Table 2 Unmet need for food among elderly by place of residence in India, LASI Wave-1 (2017-18)
Variables | Urban | Rural | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â | Â |
60–74 | 3.21 | 7.74 | 0.000 |
75–84 | 2.67 | 7.86 | 0.000 |
85+ | 4.22 | 7.23 | 0.018 |
Sex | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 2.86 | 7.53 | 0.000 |
Female | 3.4 | 7.92 | 0.000 |
Religion | Â | Â | Â |
Hindu | 2.94 | 7.32 | 0.000 |
Muslim | 4.58 | 11.1 | 0.001 |
Christian | 3.49 | 10.17 | 0.015 |
Others | 2.35 | 6.29 | 0.000 |
Social Group | Â | Â | Â |
SC | 4.76 | 10.7 | 0.000 |
ST | 9.15 | 8.72 | 0.002 |
OBC | 2.98 | 6.58 | 0.000 |
Others | 2.44 | 6.7 | 0.000 |
MPCE | Â | Â | Â |
Poor | 3.99 | 9.03 | 0.000 |
Middle | 3.46 | 6.66 | 0.000 |
Rich | 2.04 | 6.76 | 0.000 |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
No education | 4.9 | 8.3 | 0.001 |
Less than primary | 4.97 | 9.9 | 0.000 |
Primary | 2.48 | 5.67 | 0.023 |
Secondary | 1.47 | 5.51 | 0.002 |
Higher secondary and | 1.09 | 1.71 | 0.325 |
Living Arrangement | Â | Â | Â |
alone | 10.62 | 15.79 | 0.149 |
living with spouse an | 1.93 | 6.07 | 0.000 |
spouse/children/other | 3.3 | 7.75 | 0.000 |
with others only | 6.08 | 10.48 | 0.069 |
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â |
currently married | 2.54 | 7.03 | 0.000 |
Not in union | 4.02 | 8.92 | 0.000 |
Household size | Â | Â | Â |
6+ | 2.21 | 5.5 | 0.000 |
1–5 | 3.79 | 9.3 | 0.000 |