Table 1.
Sociodemographic and health-seeking behavioral characteristics of the study population covered in NFHS-5 (N = 28,43,917).
| Characteristics | Categories | Frequency (n, %*) | Weighted frequency (n, %*) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0–14 years | 7,65,602 (26.92) | 7,53,584 (26.50) |
| 15–29 years | 7,39,990 (26.02) | 7,42,061(26.09) | |
| 30–44 years | 5,73,971 (20.18) | 5,73,200 (20.16) | |
| 45–59 years | 4,40, 751 (15.50) | 4,41,851 (15.54) | |
| 60–74 years | 2,61,321 (9.19) | 2,69,714 (9.48) | |
| 75 years and above | 62,843 (2.19) | 63,506 (2.23) | |
| Gender (N = 28,43,734)† |
Male | 14,10,154 (49.59) | 14,07,502 (49.49) |
| Female | 14,33,580 (50.41) | 14,36,232 (50.51) | |
| Residence | Urban | 6,87,284 (24.17) | 9,00,407 (31.66) |
| Rural | 21,56,633 (75.83) | 19,43,510 (68.34) | |
| Educational status (N = 28,42,431)† |
No education | 12,63,086 (44.44) | 12,36,658 (43.51) |
| Primary | 11,08,398 (38.99) | 11,01,206 (38.74) | |
| Secondary | 1,96,536 (6.91) | 1,94,948 (6.86) | |
| Higher | 2,74,411 (9.65) | 309,619 (10.89) | |
| Marital status | Unmarried | 12,50,853 (43.98) | 12,28,826 (43.21) |
| Married | 14,21,809 (49.99) | 14,39,883 (50.63) | |
| Formerly/ever married | 1,71,255 (6.02) | 1,75,208 (6.16) | |
| Region | North | 5,83,110 (20.50) | 3,99,373 (14.04) |
| Central | 6,86,111 (24.13) | 7,21,765 (25.38) | |
| East | 4,66,522 (16.40) | 6,40,383 (22.52) | |
| North-east | 3,91,078 (13.75) | 1,01,557 (3.57) | |
| West | 2,89,723 (10.19) | 4,13,100 (14.53) | |
| South | 4,27,373 (15.03) | 5,67,738 (19.96) | |
| Religion | Hinduism | 21,38,965 (75.21) | 23,04,244 (81.02) |
| Islam | 3,62,313 (12.74) | 3,88,621 (13.66) | |
| Christianity | 2,02,918 (7.14) | 68,564 (2.41) | |
| Others | 1,39,721 (4.91) | 82,489 (2.90) | |
| Caste | Scheduled caste | 5,59,048 (19.66) | 6,23,405 (21.92) |
| Scheduled tribe | 5,31,496 (18.69) | 2,69,776 (9.49) | |
| Other backward class | 10,60,884 (37.30) | 11,91,536 (42.04) | |
| Other | 6,92,489 (24.35) | 7,55,200 (26.55) | |
| Wealth index | Poorest | 6,36,437 (22.38) | 5,69,605 (20.03) |
| Poorer | 6,28,147 (22.09) | 5,69,983 (20.04) | |
| Middle | 5,75,696 (20.24) | 5,69,127 (20.01) | |
| Richer | 5,24,896 (18.46) | 5,68,180 (19.98) | |
| Richest | 4,78,741 (16.83) | 5,67,022 (19.94) | |
| Health insurance scheme (N = 28,29,625)† |
Absent | 16,22,398 (57.34) | 16,82,783 (59.47) |
| Present | 12,07,227 (42.66) | 11,46,842 (40.53) | |
| BPL holder (N = 28,39,275)† |
No | 14,49,238 (51.04) | 15,47,900 (54.52) |
| Yes | 13,90,037 (48.96) | 12,91,375 (45.48) | |
| Seek healthcare preferably at which treatment facility | Public facility | 16,13,875 (56.75) | 13,83,735 (48.66) |
| Private facility | 11,86,216 (41.71) | 14,11,897 (49.65) | |
| NGO/Trust | 10,502 (0.37) | 13,288 (0.47) | |
| Other | 33,324 (1.17) | 34,997 (1.23) |
BPL, Below Poverty Level; NGO, Non-government organization.
*Column percentage,
†missing and no information participants were removed.