Table 5 MPCE Class wise Economic Dependence and Education of the Elderly in India (in %)
MPCE Class | Economic Dependence | Education | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | |||||||||||
Not Dependent | Partially Dependent | Fully Dependent | Not Dependent | Partially Dependent | Fully Dependent | Illiterate | Up to Primary | Up to Secondary | Above Secondary | Illiterate | Up to Primary | Up to Secondary | Above Secondary | |
P | 30.7 | 23.9 | 45.5 | 29.7 | 20.9 | 49.3 | 76.8 | 15.9 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 58.0 | 27.9 | 12.0 | 2.2 |
LM | 23.3 | 24.7 | 51.9 | 29.2 | 15.7 | 55.1 | 71.5 | 18.5 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 42.6 | 25.4 | 21.1 | 10.9 |
UM | 22.0 | 20.7 | 57.4 | 29.1 | 17.8 | 53.2 | 67.8 | 20.0 | 9.7 | 2.6 | 30.5 | 24.7 | 27.9 | 16.9 |
R | 29.4 | 17.9 | 52.7 | 37.8 | 14.2 | 48.0 | 59.3 | 22.0 | 12.6 | 6.2 | 13.7 | 17.5 | 28.6 | 40.2 |
All | 26.7 | 21.5 | 51.9 | 31.9 | 16.9 | 51.2 | 68.2 | 19.3 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 33.6 | 23.3 | 23.4 | 19.7 |