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Table 2 Unadjusted prevalence of poor-SRH by socio-economic and demographic background among old age population, India, LASI (2017–2018)

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

Background Factors

Poor-SRH (%)

Chi-square, p value

Migration Status

 

< 0.001

Non-migrant

22.75

 

Migrant (10 years or more)

25.14

 

Migrant (less than 10 years)

28.03

 

Mobility impairment

 

< 0.001

No

10.56

 

Yes

28.65

 

ADL difficulty

 

< 0.001

No

19.29

 

Yes

40.82

 

IADL difficulty

 

< 0.001

No

16.67

 

Yes

32.57

 

Age

 

< 0.001

Young-old (60–69)

19.14

 

Old-old (70–79)

26.91

 

Oldest-old (80+)

35.76

 

Sex

 

< 0.001

Male

20.88

 

Female

25.11

 

Education

 

< 0.001

No education/ Primary

24.66

 

Secondary

20.68

 

Higher

15.11

 

Marital Status

 

< 0.001

Currently Married

20.59

 

Widowed

27.23

 

Others

30.59

 

Living Arrangement

 

< 0.001

Living with spouse

23.07

 

Living with others

28.03

 

Living alone

38.84

 

Working Status

 

< 0.001

Working

13.99

 

Not working

26.98

 

Social Participation

 

< 0.001

Yes

17.49

 

No

23.5

 

Physical Activity

 

< 0.001

Rigorous

12.31

 

Moderate

15.44

 

Never

27.32

 

Yoga Meditation

 

< 0.001

Frequent

17.52

 

Often

17.14

 

Never

24.1

 

Multimorbidity

 

< 0.001

No

18.1

 

Yes

38.19

 

Sleep Problem

 

< 0.001

No

17.43

 

Yes

30.26

 

Pain

 

< 0.001

No

16.52

 

Yes

32.76

 

MPCE Quintile

 

< 0.001

Lowest

24.16

 

Lower

22.99

 

Middle

21.14

 

Higher

23.87

 

Highest

23.26

 

Religion

 

< 0.001

Hindu

23.49

 

Muslim

25.74

 

Others

18.93

 

Caste

 

< 0.001

SC/ST

20.59

 

Other backward class

25.76

 

Others

22.39

 

Place of Residence

 

0.47

Urban

22.84

 

Rural

23.2

 
  1. SC/ST: Schedule caste/ Schedule tribe, OBC: Other backward class, MPCE:Monthly per capita consumption expenditure