Table 2.
Incidence of poverty by demographic and household characteristics
| Variables | Categories | Incidence of poverty in population (%) | Incidence of poverty among poor people (%) | Incidence of poverty after making OOP payments in population (%) | Incidence of poverty after making OOP payments among poor people (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of total households reporting poverty | 16.44 | 100 | 19.05 | 100 | |
| Sector | Rural | 19.65 | 80.57 | 22.61 | 80.03 |
| Urban | 9.81 | 19.43 | 11.68 | 19.97 | |
| Socioeconomic status of household | Lowest income quintile | 67.11 | 93.60 | 70.97 | 81.66 |
| Second lowest income quintile | 5.06 | 6.39 | 11.68 | 12.18 | |
| Third income quintile | 0.00006 | 0.000076 | 3.16 | 0.0332 | |
| Fourth income quintile | 0 | 0 | 0.0175 | 0.0168 | |
| Highest fifth income quintile | 0 | 0 | 0.0142 | 0.0115 | |
| Household size | Small household | 9.3 | 30.57 | 11.15 | 31.64 |
| Medium household | 23.87 | 59.43 | 27.26 | 58.58 | |
| Large household | 33.02 | 10.00 | 37.40 | 9.78 | |
| Religion of the household | Hinduism | 16.31 | 81.67 | 18.83 | 81.39 |
| Islam | 18.23 | 13.96 | 21.67 | 14.32 | |
| Christianity | 14.44 | 2.06 | 16.50 | 2.03 | |
| Other religions | 13.98 | 2.31 | 15.86 | 2.27 | |
| Social group of the household | Scheduled tribes | 31.61 | 17.57 | 33.25 | 15.96 |
| Scheduled castes | 22.85 | 25.97 | 25.50 | 25.01 | |
| Other backward classes | 15.47 | 40.69 | 18.05 | 40.99 | |
| Others | 8.97 | 15.77 | 11.89 | 18.04 | |
| Duration of stay in hospital | Less than 5 days | 16.66 | 94.11 | 18.15 | 88.47 |
| 5-10 days | 13.67 | 3.58 | 29.63 | 6.70 | |
| 11-20 days | 13.54 | 1.57 | 32.64 | 3.26 | |
| More than 20 days | 13.42 | 0.74 | 32.65 | 1.56 | |
| Private healthcare facility for hospitalization | If at least one member in the household used a private healthcare facility | 10.81 | 6.56 | 25.16 | 13.18 |
| No member in the household used a private healthcare facility | 17.07 | 93.44 | 18.37 | 86.82 | |
| Child aged 5 years and less in the household | At least one child aged less than 5 years present in the household | 23.36 | 46.88 | 27.06 | 46.88 |
| No child less than 5 years in the household | 13.04 | 53.12 | 15.10 | 53.12 | |
| Elderly aged 60 years and above | At least one elderly person aged 60 years and above in the household | 17.57 | 28.72 | 21.17 | 29.87 |
| No elderly aged 60 years and above in the household | 16.03 | 71.28 | 18.27 | 70.13 | |
| Secondary educated female in household | At least one secondary educated female member in the household | 9.45 | 19.51 | 12.09 | 21.54 |
| No secondary educated female member in the household | 20.04 | 80.49 | 22.63 | 78.46 | |
| Divorced person in household | At least one divorced person in the household | 17.78 | 24.26 | 20.87 | 24.59 |
| No divorced person in the household | 16.06 | 75.74 | 18.52 | 75.41 | |