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Table 1 Socio-economic and demographic profile of the study population in India

From: Distinguishing between household headship with and without power and its association with subjective well-being among older adults: an analytical cross-sectional study in India

Background characteristics

Sample

Percentage

Headship status

 Nominal

207

4.5

 Functional

4397

95.5

Age group (years)

 60–69

2903

63.1

 70–79

1254

27.2

 80+

447

9.7

Sex

 Male

3342

72.6

 Female

1262

27.4

Educational attainment

 Not educated

1876

40.7

 5 years or less

985

21.4

 6–10 years

1381

30.0

 11+ years

362

7.9

Marital status

 Not in union

1670

36.3

 Currently in union

2934

63.7

Children co-residing

 No

1381

30.0

 Yes

3223

70.0

Working status (last 1 year)

 Not working

2504

54.4

 Working

1476

32.1

 Retired

624

14.6

Community involvement

 No

837

18.2

 Yes

3767

81.8

Trust over someone

 No

788

17.1

 yes

3816

82.9

Self-rated health

 Good

2137

46.4

 Poor

2467

53.6

Psychological distress

 Low

3667

79.6

 High

937

20.4

Chronic morbidity

 No

1748

38.0

 Yes

2856

62.0

Disability

 No

1382

30.0

 Yes

3222

70.0

Wealth status

 Poorest

1066

23.2

 Poorer

1005

21.8

 Middle

972

21.1

 Richer

873

19.0

 Richest

686

14.9

Religion

 Hindu

3650

79.3

 Muslim

327

7.1

 Sikh

423

9.2

 Others

203

4.4

Caste

 Scheduled Tribe

981

21.3

 Scheduled Caste

225

4.9

 Other Backward Class

1726

37.5

 Others

1673

36.3

Type of residence

 Rural

3298

71.6

 Urban

1306

28.4

State

 Himachal Pradesh

738

16.0

 Punjab

649

14.1

 West Bengal

584

12.7

 Orissa

544

11.8

 Maharashtra

660

14.3

 Kerala

636

13.8

 Tamil Nadu

792

17.2

 Total

4604

100.0