Table 1 Sample and percentage distribution (column percentage) of older adults by selected background variables, stratified by sex
Background variables | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample | Percent | Sample | Percent | |
Pain | ||||
No | 10,586 | 77.2 | 9,966 | 67.7 |
Yes | 2,923 | 22.8 | 4,575 | 32.3 |
Birth order | ||||
First or second | 7,877 | 58.2 | 8,015 | 56.4 |
Third or fourth | 3,801 | 28.8 | 4,211 | 27.2 |
Fifth and above | 1,831 | 13.0 | 2,315 | 16.4 |
Mother ever diagnosed by chronic disease | ||||
No | 11,708 | 87.9 | 12,500 | 85.4 |
Yes | 1,801 | 12.1 | 2,041 | 14.6 |
Father ever diagnosed by chronic disease | ||||
No | 11,639 | 86.7 | 12,740 | 87.0 |
Yes | 1,870 | 13.3 | 1,801 | 13.0 |
Childhood health status | ||||
Good | 12,008 | 87.8 | 12,823 | 87.6 |
Fair | 1,281 | 10.5 | 1,489 | 10.5 |
Poor | 216 | 1.6 | 218 | 1.8 |
Bedridden during childhood | ||||
No | 12,759 | 93.6 | 13,864 | 94.9 |
Yes | 750 | 6.4 | 677 | 5.1 |
Missed school | ||||
No | 13,149 | 97.2 | 13,149 | 99.0 |
Yes | 360 | 2.9 | 360 | 1.0 |
Childhood financial condition | ||||
Pretty well off financially | 976 | 7.4 | 1,190 | 9.2 |
Average | 7,112 | 48.5 | 7,654 | 49.1 |
Poor | 5,421 | 44.1 | 5,697 | 41.7 |
Age group | ||||
60–69 years | 8,132 | 59.3 | 9,102 | 60.9 |
70–79 years | 4,050 | 30.3 | 4,033 | 29.1 |
80 + years | 1,327 | 10.4 | 1,406 | 10.0 |
Marital status | ||||
In union | 11,126 | 81.2 | 6,826 | 45.2 |
Widowed | 2,035 | 16.4 | 7,354 | 52.9 |
Not in union | 348 | 2.5 | 361 | 1.9 |
Educational level | ||||
Illiterate | 4,860 | 38.7 | 10,124 | 72.5 |
1–5 years | 3,055 | 22.7 | 2,236 | 13.4 |
6–10 years | 3,837 | 25.9 | 1,652 | 11.1 |
More than ten years | 1,757 | 12.8 | 529 | 3.1 |
Social group | ||||
Others | 3,910 | 27.5 | 4,264 | 27.5 |
OBC | 5,193 | 45.8 | 5,470 | 45.3 |
SC/ST | 4,406 | 26.7 | 4,807 | 27.3 |
Religion | ||||
Hindu | 9,879 | 82.5 | 10,644 | 82.8 |
Muslim | 1,618 | 11.1 | 1,704 | 10.7 |
Others | 2,012 | 6.4 | 2,193 | 6.5 |
Wealth Index | ||||
Poor | 5,455 | 42.3 | 6,064 | 44.1 |
Middle | 2,762 | 21.2 | 3,007 | 20.5 |
Rich | 5,292 | 36.5 | 5,470 | 35.4 |
Place of residence | ||||
Rural | 9,133 | 73.6 | 9,133 | 69.7 |
Urban | 4,376 | 26.4 | 4,376 | 30.3 |
Self-reported health | ||||
Good | 10,784 | 78.4 | 10,959 | 74.8 |
Poor | 2,725 | 21.6 | 3,582 | 25.3 |
Activities of Daily Living | ||||
No | 11,279 | 80.6 | 11,283 | 75.7 |
Yes | 2,230 | 19.4 | 3,258 | 24.3 |
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living | ||||
No | 8,972 | 62.7 | 7,060 | 44.0 |
Yes | 4,537 | 37.3 | 7,481 | 56.0 |
Morbidity | ||||
None | 5,251 | 38.9 | 5,114 | 36.0 |
One disease | 4,082 | 31.3 | 4,446 | 30.5 |
Multiple diseases | 4,176 | 29.8 | 4,981 | 33.5 |
Depression | ||||
No | 12,673 | 92.6 | 13,433 | 90.6 |
Yes | 836 | 7.4 | 1,108 | 9.5 |
Body mass index | ||||
Underweight | 3,226 | 28.3 | 3,298 | 25.3 |
Normal weight | 7,590 | 54.2 | 7,118 | 48.5 |
Overweight | 2,249 | 14.8 | 2,936 | 18.3 |
Obese | 444 | 2.8 | 1,189 | 7.9 |
Use tobacco | ||||
No | 7,392 | 49.5 | 11,657 | 80.4 |
Yes | 6,117 | 50.6 | 2,884 | 19.6 |
Alcohol | ||||
No | 11,349 | 86.2 | 14,176 | 98.3 |
Yes | 2,160 | 13.8 | 365 | 1.7 |