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 |