Table 1 Socio-economic and demographic profile of older adults
Background factors | Sample | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Tooth loss | ||
 No | 8095 | 87.7 |
 Yes | 1136 | 12.3 |
Smoking tobacco | ||
 No | 7809 | 84.6 |
 Yes | 1422 | 15.4 |
Chewing tobacco | ||
 No | 7228 | 78.3 |
 Yes | 2003 | 21.7 |
Alcohol consumption | ||
 No | 8525 | 92.4 |
 Yes | 706 | 7.7 |
Chronic diseases | ||
 No | 3268 | 35.4 |
 Yes | 5963 | 64.6 |
Difficulty in ADL | ||
 High | 8541 | 92.5 |
 Low | 690 | 7.5 |
Difficulty in IADL | ||
 High | 4008 | 43.4 |
 Low | 5223 | 56.6 |
Age (years) | ||
 60-69 | 5704 | 61.8 |
 70-79 | 2536 | 27.5 |
 80+ | 991 | 10.7 |
Sex | ||
 Male | 4372 | 47.4 |
 Female | 4859 | 52.6 |
Marital Status | ||
 Not in union | 3649 | 39.5 |
 Currently in union | 5582 | 60.5 |
Education | ||
 No education | 4684 | 50.7 |
 Below 5 years | 1900 | 20.6 |
 6-10 years | 2086 | 22.6 |
 11+ years | 562 | 6.1 |
Working status (last one year) | ||
 No | 6212 | 67.3 |
 Yes | 2223 | 24.1 |
 Retired | 796 | 8.6 |
Living arrangement | ||
 Alone | 547 | 5.9 |
 With spouse | 1467 | 15.9 |
 With children | 6493 | 70.3 |
 Others | 725 | 7.9 |
Wealth quintile | ||
 Poorest | 2169 | 23.5 |
 Poorer | 2029 | 22.0 |
 Middle | 1913 | 20.7 |
 Richer | 1720 | 18.6 |
 Richest | 1399 | 15.2 |
Religion | ||
 Hindu | 7324 | 79.3 |
 Muslim | 651 | 7.1 |
 Sikh | 870 | 9.4 |
 Others | 386 | 4.2 |
Caste | ||
 Scheduled Caste | 1911 | 20.7 |
 Scheduled Tribe | 515 | 5.6 |
 Other Backward Class | 3364 | 36.4 |
 Others | 3441 | 37.3 |
Residence | ||
 Rural | 6827 | 74.0 |
 Urban | 2404 | 26.0 |
State | ||
 Himachal Pradesh | 1471 | 15.9 |
 Punjab | 1279 | 13.9 |
 West Bengal | 1128 | 12.2 |
 Orissa | 1454 | 15.8 |
 Maharashtra | 1229 | 13.3 |
 Kerala | 1341 | 14.5 |
 Tamil Nadu | 1330 | 14.4 |
Total | 9231 | 100.0 |