Table 3 Unmet need for healthcare among older adults by place of residence in India, LASI Wave-1 (2017-18)
Variables | Urban | Rural | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â | Â |
60–74 | 9.67 | 6.88 | 0.000 |
75–84 | 9.1 | 7.22 | 0.000 |
85+ | 15.45 | 6.59 | 0.025 |
Sex | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 10.08 | 6.45 | 0.000 |
Female | 9.61 | 7.37 | 0.000 |
Religion | Â | Â | Â |
Hindu | 10.24 | 7.17 | 0.000 |
Muslim | 6.84 | 4.04 | 0.000 |
Christian | 14.8 | 11.8 | 0.000 |
Others | 9.66 | 5.05 | 0.001 |
Social Group | Â | Â | Â |
SC | 8.89 | 7.86 | 0.000 |
ST | 12.41 | 7.76 | 0.000 |
OBC | 9.65 | 6.66 | 0.000 |
Others | 10.11 | 6.16 | 0.000 |
MPCE | Â | Â | Â |
Poor | 10.36 | 7.26 | 0.000 |
Middle | 10.6 | 6.38 | 0.001 |
Rich | 8.76 | 6.84 | 0.000 |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
No education | 8.99 | 6.51 | 0.000 |
Less than primary | 7.74 | 7.65 | 0.145 |
Primary | 9.51 | 7.45 | 0.000 |
Secondary | 8.27 | 7.92 | 0.004 |
Higher secondary and | 15.87 | 8.24 | 0.000 |
Living Arrangement | Â | Â | Â |
alone | 7.82 | 6.77 | 0.128 |
living with spouse an | 10.2 | 6.62 | 0.000 |
spouse/children/other | 9.73 | 6.89 | 0.000 |
with others only | 9.38 | 9.39 | 0.919 |
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â |
currently married | 9.66 | 6.85 | 0.000 |
Not in union | 10.06 | 7.04 | 0.000 |
Household size | Â | Â | Â |
6+ | 7.78 | 6.8 | 0.000 |
1–5 | 11.23 | 7.01 | 0.000 |