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Table 1 Socio-demographic profile of respondents stratified by migration status, India, LASI (2017–2018)

From: Migration status, physical limitations and associated self-rated health: a study of older Indian adults

Background Characteristics

Non-migrant

Migrant

Total

Sample

%

Sample

%

Sample

%

Age

      

Young-old (60–69)

8169

57.9

10,574

60.65

18,743

59.45

Old-old (70–79)

3981

30.31

4877

29.48

8858

29.84

Oldest-old (80+)

1426

11.79

1709

9.87

3135

10.71

Sex

      

Male

9669

76.1

5104

25.18

14,773

47.33

Female

3907

23.9

12,056

74.82

15,963

52.67

Education

      

No education/Primary

2688

39.91

3048

41.17

5736

40.53

Secondary

2999

42.76

3007

40.12

6006

41.46

Higher

1132

17.33

1455

18.71

2587

18.01

Marital Status

      

Currently Married

9587

70.31

10,019

55.35

19,606

61.86

Widowed

3575

27.03

6764

42.92

10,339

36

Others

414

2.66

377

1.73

791

2.14

Living Arrangement

      

Living with spouse

9498

69.96

9875

57.55

19,373

63.03

Living with others

3466

25.53

6304

36.74

9770

31.79

Living alone

612

4.51

981

5.72

1,593

5.18

Working Status

      

Working

5321

40.77

3920

24.3

9241

31.46

Not Working

8255

59.23

13,240

75.7

21,495

68.54

Social Participation

      

Yes

959

5.03

1145

4.58

2104

4.78

No

12,472

94.97

15,801

95.42

28,273

95.22

Physical Activity

      

Rigorous

3063

23.28

2435

14.76

5498

18.47

Moderate

2020

14.73

1963

11.94

3983

13.15

Never

8417

61.99

12,663

73.3

21,080

68.38

Yoga meditation

      

Daily

1422

10.1

1969

9.23

3391

9.61

Often

528

4.08

767

4.46

1295

4.29

never

11,547

85.82

14,314

86.31

25,861

86.1

Multi Morbidity

      

No

10,714

79.22

12,407

73.77

23,121

76.14

Yes

2853

20.78

4743

26.23

7596

23.86

Sleep Problem

      

No

8118

61.28

9087

51.94

17,205

56.01

Yes

5458

38.72

8073

48.06

13,531

43.99

Pain

      

No

8308

63.53

9990

57.92

18,298

60.36

Yes

5259

36.47

7157

42.08

12,416

39.64

MPCE Quintile

      

Lowest

2925

22.41

3379

21.27

6304

21.77

Lower

2857

22.4

3458

21.07

6315

21.65

Middle

2721

20.23

3555

21.09

6276

20.71

Higher

2650

18.69

3395

19.87

6045

19.35

Highest

2423

16.27

3373

16.71

5796

16.52

Religion

      

Hindu

9628

82.36

12,911

82.91

22,539

82.67

Muslim

1764

11.94

1868

9.84

3632

10.75

Others

2184

5.7

2381

7.25

4565

6.57

Caste

      

SC/ST

4889

27.59

5149

26.57

10,038

27.01

OBC

5172

46.87

6467

43.92

11,639

45.21

Others

3515

25.54

5544

29.51

9059

27.78

Residence

      

Urban

3500

22.15

7001

34.67

10,501

29.22

Rural

10,076

77.85

10,159

65.33

20,235

70.78

  1. SC/ST Schedule caste/ Schedule tribe, OBC Other backward caste, MPCEMonthly per capita consumption expenditure