Table 3 Prevalence of poor self rated health among caregivers and non-caregivers in India, LASI Wave 1, 2017–18
Background Characteristics | Caregivers | Non-Caregivers | Difference | Proportion Test (p value) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prevalence (N = 2522) | χ2 | Prevalence (N = 65,227) | χ2 | |||
Age Group | χ2 = 39.16 p = 0.000 |  | χ2 = 1600.00 p = 0.000 |  |  | |
 < 45 years | 8.16 | 5.41 | 2.75 | 0.927 | ||
 45–59 years | 8.68 | 7.13 | 1.55 | 0.003 | ||
 60–69 years | 13.65 | 12.30 | 1.35 | 0.574 | ||
 > 70 years | 20.62 | 18.95 | 1.67 | 0.973 | ||
Sex | χ2 = 0.01 p = 0.920 |  | χ2 = 16.02 p = 0.000 |  |  | |
 Male | 11.72 | 10.39 | 1.33 | 0.019 | ||
 Female | 10.48 | 10.78 | -0.3 | 0.003 | ||
Years of Schooling | χ2 = 16.23 p = 0.001 |  | χ2 = 279.34 p = 0.000 |  |  | |
 No Education | 15.10 | 12.36 | 2.74 | 0.319 | ||
 < 5 years | 11.22 | 12.54 | -1.32 | 0.382 | ||
 5–9 years | 10.37 | 9.43 | 0.94 | 0.429 | ||
 > 10 years | 5.32 | 6.01 | -0.69 | 0.440 | ||
Marital Status | χ2 = 18.78 p = 0.000 |  | χ2 = 462.06 p = 0.000 |  |  | |
 Currently Married | 10.18 | 9.33 | 0.85 | 0.163 | ||
 Widowed | 19.67 | 15.22 | 4.45 | 0.019 | ||
 Others | 5.30 | 8.95 | -3.65 | 0.381 | ||
MPCE Quintile | χ2 = 3.48 p = 0.481 |  | χ2 = 18.67 p = 0.001 |  |  | |
 Poorest | 10.98 | 10.41 | 0.57 | 0.003 | ||
 Poorer | 9.51 | 10.39 | -0.88 | 0.065 | ||
 Middle | 9.27 | 10.91 | -1.64 | 0.373 | ||
 Richer | 10.84 | 10.23 | 0.61 | 0.211 | ||
 Richest | 8.77 | 11.23 | -2.46 | 0.993 | ||
Religion | χ2 = 0.53 p = 0.766 |  | χ2 = 167.29 p = 0.000 |  |  | |
 Hindu | 10.74 | 10.18 | 0.56 | 0.071 | ||
 Muslim | 10.03 | 13.49 | -3.46 | 0.366 | ||
 Others | 16.77 | 11.25 | 5.52 | 0.101 | ||
Caste | χ2 = 15.59 p = 0.001 |  | χ2 = 206.68 p = 0.000 |  |  | |
 Schedule Caste (SC) | 16.54 | 12.35 | 4.19 | 0.049 | ||
 Schedule Tribe (ST) | 7.87 | 7.97 | -0.1 | 0.401 | ||
 Other Backward Caste (OBC) | 9.34 | 9.99 | -0.65 | 0.245 | ||
 None | 9.70 | 10.69 | -0.99 | 0.118 | ||
Residence | χ2 = 1.87 p = 0.171 |  | χ2 = 82.22 p = 0.000 |  |  | |
 Rural | 12.76 | 11.61 | 1.15 | 0.030 | ||
 Urban | 7.80 | 8.42 | -0.62 | 0.005 | ||
Living Arrangement | χ2 = 14.85 p = 0.002 |  | χ2 = 439.82 p = 0.000 |  |  | |
 With Spouse | 11.13 | 11.48 | -0.35 | 0.070 | ||
 With Spouse and Children | 9.94 | 8.77 | 1.17 | 0.167 | ||
 With Children | 19.68 | 13.83 | 5.85 | 0.129 | ||
 With Others | 10.50 | 15.82 | -5.32 | 0.128 | ||
Social Isolation | χ2 = 16.68 p = 0.000 |  | χ2 = 337.79 p = 0.000 |  |  | |
 Isolated | 12.54 | 11.70 | 0.84 | 0.248 | ||
 Not Isolated | 8.37 | 8.04 | 0.33 | 0.057 | ||
Economic Dependency | χ2 = 29.50 p = 0.000 |  | χ2 = 1100.00 p = 0.000 |  |  | |
 Dependent | 15.52 | 14.53 | 0.99 | 0.849 | ||
 Independent | 7.38 | 6.50 | 0.88 | 0.036 | ||
Satisfaction in Current Living Arrangement | χ2 = 106.95 p = 0.000 |  | χ2 = 1400.00 p = 0.000 |  |  | |
 Satisfied | 7.25 | 8.80 | -1.55 | 0.356 | ||
 Neutral | 16.45 | 13.27 | 3.18 | 0.943 | ||
 Not Satisfied | 36.07 | 30.71 | 5.36 | 0.060 | ||
Overall | 10.92 | Â | 10.62 | Â | 0.3 | 0.555 |