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Table 2 Sample profile

From: Role of publicly funded health insurance in financial protection of the elderly from hospitalisation expenditure in India-findings from the longitudinal aging study

Variables

Values (N = 72,250)

Place

 Urban

35.61%

 Rural

64.39%

Household Size

 Upto 5 members

63.80%

 Above 5 Members

36.20%

Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) Quintile

 Poorest

19.67%

 Poor

20.10%

 Middle

20.14%

 Rich

20.26%

 Richest

19.82%

Caste (Social Group)

 Scheduled Tribes (ST)

17.21%

 Scheduled Castes (SC)

16.98%

 Other Backward Classes (OBC)

37.76%

 Others (None of the above)

28.05%

Age

 45–59 Years

56.45%

 60–79 Years

38.86%

 80 and Above

4.69%

Sex

 Male

42.31%

 Female

57.69%

Education

 Never been to school

46.77%

 Primary

24.18%

 Secondary

19.02%

 Higher Secondary and Diploma

4.89%

 Graduation and Above

5.14%

PFHI enrolment

 Yes

18.13%

 No

81.87%