Table 2 Percentage of older adults reporting poor SRH, low psychological health and low subjective well-being
Background factors | Poor SRH | Low psychological health | Low subjective well-being | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | p < 0.05 | % | p < 0.05 | % | p < 0.05 | |
Smoking tobacco | Â | 0.046 | Â | 0.936 | Â | 0.455 |
 No | 54.8 |  | 23.7 |  | 26.9 |  |
 Yes | 57.9 |  | 22.1 |  | 25.7 |  |
Chewing tobacco |  | 0.032 |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |
 No | 54.9 |  | 21.5 |  | 24.8 |  |
 Yes | 56.8 |  | 30.3 |  | 33.7 |  |
Alcohol consumption |  | 0.093 |  | 0.031 |  | < 0.001 |
 No | 55.5 |  | 23.7 |  | 27.4 |  |
 Yes | 53.1 |  | 19.8 |  | 18.6 |  |
Chronic diseases |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |
 No | 40.5 |  | 20.0 |  | 23.3 |  |
 Yes | 63.4 |  | 25.3 |  | 28.6 |  |
Difficulty in ADL |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |
 High | 52.9 |  | 21.2 |  | 24.5 |  |
 Low | 84.7 |  | 51.3 |  | 54.8 |  |
Difficulty in IADL |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |
 High | 45.5 |  | 14.4 |  | 16.1 |  |
 Low | 62.8 |  | 30.4 |  | 34.9 |  |
Age (years) |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |
 60-69 | 49.6 |  | 19.9 |  | 23.2 |  |
 70-79 | 62.2 |  | 27.0 |  | 30.0 |  |
 80+ | 70.0 |  | 34.9 |  | 38.7 |  |
Sex |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |  | 0.048 |
 Male | 51.9 |  | 21.1 |  | 23.9 |  |
 Female | 58.3 |  | 25.5 |  | 29.3 |  |
Marital Status |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |
 Not in union | 61.3 |  | 28.5 |  | 32.9 |  |
 Currently in union | 51.3 |  | 20.1 |  | 22.7 |  |
Education |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |
 No education | 61.0 |  | 30.6 |  | 35.5 |  |
 Below 5 years | 56.9 |  | 22.3 |  | 24.0 |  |
 6-10 years | 44.8 |  | 12.5 |  | 13.9 |  |
 11+ years | 41.1 |  | 8.4 |  | 10.3 |  |
Working status (last one year) |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |
 No | 60.7 |  | 27.1 |  | 30.4 |  |
 Yes | 47.1 |  | 19.4 |  | 23.5 |  |
 Retired | 35.8 |  | 6.2 |  | 7.0 |  |
Living arrangement |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |
 Alone | 56.7 |  | 32.9 |  | 39.7 |  |
 With spouse | 49.9 |  | 20.7 |  | 25.8 |  |
 With children | 55.8 |  | 22.9 |  | 25.4 |  |
 Others | 60.7 |  | 26.3 |  | 30.9 |  |
Wealth quintile |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |
 Poorest | 61.8 |  | 37.1 |  | 47.3 |  |
 Poorer | 56.0 |  | 29.6 |  | 32.4 |  |
 Middle | 53.2 |  | 19.7 |  | 21.1 |  |
 Richer | 48.5 |  | 14.7 |  | 14.7 |  |
 Richest | 55.2 |  | 9.2 |  | 9.3 |  |
Religion |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |
 Hindu | 52.8 |  | 25.7 |  | 28.5 |  |
 Muslim | 66.3 |  | 23.1 |  | 29.9 |  |
 Sikh | 65.5 |  | 7.8 |  | 12.1 |  |
 Others | 61.4 |  | 16.3 |  | 21.6 |  |
Caste |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |
 Scheduled Caste | 60.0 |  | 28.0 |  | 33.8 |  |
 Scheduled Tribe | 46.5 |  | 32.4 |  | 35.1 |  |
 Other Backward Class | 53.2 |  | 25.7 |  | 27.8 |  |
 Others | 56.0 |  | 17.3 |  | 20.5 |  |
Residence |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |
 Rural | 56.9 |  | 25.1 |  | 28.3 |  |
 Urban | 50.8 |  | 18.7 |  | 22.4 |  |
State |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |  | < 0.001 |
 Himachal Pradesh | 46.0 |  | 17.0 |  | 15.1 |  |
 Punjab | 65.9 |  | 7.2 |  | 11.4 |  |
 West Bengal | 77.9 |  | 29.3 |  | 48.3 |  |
 Orissa | 47.5 |  | 37.5 |  | 35.3 |  |
 Maharashtra | 40.9 |  | 22.7 |  | 34.3 |  |
 Kerala | 67.1 |  | 13.8 |  | 14.8 |  |
 Tamil Nadu | 46.1 |  | 36.2 |  | 31.7 |  |