Table 2 Prevalence of perceived age discrimination among older adults by background characteristics, LASI, 2017–18 (N = 31,464)
From: Prevalence and correlates of perceived age-related discrimination among older adults in India
Characteristics | No perceived age discrimination n(%) | Perceived age discrimination n(%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | < 0.001 | ||
60–69 | 17,319 (90.16) | 1655 (9.84) | |
70–79 | 8147 (89.3) | 954 (10.7) | |
80 and above | 3000 (88.14) | 389 (11.86) | |
Gender | 0.001 | ||
Male | 13,748 (90.26) | 1350 (9.74) | |
Female | 14,718 (89.14) | 1648 (10.86) | |
Marital Status | < 0.001 | ||
Currently in marital union | 18,221 (90.67) | 1699 (9.33) | |
Widowed | 9508 (88.1) | 1211 (11.9) | |
Currently not in marital union | 737 (87.58) | 88 (12.42) | |
Years of schooling | < 0.001 | ||
No | 15,019 (88.15) | 1870 (11.85) | |
1–5 years | 5312 (89.66) | 528 (10.34) | |
5–10 years | 5683 (92.83) | 423 (7.17) | |
More than 10 years | 2452 (93.34) | 177 (6.66) | |
Living arrangement | < 0.001 | ||
Living with spouse and children | 12,375 (90.94) | 1090 (9.06) | |
Living with children and others | 9079 (88.87) | 1083 (11.13) | |
Living with spouse | 5634 (90.2) | 581 (9.8) | |
Living alone | 1378 (83.42) | 244 (16.58) | |
Social participation | < 0.001 | ||
No | 26,037 (89.37) | 2848 (10.63) | |
Yes | 1979 (91.53) | 149 (8.47) | |
Work status | < 0.001 | ||
Never worked | 8051 (92.28) | 733 (7.72) | |
Earlier worked | 11,928 (88.05) | 1445 (11.95) | |
Currently working | 8487 (89.69) | 820 (10.31) | |
Self rated health | < 0.001 | ||
Good | 21,526 (89.87) | 2159 (10.13) | |
Poor | 6940 (89.11) | 839 (10.89) | |
Difficulties in ADL | < 0.001 | ||
No | 22,621 (90.11) | 2149 (9.89) | |
Yes | 5845 (88.26) | 849 (11.74) | |
Difficulties in IADL | < 0.001 | ||
No | 16,321 (91.66) | 1288 (8.34) | |
Yes | 12,145 (87.51) | 1710 (12.49) | |
Chronic Condition | 0.383 | ||
No | 12,994 (89.56) | 1341 (10.44) | |
One | 8327 (89.16) | 914 (10.84) | |
Two and more | 7058 (90.3) | 739 (9.7) | |
Residence | < 0.001 | ||
Urban | 9886 (92.15) | 853 (7.85) | |
Rural | 18,580 (88.64) | 2145 (11.36) | |
MPCE quintile | < 0.001 | ||
Poorest | 5770 (87.45) | 714 (12.55) | |
Poor | 5881 (89.59) | 596 (10.41) | |
Middle | 5838 (90.92) | 578 (9.08) | |
Rich | 5594 (90.04) | 576 (9.96) | |
Richest | 5383 (90.69) | 534 (9.31) | |
Caste | < 0.001 | ||
General | 8488 (91.14) | 777 (8.86) | |
OBC | 10,586 (89.33) | 1300 (10.67) | |
SC/ST | 9392 (88.73) | 921 (11.27) | |
Religion | < 0.001 | ||
Hindu | 20,601 (89.11) | 2436 (10.89) | |
Muslim | 3450 (91.03) | 281 (8.97) | |
Others | 4415 (94.41) | 281 (5.59) | |
Region | < 0.001 | ||
Northern Region | 4726 (90.99) | 445 (9.01) | |
North-Eastern Region | 3509 (93.17) | 243 (6.83) | |
Eastern Region | 5848 (92.11) | 432 (7.89) | |
Central Region | 4081 (83.74) | 822 (16.26) | |
Southern Region | 10,302 (90.81) | 1056 (9.19) | |
Total | 28,466 (89.67) | 2994 (10.33) |