Table 1 Summary statistics of the study sample by population subgroups, India, LASI-1, 2017-18
Background characteristics | Weighted Percentage | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | Â | Â |
60-64 yrs. | 30.69 | 9221 |
65-69 yrs. | 29.42 | 7996 |
70-74 yrs. | 18.77 | 5106 |
74-79 yrs. | 10.90 | 2966 |
80 & above | 10.22 | 2730 |
Sex | Â | Â |
Female | 52.57 | 14,525 |
Male | 47.43 | 13,494 |
Years of schooling | Â | Â |
No schooling | 56.46 | 14,967 |
Less than 5 yrs. complete | 11.73 | 3447 |
5-9 yrs. complete | 17.99 | 5419 |
10 or more yrs. complete | 13.83 | 4186 |
Social group | Â | Â |
Scheduled caste (SC) | 18.97 | 4574 |
Scheduled tribe (ST) | 8.00 | 4624 |
Other Backward Class (OBC) | 45.56 | 10,656 |
None of the above | 27.47 | 8165 |
Religion | Â | Â |
Hindu | 82.66 | 20,505 |
Muslim | 10.89 | 3315 |
Christian | 2.80 | 2821 |
Others | 3.65 | 1378 |
Living arrangements | Â | Â |
Alone | 5.71 | 1456 |
With spouse &/or others | 19.87 | 5493 |
With spouse & children | 41.78 | 12,238 |
With children & others | 27.54 | 7409 |
With others only | 5.10 | 1423 |
MPCE quintile | Â | Â |
Poorest | 21.57 | 5713 |
Poorer | 21.65 | 5791 |
Middle | 20.86 | 5765 |
Richer | 19.51 | 5521 |
Richest | 16.42 | 5229 |
Place of residence | Â | Â |
Rural | 71.53 | 18,669 |
Urban | 28.47 | 9350 |
Self-reported health | Â | Â |
Good | 31.15 | 9478 |
Moderate | 45.36 | 12,226 |
Poor | 23.50 | 6297 |
Family history of hypertension | Â | Â |
No | 81.26 | 22,377 |
Yes | 18.74 | 5642 |
Working status | Â | Â |
Currently working | 31.89 | 8517 |
Worked in past but currently not working | 41.87 | 11,754 |
Never worked | 26.24 | 7748 |
Total | 100.00 | 28,019 |