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Table 1 Study characteristics of base population, SAGE, India

From: Association between poor self-reported health and unmarried status among adults: examining the hypothesis of marriage protection and marriage selection in the Indian context

Variable

SAGE Wave 1 (2007)

SAGE Wave 2 (2015)

N = 4077

Age

 Below 60

85.3

36.1

 60+

14.7

64.9

Marital status

 Never married

2.26

4.29

 Currently married

89.66

81.79

 Separated/divorced

0.33

0.28

 Widowed

7.7

13.63

Social group

 SC & ST

27.8

22.7

 Others

72.2

77.3

Religion

 Hindu

83.05

84.83

 Muslim

12.82

11.86

 Others

4.12

3.31

Education

 Less than primary

43.51

41.51

 Completed secondary

34.63

36.63

 Above secondary

21.86

21.86

Wealth condition

 Poor

48.8

41.05

 Middle

19.27

19.17

 Rich

31.93

39.79

Working status

 No

16.3

35.5

 Yes

83.7

64.5

Self-reported health (SRH)

 Poor

87.8

82.7

 Good

12.2

17.3

  1. Source: SAGE, India
  2. Sampling weights were applied for percentage calculation