Table 1 Socio-economic profile of the study sample
Background Factors | Sample | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | ||
  Young old (60–69) | 18,410 | 58.5 |
  Old old (70–79) | 9,501 | 30.2 |
  Oldest old (80+) | 3,553 | 11.3 |
Sex | ||
  Male | 14,931 | 47.5 |
  Female | 16,533 | 52.6 |
Education | ||
  No education/primary not completed | 21,381 | 68 |
  Primary | 3,520 | 11.2 |
  Secondary | 4,371 | 13.9 |
  Higher | 2,191 | 7 |
MPCE quintile | ||
  Poorest | 6,829 | 21.7 |
  Poorer | 6,831 | 21.7 |
  Middle | 6,590 | 21 |
  Richer | 6,038 | 19.2 |
  Richest | 5,175 | 16.5 |
Religion | ||
  Hindu | 25,871 | 82.2 |
  Muslim | 3,548 | 11.3 |
  Others | 2,045 | 6.5 |
Caste | ||
  SC/ST | 8,505 | 27.1 |
  OBC | 14,231 | 45.2 |
  Others | 8,729 | 27.7 |
Place of residence | ||
  Rural | 22,196 | 70.6 |
  Urban | 9,268 | 29.5 |
Region | ||
  North | 3,960 | 12.6 |
  Central | 6,593 | 21 |
  East | 7,439 | 23.6 |
  Northeast | 935 | 3 |
  West | 5,401 | 17.2 |
  South | 7,136 | 22.7 |
Total | 31,464 | 100 |