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Table 1 Absolute (N) and percentage (%) distribution of older adults (60 + years) by relevant socio-economic and demographic characteristics across the full and panel sample during round-I (baseline period) in India

From: Determinants of acquired disability and recovery from disability in Indian older adults: longitudinal influence of socio-economic and health-related factors

Characteristics

IHDS round-I (Baseline Period)

Absolute

difference

Full Sample

Panel Sample

N

%

N

%

%

Gender of individual

  Male

8,963

50.1

5,076

48.2

1.9

  Female

8,941

49.9

5,451

51.8

1.9

Age-group (in years)

  60–69

10,917

61.0

7,343

69.8

8.8

  70–79

5,200

29.0

2,663

25.3

3.7

  80+

1,787

10.0

521

4.9

5.1

Current marital status

  Currently married

11,254

62.9

7,086

67.3

4.4

  Currently not married

6,650

37.1

3,441

32.7

4.4

Level of education

  No formal schooling

10,672

59.6

6,262

59.5

0.1

  Less than 5 years of schooling

3,128

17.5

1,867

17.7

0.2

  6–10 years of schooling

2,736

15.3

1,622

15.4

0.1

  More than 10 years of schooling

1,368

7.6

776

7.4

0.2

Current work status

  Currently working

2,407

13.4

1,593

15.1

1.7

  Currently not working

15,497

86.6

8,934

84.9

1.7

Household headship status

  No

9,294

51.9

5,334

50.7

1.2

  Yes

8,610

48.1

5,193

49.3

1.2

Family structure

  Joint/Extended

13,843

77.3

8,109

77.0

0.3

  Nuclear

2,016

11.3

1,268

12.0

0.7

  Single generation

2,045

11.4

1,150

10.9

0.5

Household wealth quintile

  Poorest

2,699

15.1

1,603

15.2

0.1

  Poor

2,961

16.5

1,777

16.9

0.4

  Medium

3,491

19.5

2,109

20.0

0.5

  Rich

3,852

21.5

2,241

21.3

0.2

  Richest

4,901

27.4

2,797

26.6

0.8

Household below poverty line (BPL)

  No

14,312

79.9

8,445

80.2

0.3

  Yes

3,592

20.1

2,082

19.8

0.3

Caste of household

  Scheduled Tribes

1,126

6.3

607

5.8

0.5

  Scheduled Castes

3,167

17.7

1,858

17.6

0.1

  Other Backward Classes

7,191

40.2

4,334

41.2

1.0

  Others

6,420

35.9

3,728

35.4

0.5

Religion of household

  Hindu

14,641

81.8

8,676

82.4

0.6

  Muslim

1,758

9.8

994

9.4

0.4

  Others

1,505

8.4

857

8.1

0.3

Participates in social groups

  Yes

6,362

35.5

3,813

36.2

0.7

  No

11,542

64.5

6,714

63.8

0.7

Place of residence

  Urban

5,257

29.4

2,764

26.3

3.1

  Rural

12,647

70.6

7,763

73.7

3.1

Country regions

  Northern

5,771

32.2

3,488

33.1

0.9

  North Eastern

562

3.1

290

2.8

0.3

  Central

1,728

9.7

1,029

9.8

0.1

  Eastern

2,637

14.7

1,599

15.2

0.5

  Western

2,577

14.4

1,584

15.0

0.6

  Southern

4,629

25.9

2,537

24.1

1.8

Overall

17,904

100

10,527

100

0

  1. Note – (a) Full sample refers to the original population surveyed during the baseline period (round-I); (b) Panel sample refers to the population who were alive in both rounds of IHDS