Table 1 Socio-economic and demographic profile of the study population by background characteristics, India, 2015–16
From: Socio-economic inequality in anaemia among men in India: a study based on cross-sectional data
Variables | Percentage | Sample |
|---|---|---|
Men’s age (in years) | ||
 15–19 | 16.7 | 18,382 |
 20–29 | 29.1 | 31,542 |
 30–39 | 25.4 | 27,629 |
 40–49 | 21.0 | 22,387 |
 50–54 | 7.8 | 8321 |
Marital status | ||
 Never married | 36.0 | 39,692 |
 Currently married | 64.0 | 68,569 |
Educational level | ||
 No Education | 13.1 | 14,545 |
 Primary | 12.7 | 13,930 |
 Secondary | 57.2 | 63,027 |
 Higher | 17.1 | 16,759 |
Mass media | ||
 No exposure | 8.0 | 10,050 |
 Exposure | 92.0 | 98,211 |
Body Mass Index | ||
 Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m2) | 19.7 | 20,760 |
 Normal (18.5–24.99 kg/m2) | 60.7 | 68,238 |
 Overweight (≥25 kg/m2) | 19.5 | 19,093 |
Tobacco use (smoke/smokeless) | ||
 No | 54.2 | 55,024 |
 Yes | 45.8 | 53,237 |
Caste | ||
 Scheduled caste | 19.9 | 19,257 |
 Scheduled tribe | 8.9 | 19,354 |
 Other backward class | 43.8 | 42,101 |
 Others | 27.4 | 27,549 |
Religion | ||
 Hindu | 81.9 | 80,885 |
 Muslim | 12.8 | 14,733 |
 Others | 5.3 | 12,643 |
Wealth index | ||
 Poorest | 14.9 | 17,927 |
 Poorer | 19.0 | 22,579 |
 Middle | 21.2 | 23,562 |
 Richer | 22.1 | 22,467 |
 Richest | 22.8 | 21,726 |
Place of residence | ||
 Urban | 37.3 | 33,779 |
 Rural | 62.7 | 74,482 |
Region€ | ||
 North | 14.1 | 23,777 |
 Central | 22.0 | 27,306 |
 East | 18.9 | 16,683 |
 Northeast | 3.3 | 13,924 |
 West | 18.1 | 11,725 |
 South | 23.7 | 14,846 |
 Total | 100.0 | 108,261 |