Table 1 Socio-demographic profile of older adults
Variables | Sample | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Fall-related injury | ||
 No | 8844 | 96.4 |
 Yes | 330 | 3.6 |
Walking disability | ||
 No | 7076 | 77.1 |
 Partial/complete | 2098 | 22.9 |
Vision disability | ||
 No | 3751 | 40.9 |
 Partial/complete | 5423 | 59.1 |
Alcohol consumption | ||
 No | 8474 | 92.4 |
 Yes | 700 | 7.6 |
Self-rated health | ||
 Good | 4094 | 44.6 |
 Poor | 5080 | 55.4 |
Cognitive ability | ||
 High | 3668 | 40.0 |
 Low | 5506 | 60.0 |
Alzheimer’s | ||
 No | 9059 | 98.8 |
 Yes | 115 | 1.3 |
Dementia | ||
 No | 9094 | 99.1 |
 Yes | 80 | 0.9 |
Diabetes | ||
 No | 8230 | 89.7 |
 Yes | 944 | 10.3 |
Arthritis | ||
 No | 6511 | 71.0 |
 Yes | 2663 | 29.0 |
Age (years) | ||
 60–69 | 5665 | 61.8 |
 70–79 | 2525 | 27.5 |
 80+ | 984 | 10.7 |
Gender | ||
 Men | 4337 | 47.3 |
 Women | 4837 | 52.7 |
Marital Status | ||
 Not in Union | 3632 | 39.6 |
 Currently in Union | 5542 | 60.4 |
Education | ||
 No education | 4654 | 50.7 |
 Below 5 years | 1890 | 20.6 |
 6–10 years | 2070 | 22.6 |
 11+ years | 559 | 6.1 |
Working status (last one year) | ||
 No | 6172 | 67.3 |
 Yes | 2208 | 24.1 |
 Retired | 794 | 8.7 |
Co-reside with children | ||
 No | 2700 | 29.4 |
 Yes | 6474 | 70.6 |
Wealth Status | ||
 Poorest | 2168 | 23.6 |
 Poorer | 2024 | 22.1 |
 Middle | 1903 | 20.8 |
 Richer | 1708 | 18.6 |
 Richest | 1370 | 14.9 |
Religion | ||
 Hindu | 7297 | 79.5 |
 Muslim | 644 | 7.0 |
 Sikh | 847 | 9.2 |
 Others | 386 | 4.2 |
Caste | ||
 Scheduled Caste | 1896 | 20.7 |
 Scheduled Tribe | 515 | 5.6 |
 Other Backward Class | 3352 | 36.5 |
 Others | 3411 | 37.2 |
Residence | ||
 Rural | 6783 | 73.9 |
 Urban | 2391 | 26.1 |
State | ||
 Kerala | 1340 | 14.6 |
 Himachal Pradesh | 1456 | 15.9 |
 Punjab | 1240 | 13.5 |
 West Bengal | 1127 | 12.3 |
 Orissa | 1453 | 15.8 |
 Maharashtra | 1229 | 13.4 |
 Tamil Nadu | 1329 | 14.5 |
Total | 9174 | 100.0 |