Table 1 Background characteristics of elderly by place of residence in India, LASI Wave-1 (2017-18)
Variables | Urban (%) | N | Rural (%) | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
60–74 | 77.61 | 8,500 | 77.11 | 16,215 |
75–84 | 18.04 | 1,813 | 17.91 | 3,488 |
85+ | 4.35 | 426 | 4.98 | 1,022 |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 45.02 | 5,021 | 48.47 | 10,077 |
Female | 54.98 | 5,718 | 51.53 | 10,648 |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Hindu | 79.13 | 7,624 | 83.52 | 15,413 |
Muslim | 14.93 | 1,740 | 9.75 | 1,991 |
Christian | 2.51 | 904 | 3.01 | 2,246 |
Others | 3.43 | 471 | 3.72 | 1,075 |
Social Group | Â | Â | Â | Â |
SC | 11.36 | 1,261 | 22.06 | 3,879 |
ST | 3.02 | 1,139 | 10.25 | 4,034 |
OBC | 47.08 | 4,046 | 44.46 | 7,840 |
Others | 38.54 | 4,293 | 23.23 | 4,972 |
MPCE | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Poor | 42.77 | 4,483 | 43.69 | 8,478 |
Middle | 20.55 | 2,154 | 21.11 | 4,262 |
Rich | 36.68 | 4,102 | 35.21 | 7,985 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No education | 34.05 | 3,696 | 65.9 | 13,193 |
Less than primary | 11.92 | 1,364 | 11.23 | 2,417 |
Primary | 14.07 | 1,559 | 9.98 | 2,220 |
Secondary | 24.19 | 2,406 | 9.59 | 2,208 |
Higher secondary and | 15.77 | 1,714 | 3.29 | 687 |
Living Arrangement | Â | Â | Â | Â |
alone | 4.13 | 468 | 6.33 | 1,154 |
living with spouse an | 40.69 | 4,673 | 40.59 | 8,792 |
spouse/children/other | 50.17 | 4,982 | 47.05 | 9,651 |
with others only | 5.02 | 616 | 6.04 | 1,128 |
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
currently married | 58.8 | 6,650 | 62.81 | 13,270 |
Not in union | 41.2 | 4,089 | 37.19 | 7,455 |
Household size | Â | Â | Â | Â |
6+ | 40.74 | 4,043 | 41.21 | 8,532 |
1–5 | 59.26 | 6,696 | 58.79 | 12,193 |