Table 2.

Healthcare utilization among individuals with mental disorders during hospitalization and outpatient care in India

	Hospitalization (n = 374)		Out-patient care (n = 283)
	Public (%)	Private (%)		Public (%)	Private (%)
Total	40.8	59.2		33.9	66.1
Age group (years)
0–14	21.0	79.0		53.1	46.9
15–29	59.6	40.4		28.2	71.8
30–44	28.4	71.6		34.3	65.7
45–59	51.4	48.6		35.1	64.9
60+	48.6	51.4		31.1	68.9
Place of Residence
Rural	37.4	62.6		40.5	59.6
Urban	50.1	49.9		26.6	73.4
Gender
Male	44.0	56.0		34.4	65.6
Female	36.4	63.6		32.8	67.2
Marital Status
Never Married/ divorced/	40.2	59.8		37.9	62.1
Currently married	40.1	59.9		29.0	71.0
Widowed	55.4	44.6		40.4	59.6
Social Groups
ST	75.5	24.5		48.1	51.9
SC	53.4	46.6		22.5	77.5
OBC	34.4	65.6		47.9	52.1
General	42.8	57.1		20.4	79.6
Education
Illiterate	52.0	48.0		44.8	55.2
Up to primary	14.2	85.8		39.1	60.9
Up to secondary	43.5	56.5		28.5	71.5
Above Secondary	53.7	46.3		21.5	78.5
Household occupation
Self employed	41.8	58.2		30.3	69.7
Regular Wages	41.1	58.9		24.6	75.5
Casual Labourer	37.6	62.4		59.6	40.4
Economic quintile-Rural
Poorest	34.4	65.6		48.6	51.4
Poor	33.1	66.9		23.0	77.0
Middle	44.1	55.9		33.6	66.4
Rich	49.3	50.7		22.2	77.8
Richest	40.5	59.5		39.4	60.7

Source: Authors’ computation from unit records of NSSO 75th Round 2017-18