Table 1 Characteristics of the study population stratified by caregivers and non-caregivers
Background Characteristics | Caregivers | Non- caregivers | N = 67,749 |
|---|---|---|---|
Self-Rated Heath | |||
 Poor | 10.92 | 10.61 | 6859 |
 Good | 89.08 | 89.39 | 60,890 |
Depression | |||
 Depressed | 29.30 | 27.58 | 17,874 |
 Not depressed | 70.70 | 72.42 | 49,875 |
Age Group | |||
 < 45 years | 14.42 | 8.41 | 6690 |
 45–59 years | 53.45 | 45.11 | 32,192 |
 60–69 years | 21.15 | 27.22 | 15,938 |
 > 70 years | 10.98 | 19.26 | 12,929 |
Sex | |||
 Male | 36.03 | 41.98 | 27,017 |
 Female | 63.97 | 58.02 | 40,732 |
Years of Schooling | |||
 No Education | 38.76 | 50.23 | 33,332 |
 < 5 years | 11.72 | 10.81 | 7076 |
 5–9 years | 22.33 | 21.17 | 14,362 |
 > 10 years | 27.19 | 17.80 | 12,979 |
Marital Status | |||
 Currently Married | 86.99 | 75.00 | 50,881 |
 Widowed | 9.69 | 22.28 | 14,576 |
 Others | 3.31 | 2.73 | 2292 |
MPCE Quintile | |||
 Poorest | 22.07 | 20.76 | 13,203 |
 Poorer | 20.12 | 21.37 | 13,574 |
 Middle | 17.29 | 20.47 | 13,550 |
 Richer | 17.58 | 19.74 | 13,696 |
 Richest | 22.93 | 17.66 | 13,726 |
Religion | |||
 Hindu | 77.30 | 82.29 | 48,285 |
 Muslim | 17.64 | 11.20 | 8552 |
 Others | 5.06 | 6.50 | 10,912 |
Caste | |||
 Schedule Caste (SC) | 17.69 | 19.82 | 11,935 |
 Schedule Tribe (ST) | 5.56 | 8.96 | 12,769 |
 Other Backward Caste (OBC) | 53.92 | 46.27 | 25,446 |
 None | 22.83 | 24.95 | 17,599 |
Residence | |||
 Rural | 62.97 | 68.98 | 45,825 |
 Urban | 37.03 | 31.02 | 21,924 |
Living Arrangement | |||
 With Spouse | 15.61 | 14.95 | 10,315 |
 With Spouse and Children | 70.51 | 59.11 | 39,663 |
 With Children | 8.08 | 18.40 | 12,646 |
 Alone/ With Others | 5.80 | 7.54 | 5125 |
Chronic Disease | |||
 No Chronic Disease | 53.26 | 55.28 | 35,300 |
 Single Chronic Disease | 26.17 | 26.90 | 19,473 |
 Multimorbidity | 20.57 | 17.82 | 12,976 |
Economic Dependency | |||
 Dependent | 43.93 | 51.76 | 35,479 |
 Independent | 56.07 | 48.24 | 32,270 |