Prevalence and determinants of activity of daily living and instrumental activity of daily living among elderly in India

Table 1 Characteristics of total sample of elderly by sociodemographic parameters in India

		N	%
Sex	Male	14,931	47.5
Sex	Female	16,533	52.6
Age	60–69	18,410	58.5
Age	70+	13,054	41.5
Marital status	Currently married	19,536	62.1
	never married	225	0.7
	divorced/separated/deserted	11,703	37.2
Education	No Education	17,782	56.5
	Below primary	3598	11.4
	Primary	3520	11.2
	Secondary	5285	16.8
	Higher	1278	4.1
Living arrangement	Living alone	1787	5.7
	With spouse	19,176	60.9
	With others	10,501	33.4
Place of residence	Rural	22,196	70.6
Place of residence	Urban	9268	29.5
Wealth Index	Poorest	6829	21.7
	Poorer	6831	21.7
	Middle	6590	21.0
	Richer	6038	19.2
	Richest	5175	16.5
Covered with health Insurance	Yes	5685	18.2
Covered with health Insurance	No	25,477	81.8
Use of tobacco	No	18,665	59.8
Use of tobacco	Yes	12,539	40.2
Self-rated health	Poor	4630	15.0
Self-rated health	Good	26,181	85.0
Physical activity	Yes	9704	31.1
Physical activity	No	21,494	68.9
Total		31,464	100

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