Background Variables | Sample | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Poor SRH | ||
 No | 4095 | 44.6 |
 Yes | 5086 | 55.4 |
Low psychological health | ||
 No | 7027 | 76.5 |
 Yes | 2154 | 23.5 |
Low subjective well-being | Â | Â |
 No | 6724 | 73.2 |
 Yes | 2457 | 26.8 |
Low ADL | ||
 No | 8503 | 92.6 |
 Yes | 678 | 7.4 |
Low IADL | Â | Â |
 No | 3998 | 43.6 |
 Yes | 5183 | 56.5 |
Low cognitive ability | Â | Â |
 No | 3670 | 40.0 |
 Yes | 5511 | 60.0 |
Age (in years) | Â | Â |
 60–69 | 5815 | 63.3 |
 70–79 | 2437 | 26.5 |
 80+ | 929 | 10.1 |
Sex | ||
 Men | 4353 | 47.4 |
 Women | 4828 | 52.6 |
Educational status (in years) | ||
 None | 4186 | 45.6 |
 Below 5 years | 1886 | 20.5 |
 6 to 10 years | 2310 | 25.2 |
 11+ years | 799 | 8.7 |
Working status | ||
 No | 7076 | 77.1 |
 Yes | 2105 | 22.9 |
Marital status | ||
 Not in union | 3724 | 40.6 |
 Currently in union | 5457 | 59.4 |
Feeling about present living arrangement | ||
 Satisfactory | 8131 | 88.6 |
 Non satisfactory | 1050 | 11.4 |
Living arrangement | Â | Â |
 Alone | 546 | 6.0 |
 with spouse | 1462 | 21.9 |
 With children | 6480 | 70.6 |
 Others | 693 | 7.6 |
Religion | ||
 Hindu | 7389 | 80.5 |
 Muslim | 617 | 6.7 |
 Sikh | 771 | 8.4 |
 Others | 404 | 4.4 |
 Caste | ||
 Scheduled Caste | 1802 | 19.6 |
 Scheduled Tribe | 470 | 5.1 |
 Other Backward Class | 3190 | 34.8 |
 Others | 3719 | 40.5 |
Place of residence | ||
 Rural | 4784 | 52.1 |
 Urban | 4397 | 47.9 |
Wealth status | ||
 Poorest | 1758 | 19.2 |
 Poorer | 1838 | 20.0 |
 Middle | 1823 | 19.9 |
 Richer | 1844 | 20.1 |
 Richest | 1918 | 20.9 |
State | ||
 Kerala | 1338 | 14.6 |
 Himachal Pradesh | 1452 | 15.8 |
 Punjab | 1249 | 13.6 |
 West Bengal | 1112 | 12.1 |
 Orissa | 1448 | 15.8 |
 Maharashtra | 1251 | 13.6 |
 Tamil Nadu | 1331 | 14.5 |
 Total | 9181 | 100 |