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Table 2 Sample distribution of older adults by background characteristics

From: Socio-demographic and lifestyle factors associated with intrinsic capacity among older adults: evidence from India

Variables (#missing cases)

Total

Male

Female

Frequency

w col%

w col%

w col%

IC

Mean = 7.37

SD = 1.60

  

Age (in years)

 60–69

15,408

62.30

61.11

63.41

 70–79

6,752

28.92

29.41

28.45

 80 + 

1,976

8.79

9.47

8.14

Sex

 Male

11,871

48.51

  

 Female

12,265

51.49

  

Marital status

 Currently in union

15,844

63.75

81.69

46.84

 Widowed

7,692

34.18

15.92

51.39

 Others

600

2.07

2.38

1.77

Educational status

 None

12,489

54.83

37.41

71.25

 Primary

4,563

17.80

22.53

13.33

 Secondary

4,994

19.21

26.82

12.04

 Higher

2,090

8.16

13.23

3.38

Work status

 Never worked

6,575

25.92

3.53

47.02

 Not working

8,017

33.92

37.55

30.5

 Working

7,424

32.66

45.42

20.63

 Retired

2,120

7.50

13.5

1.85

Smoke tobacco (#7)

 No

20,125

84.46

72.12

96.1

 Yes

4,004

15.54

27.88

3.9

Chew tobacco (#7)

 No

18,653

74.87

67.5

81.81

 Yes

5,476

25.13

32.5

18.19

Episodic alcohol drinking (#6)

 No

22,540

94.55

89.94

98.9

 Yes

1,590

5.45

10.06

1.1

Moderate physical activity (#33)

 No

21,710

89.65

86.77

92.36

 Yes

2,393

10.35

13.23

7.64

Vigorous physical activity (#5)

 No

16,179

66.31

56.26

75.79

 Yes

7,952

33.69

43.74

24.21

Yoga-related activity (#13)

 No

20,197

85.06

82.27

87.68

 Yes

3,926

14.94

17.73

12.32

MPCE quintile

 Poorest

4,833

20.02

20.81

22.3

 Poorer

4,921

20.39

21.13

21.4

 Middle

4,997

20.70

21.63

20.65

 Richer

4,858

20.13

19.73

19.55

 Richest

4,527

18.76

16.7

16.1

Caste

 SC/ST

7,761

26.40

26.39

26.42

 OBC

9,306

46.14

45.92

46.36

 Others

7,069

27.45

27.69

27.23

Religion

 Hindu

17,736

83.13

82.78

83.46

 Muslim

2,852

10.73

11.13

10.35

 Others

3,548

6.14

6.09

6.19

Place of residence

 Urban

8,183

28.61

26.37

30.73

 Rural

15,953

71.39

73.63

69.27

Region

 North

4,496

12.72

12.56

12.86

 Central

3,369

21.75

23.51

20.09

 East

4,589

24.55

25.76

23.41

 Northeast

2,901

2.95

3.02

2.89

 South

5,758

22.14

20.13

24.04

 West

3,023

15.89

15.03

16.71

Total

24,136

100

  
  1. % Percentage, w col% Weighted percentages to account for survey design and provide national population estimates, SD Standard deviation; High IC refers to older adults with a score of greater than mean IC plus one SD, MPCE Monthly per capita consumption expenditure