Table 1 Background characteristics of the rural middle-aged and older adults’ aged rural women in India, LASI, 2017–18
Characteristics | unweighted percentage | Weighted percentage | Total number of samples (n = 22,535) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
 45–59 | 52.75 | 50.01 | 11,887 |
 ≥ 60 | 47.25 | 49.99 | 10,648 |
Marital status | |||
 Currently with partner/husband | 64.30 | 63.53 | 14,489 |
 Currently single | 35.70 | 36.47 | 8045 |
MPCE | |||
 Poorer | 39.88 | 43.08 | 8988 |
 Non-poorer | 60.12 | 56.92 | 13,547 |
Religion | |||
 Hindu | 74.60 | 83.82 | 16,603 |
 Muslim | 9.65 | 9.64 | 2147 |
 Christian | 10.82 | 2.97 | 2408 |
 Other | 4.93 | 3.58 | 1097 |
Region | |||
 North | 17.79 | 12.79 | 4010 |
 Central | 16.49 | 20.83 | 3715 |
 East | 19.07 | 24.81 | 4298 |
 North East | 10.51 | 1.21 | 2368 |
 West | 13.13 | 15.38 | 2959 |
 South | 23.01 | 24.98 | 5185 |
Years of schooling | |||
 0 | 72.93 | 77.12 | 16,434 |
 1–5 | 14.33 | 13.15 | 3229 |
 6–9 | 7.83 | 6.49 | 1764 |
 10 +  | 4.92 | 3.24 | 1108 |
Living status | |||
 Alone | 5.49 | 6.26 | 1237 |
 Not alone | 94.51 | 93.74 | 21,298 |
Ever smoked or smokeless tobacco | |||
 Yes | 23.47 | 22.98 | 5259 |
 No | 76.53 | 77.02 | 17,148 |
Ever consumed alcohol | |||
 Yes | 5.50 | 3.39 | 1233 |
 No | 94.5 | 96.61 | 21,183 |
Sleeping problems | |||
 Present | 3.88 | 4.27 | 873 |
 Absent | 96.12 | 95.73 | 21,610 |
Self-rated health | |||
 Good | 57.41 | 54.40 | 12,762 |
 Faire | 30.78 | 32.84 | 6842 |
 Bad | 11.82 | 12.76 | 2627 |
IAP | |||
 Exposed | 16.85 | 18.67 | 3740 |
 Non-exposed | 83.15 | 81.33 | 18,462 |