Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the study variables, India, LASI, 2017–2018.
| Variables | Distribution (%) | N |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 47.45 | 14,930 |
| Female | 52.55 | 16,533 |
| Age | ||
| 60–69 | 58.51 | 18,409 |
| 70–79 | 30.20 | 9501 |
| 80+ | 11.29 | 3552 |
| Residence | ||
| Rural | 70.55 | 22,196 |
| Urban | 29.45 | 9267 |
| Religion | ||
| Hindu | 82.22 | 25,870 |
| Muslim | 11.28 | 3548 |
| Christian | 2.86 | 900 |
| Others | 3.64 | 1144 |
| Caste | ||
| SC | 18.91 | 5948 |
| ST | 8.12 | 2555 |
| OBC | 45.23 | 14,230 |
| None | 27.74 | 8728 |
| Education | ||
| No schooling | 56.52 | 17,782 |
| Completed primary | 22.62 | 7118 |
| Completed secondary | 16.80 | 5285 |
| Completed diploma/college | 4.06 | 1277 |
| Marital status | ||
| Currently married | 61.63 | 19,391 |
| Widowed | 36.20 | 11,388 |
| Divorced/separated | 1.00 | 314 |
| Not married | 1.17 | 369 |
| MPCE quintile | ||
| Poorest | 21.70 | 6829 |
| Poorer | 21.71 | 6831 |
| Middle | 20.95 | 6590 |
| Richer | 19.19 | 6038 |
| Richest | 16.45 | 5175 |
| Diabetics | ||
| No | 85.83 | 26,997 |
| Yes | 14.17 | 4,458 |
| Vision problem with cataract | ||
| No | 76.87 | 24,142 |
| Yes | 23.13 | 7,262 |
| Vision problem with glaucoma | ||
| No | 97.56 | 30,638 |
| Yes | 2.44 | 766 |
| Total | 31,464 | |