|
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
|
