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Table 3 Adjusted mean and standard error in age of onset (years) by type of disability in India, 2018

From: Economic gradient of onset of disability in India

 

Locomotor

Visual

Hearing

Speech

Mental Retardation

Mental Illness

Other Disabilitya

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

MPCE Quintile

 Poorest

33.56

0.0000526

45.91

0.0000451

46.59

0.0000392

26.69

0.0000192

12.56

0.0000411

29.46

0.0000196

36.2

0.0000267

 Poor

34.88

0.0000567

45.86

0.0000492

45.92

0.000042

29.12

0.0000211

17.73

0.0000437

29.51

0.0000207

34.87

0.000027

 Middle

35.77

0.0000557

46.67

0.0000487

48.2

0.0000406

31.47

0.0000215

16.19

0.000044

32.11

0.0000204

36.38

0.0000257

 Rich

36.96

0.0000576

46.52

0.0000509

49.45

0.0000412

34.04

0.0000234

17.94

0.0000473

32.87

0.0000208

37.04

0.0000271

 Richest

39.74

0.0000577

46.23

0.0000512

50.86

0.0000398

37.5

0.0000247

24.41

0.0000486

34.45

0.0000207

41.71

0.0000289

Gender

 Male

33.78

0.0000351

44.44

0.00003

47.94

0.0000266

32.5

0.0000206

15.95

0.0000317

29.46

0.0000117

37.23

0.0000193

 Female

38.75

0.0000348

48.17

0.0000301

48.49

0.0000267

30.9

0.0000207

19.62

0.0000317

34.06

0.0000121

37.26

0.0000201

Residence

 Rural

35.28

0.0000304

46.98

0.0000258

47.46

0.0000225

30.79

0.0000161

16.27

0.000025

31.35

0.0000128

36.19

0.0000156

 Urban

38.19

0.000047

44.53

0.0000402

49.89

0.0000329

33.9

0.0000285

21.03

0.000045

32.41

0.0000192

39.66

0.0000243

Education

 Below Primary

42.09

0.0000212

52.35

0.0000111

52.36

0.0000161

28.88

0.0000131

13.08

0.0000205

32.86

0.0000131

36.38

0.0000176

 Middle/Secondary

29.23

0.0000334

39.54

0.000016

41.11

0.0000242

32.91

0.0000193

20.29

0.0000296

29.65

0.0000197

37.27

0.0000263

 Secondary & above

27.64

0.0000448

36.77

0.0000185

45.57

0.0000302

39.04

0.0000234

28.64

0.0000365

30.92

0.0000244

39.95

0.0000331

Religion

 Hindu

36.44

0.0000286

46.68

0.0000245

48.69

0.0000207

31.95

0.0000165

18.57

0.0000253

31.88

0.0000118

37.57

0.0000111

 Muslim

33.36

0.0000644

44.35

0.0000543

44.9

0.0000464

29.67

0.0000327

12.85

0.0000526

30.03

0.0000262

31.42

0.000022

 Others

39.79

0.0001173

44.47

0.0000991

49.89

0.0000866

34.11

0.0000713

17.97

0.0001003

33.09

0.0000494

48.65

0.0000463

Social group

 ST

35.99

0.0000746

46.55

0.0000666

45.41

0.0000562

27.65

0.0000414

22.75

0.0000614

30.04

0.0000318

42.37

0.0000412

 SC

33.71

0.000056

45.13

0.0000491

45.86

0.0000405

31.92

0.0000305

17.37

0.0000458

30.55

0.0000227

35.38

0.0000241

 OBC

35.08

0.0000376

46.86

0.000033

48.51

0.0000276

31.2

0.0000203

14.89

0.0000312

31.33

0.0000152

35.8

0.0000166

 Others

39.75

0.0000494

45.84

0.000043

50.25

0.0000358

33.9

0.0000294

21

0.0000459

33.59

0.0000199

39.2

0.0000287

Household Size

 1–4

36.6

0.000041

45.17

0.000035

48.39

0.0000298

32.96

0.0000241

19.84

0.0000374

32.11

0.000017

37.66

0.0000224

 5–8

36.11

0.0000362

46.7

0.0000304

47.97

0.0000267

31.37

0.0000196

15.84

0.0000304

31.47

0.0000152

37.61

0.0000186

 9–28

34.78

0.0000821

48.06

0.0000687

48.64

0.0000601

28.77

0.000041

18.93

0.0000678

30.99

0.0000333

33.77

0.0000401

  1. aOther disability includes: Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, other chronic neurological conditions, hemophilia, thalassemia, sickle cell disease