6 | 10.6 |
Wealth index | ||||
Lowest + second (40%) | 15.5 | 16.7 | 9.8 | 15.3 |
Middle (20%) | 10.8 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 8.7 |
Fourth + highest (40%) | 11.4 | 7.5 | 4.6 | 7.6 |
Cognitive ability (Immediate recall of words) | ||||
0-5 | 14.0 | 12.7 | 4.2 | 11.9 |
6-10 | 11.8 | 10.7 | 7.4 | 9.5 |
Total | 13.8 | 11.8 | 5.5 | 11.4 |