Table 1 Socio-economic and demographic profile of older adults interviewed in India
Background characteristics | Sample | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Self-perceived income sufficiency | ||
No income | 3,967 | 43.0 |
Has income and fully sufficient | 2,168 | 23.5 |
Has income and partially sufficient | 2,433 | 26.4 |
Has income and not sufficient | 663 | 7.2 |
Working status (last one year) | ||
Never worked | 6,212 | 67.3 |
Currently working | 2,223 | 24.1 |
Retired | 796 | 8.6 |
Receiving pension | ||
No | 6,447 | 69.8 |
Yes | 2,784 | 30.2 |
Asset ownership | ||
No | 1,630 | 17.7 |
Yes | 7,601 | 82.3 |
Sex | Â | Â |
Male | 4,372 | 47.4 |
Female | 4,859 | 52.6 |
Co-residing with children | ||
No | 2,738 | 29.7 |
Yes | 6,493 | 70.3 |
Age group (in years) | ||
60–69 | 5,704 | 61.8 |
70–79 | 2,536 | 27.5 |
80 +  | 991 | 10.7 |
Educational status | ||
No education | 4,684 | 50.7 |
Below 5Â years | 1,900 | 20.6 |
6 to 10Â years | 2,086 | 22.6 |
11 + years | 562 | 6.1 |
Marital status | ||
Not in union | 3,649 | 39.5 |
Currently in union | 5,582 | 60.5 |
Decision making power | ||
No role | 512 | 5.6 |
Partial role | 2,218 | 24.0 |
Absolute role | 6,501 | 70.4 |
Community involvement | ||
No | 1896 | 20.5 |
Yes | 7335 | 79.5 |
Have someone to trust | ||
No | 1600 | 17.3 |
Yes | 7631 | 82.7 |
Experienced economic violence | ||
No | 8,781 | 95.1 |
Yes | 450 | 4.9 |
Chronic diseases | ||
No | 3268 | 35.4 |
Yes | 5963 | 64.6 |
Caste | ||
Scheduled Castes | 1,911 | 20.7 |
Scheduled Tribes | 515 | 5.6 |
Other Backward Classes | 3,364 | 36.4 |
Others | 3,441 | 37.3 |
Religion | ||
Hindus | 7,324 | 79.3 |
Muslims | 651 | 7.1 |
Sikhs | 870 | 9.4 |
Others | 386 | 4.2 |
Household wealth status | ||
Poorest | 2,169 | 23.5 |
Poorer | 2,029 | 22.0 |
Middle | 1,913 | 20.7 |
Richer | 1,720 | 18.6 |
Richest | 1,399 | 15.2 |
Place of residence | ||
Rural | 6,827 | 74.0 |
Urban | 2,404 | 26.0 |
State | ||
Himachal Pradesh | 1,471 | 15.9 |
Punjab | 1,279 | 13.9 |
West Bengal | 1,128 | 12.2 |
Odisha | 1,454 | 15.8 |
Maharashtra | 1,229 | 13.3 |
Kerala | 1,341 | 14.5 |
Tamil Nadu | 1,330 | 14.4 |
Total | 9,231 | 100.0 |