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Table 10 Percentage distribution of ailing elderly population sample by select background characteristics (Rural-Urban wise)

From: Determinants of rural-urban differential in healthcare utilization among the elderly population in India

  

Total

Rural

Urban

Frequencya

%

Frequencya

%

Frequencya

%

Place of Residence

Rural

6615

48.38

    

Urban

7059

51.62

    

Age

Younger old (60-69 years)

8089

59.16

3877

58.61

4212

59.67

Old-old (70-79 years)

4013

29.35

1969

29.77

2044

28.96

Oldest old (80 +)

1573

11.50

769

11.63

803

11.38

Sex

Male

6844

50.05

3293

49.78

3551

50.3

Female

6829

49.94

3321

50.2

3508

49.7

Social Group

ST

633

4.63

403

6.09

230

3.26

SC

1666

12.18

1045

15.8

621

8.8

OBC

5199

38.02

2733

41.32

2466

34.93

Others

6176

45.17

2434

36.8

3742

53.01

Marital Status

Currently Married

8976

65.64

4290

64.85

4686

66.38

Others

4698

34.36

2325

35.15

2373

33.62

Religion

Hindu

9970

72.91

4777

72.21

5193

73.57

Muslim

1992

14.57

888

13.42

1104

15.64

Others

1712

12.42

950

14.36

762

10.79

Education

Illiterate

5170

37.81

3353

50.69

1817

25.74

Upper Primary or Below

4851

35.48

2405

36.36

2446

34.65

Secondary

1569

11.47

515

7.79

1054

14.93

Higher Secondary or above

2084

15.24

342

5.17

1742

24.68

Economic Dependence

Not Dependent

3650

26.69

1528

23.1

2122

30.06

Partially dependent

3059

22.37

1697

25.65

1362

19.29

Fully dependent

6965

50.94

3390

51.25

3575

50.64

Economic Status

Poor

2557

18.7

2013

30.43

544

7.71

Lower Middle

3375

24.68

2156

32.59

1219

17.27

Upper Middle

3659

26.76

1684

25.46

1975

27.98

Rich

4083

29.86

762

11.52

3321

47.05

Household Size

5 or less

8128

59.44

3794

57.35

4334

61.4

More than 5

5546

40.56

2821

42.65

2725

38.6

Living arrangement

Alone

422

3.09

223

3.37

199

2.82

With spouse and/or other members

13,252

96.91

6392

96.63

6860

97.18

Health Insurance

Not insured

9407

68.79

4530

68.48

4877

69.09

Insured

4267

31.21

2085

31.52

2182

30.91

Region

Northeast

328

2.4

182

2.75

146

2.07

South

5579

40.8

3006

45.44

2573

36.45

West

1922

14.06

601

9.09

1321

18.71

North

2098

15.34

1075

16.25

1023

14.49

Central

1393

10.19

670

10.13

723

10.24

East

2354

17.22

1081

16.34

1273

18.03

TOTAL

 

13,674

100

6615

48.38

7059

51.62

  1. Source: Author’s calculation from the NSS 75th Round on Social Consumption: Health
  2. aunweighted sample size