Table 2 Levels and patterns of utilization of public, private, and other healthcare facilities for outpatient care by background characteristics of older adults (aged 45 years and above) in India, LASI wave 1, 2017–18

Age group

p ≥ 0.129

  45–54 years

22.9 [22.6–23.2]

64.2 [64.1–64.4]

12.9 [12.7–13.2]

  55–64 years

22.3 [21.9–22.6]

63.5 [63.4–63.8]

14.2 [14.1–14.6]

  65 & above years

23.0 [22.7–23.2]

63.4 [63.1–63.7]

13.5 [13.3–13.6]

Sex

p ≤ 0.001

  Male

23.5 [2.3.1–23.6]

62.7 [62.4–62.9]

13.8 [13.4–13.9]

  Female

22.2 [22.0–22.4]

64.5 [64.3–64.7]

13.3 [13.0–13.5]

Place of resident

p ≤ 0.001

  Rural

24.1 [23.8–24.3]

59.8 [59.7–60.0]

16.2 [16.1–16.5]

  Urban

19.8 [19.7–20.0]

72.8 [72.6–72.9]

7.4 [7.0–7.6]

Years of Schooling

p ≤ 0.001

  No schooling

23.8 [23.4–24.3]

59.9 [59.7–60.1]

16.4 [16.2–16.5]

  01–05 years

26.4 [26.3–26.8]

61.7 [61.5–62.0]

11.9 [11.7–12.1]

  06–11 years

20.8 [20.6–20.9]

69.3 [69.1–69.6]

9.9 [9.8–10.2]

  12 & above years

14.0 [13.7–14.2]

76.9 [76.8–77.0]

9.1 [8.7–9.2]

Marital status

p ≤ 0.001

  Never married

25.7 [25.5–25.9]

57.6 [57.4–57.7]

16.7 [16.6–16.9]

  Currently married

21.8 [21.3–22.6]

65.0 [64.7–65.2]

13.2 [13.0–13.5]

  Divorced and others

25.3 [24.7–25.9]

60.3 [60.1–60.6]

14.4 [14.3–14.8]

Wealth status

p ≤ 0.001

  Poorest

27.5 [27.3–27.8]

53.1 [52.7–53.5]

19.4 [19.3–19.5]

  Poorer

23.9 [23.8–24.2]

60.9 [60.8–61.0]

15.3 [15.1–15.6]

  Middle

22.7 [22.4–23.1]

64.0 [63.7–64.2]

13.3 [13.2–13.7]

  Richer

21.3 [21.2.21.5]

67.5 [67.4–67.7]

11.1 [11.0–11.3]

  Richest

18.5 [18.4–18.7]

72.8 [72.7–73.0]

8.8 [8.7–9.0]

Health insurance

p ≤ 0.001

  Yes

31.2 [30.4–31.5]

60.3 [60.2–60.5]

8.5 [8.1–8.7]

  No

20.5 [20.3–20.4]

64.6 [64.3–64.8]

14.9 [14.7–15.0]

Economic activity

p ≤ 0.001

  Not working

22.4 [22.1–22.7]

64.5 [64.4–64.7]

13.1 [13.0–13.4]

  Primary

24.6 [24.3–24.9]

59.5 [59.1–60.0]

15.9 [15.7–16.2]

  Non-primary

22.0 [21.9–22.1]

65.3 [65.1–65.8]

12.7 [12.4–12.8]

Purpose for visit

p ≤ 0.001

  Immunization

37.4 [37.2–37.7]

49.0 [48.9–49.3]

13.6 [13.3–13.7]

  Consultation

25.2 [25.0–25.7]

66.5 [66.3–66.8]

8.3 [8.2–8.5]

  Medical check-up

24.1 [23.8–24.3]

71.4 [71..3–71.6]

4.5 [4.1–4.6]

  Treatment for illness

21.2 [21.0–21.4]

62.9 [62.7–63.2]

16.0 [15.8–16.4]

  Treatment for injure

29.6 [29.3–29.8]

59.3 [59.1–59.4]

11.1 [11.0–11.3]

Self-rated health

p ≤ 0.001

  Good

21.5 [21.4–21.7]

64.1 [63.7–64.6]

14.4 [14.3–14.5]

  Fair

22.6 [22.4–22.9]

64.1 [64.0–64.3]

13.3 [12.9–13.7]

  Bad

25.1 [24.7–25.3]

62.5 [62.3–62.6]

12.5 [12.2–13.0]

  Over all

22.8 [22.5–23.1]

63.7 [63.5–63.8]

13.5 [13.4–13.7]

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