Characteristic | Total | Poor health | Good health | χ 2 | t | p † |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 1679 | n = 222 (13.2%) | n = 1457 (86.8%) | ||||
Punjab (urban) | 6.9% | 5.4% | 7.1% | 0.90 | 0.40 | |
Punjab (rural) | 17.0% | 14.4% | 17.4% | 1.24 | 0.29 | |
Rajasthan (urban) | 5.2% | 4.5% | 5.4% | 0.28 | 0.75 | |
Rajasthan (rural) | 19.5% | 18.5% | 19.8% | 0.21 | 0.72 | |
Kerala (urban) | 8.0% | 13.1% | 7.1% | 9.27 | ≤0.01 | |
Kerala (rural) | 19.5% | 33.8% | 17.2% | 33.75 | ≤0.001 | |
Karnataka (urban) | 8.0% | 1.8% | 8.9% | 13.30 | ≤0.001 | |
Karnataka (rural) | 15.9% | 8.6% | 17.0% | 10.32 | ≤0.001 | |
Scheduled castes | 91.8% | 95.5% | 91.2% | 4.70 | ≤0.05 | |
Scheduled tribes | 5.4% | 2.7% | 5.8% | 3.70 | 0.06 | |
Non-scheduled castes/tribes | 2.8% | 1.8% | 3.0% | 0.94 | 0.51 | |
Gender (female) | 56.4% | 59.9% | 55.7% | 1.38 | 0.25 | |
Age [years; mean (SD)] | 55.8 (11.9) | 65.7 (12.8) | 54.2 (11.0) | 12.62 | ≤0.001 | |
Marital status (single) | 19.4% | 40.5% | 16.3% | 72.38 | ≤0.001 | |
Educational level (low) | 69.8% | 74.2% | 69.2% | 2.30 | 0.14 | |
Smoking (yes) | 18.1% | 26.1% | 16.9% | 11.0 | ≤0.001 | |
Physical inactivity‡ (vigorous) | 73.0% | 88.7% | 70.7% | 31.86 | ≤0.001 | |
Physical inactivity (moderate) | 58.4% | 67.1% | 57.1% | 8.03 | ≤0.01 |