Table 1 Socio-economic profile of older adults in India
Variable | Sample | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
 60–69 | 5875 | 61.8 |
 70–79 | 2606 | 27.4 |
 80+ | 1031 | 10.8 |
Sex | ||
 Men | 4517 | 47.5 |
 Women | 4995 | 52.5 |
Educational status | ||
 No education | 4857 | 51.1 |
 Below 5 years | 1948 | 20.5 |
 6 to 10 Years | 2129 | 22.4 |
 11+ years | 578 | 6.1 |
Marital status | ||
 Not in union | 3745 | 39.4 |
 Currently in union | 5767 | 60.6 |
Living arrangement | ||
 Alone | 558 | 5.9 |
 With spouse | 1518 | 16.0 |
 With children | 6696 | 70.4 |
 Others | 740 | 7.8 |
Working status | ||
 No | 6396 | 67.3 |
 Yes | 2307 | 24.3 |
 Retired | 809 | 8.5 |
Having children | ||
 Yes | 9107 | 95.7 |
 No | 405 | 4.3 |
Self-rated health | ||
 Good | 4254 | 44.7 |
 Poor | 5258 | 55.3 |
Chronic diseases | ||
 No | 3356 | 35.3 |
 Yes | 6156 | 64.7 |
Substance use | ||
 No | 6196 | 65.1 |
 Yes | 3316 | 34.9 |
Wealth quintile | ||
 Poorest | 2243 | 23.6 |
 Poorer | 2107 | 22.2 |
 Middle | 1963 | 20.7 |
 Richer | 1766 | 18.6 |
 Richest | 1429 | 15.0 |
Religion | ||
 Hindu | 7549 | 79.4 |
 Muslim | 668 | 7.0 |
 Sikh | 897 | 9.4 |
 Others | 398 | 4.2 |
Caste | ||
 Scheduled Caste | 1976 | 20.8 |
 Scheduled Tribe | 531 | 5.6 |
 Other Backward Class | 3491 | 36.7 |
 Others | 3513 | 36.9 |
Place of residence | ||
 Rural | 7026 | 73.9 |
 Urban | 2486 | 26.1 |
State | ||
 Himachal Pradesh | 1469 | 15.4 |
 Punjab | 1349 | 14.2 |
 West Bengal | 1126 | 11.8 |
 Orissa | 1452 | 15.3 |
 Maharashtra | 1368 | 14.4 |
 Kerala | 1348 | 14.2 |
 Tamil Nadu | 1400 | 14.7 |
Total | 9512 | 100.0 |