Table 2.
Age-sex adjusted prevalence of lifestyle behaviour (smoking, drinking, and physical activity) by socio-demographic characteristics among the older adults in India, 2017-18
| Socio-Demographic Characteristics | Smoking (95% CI) N = 29,223 |
Drinking (95% CI) N = 29,223 |
Physical Activity (95% CI) N = 29,223 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age Category | |||
| 60–69 | 31.5(30.9–32.2) | 10.7(10.3–11.1) | 58.6(57.9–59.3) |
| 70–79 | 29.6(28.7–30.6) | 8.5(8.0-9.1) | 45.7(44.7–46.8) |
| 80+ | 27.3(25.7–28.8) | 5.7(4.9–6.6) | 29.0(27.3–30.6) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 43.0(42.2–43.8) | 17.0(16.4–17.7) | 48.0(47.1–48.8) |
| Female | 18.9(18.3–19.6) | 2.6(2.4–2.9) | 55.7(54.9–56.5) |
| Residence | |||
| Rural | 35.6(34.9–36.2) | 11.1(10.7–11.5) | 53.0(52.3–53.7) |
| Urban | 20.4(19.6–21.2) | 6.4(5.9–6.9) | 49.9(48.9–50.9) |
| Education (in years) | |||
| No Education | 37.0(36.2–37.7) | 12.8(12.2–13.4) | 50.8(50.0-51.6) |
| Less than 5 | 34.8(33.4–36.3) | 9.3(8.4–10.2) | 51.5(49.9–53.2) |
| 5–9 | 27.0(26.0-28.1) | 8.1(7.5–8.7) | 53.8(52.5–55.0) |
| 10 & more | 14.7(13.8–15.6) | 5.4(4.9–5.9) | 54.1(52.6–55.6) |
| Currently Working | |||
| No | 26.7(26.1–27.3) | 7.9(7.5–8.3) | 45.0(44.4–45.7) |
| Yes | 38.6(37.6–39.6) | 12.2(11.6–12.8) | 67.7(66.7–68.7) |
| Currently Married | |||
| No | 33.4(32.4–34.4) | 10.7(9.9–11.5) | 49.1(48.1–50.2) |
| Yes | 29.2(28.6–29.9) | 9.2(8.9–9.6) | 53.5(52.8–54.3) |
| Living Arrangement | |||
| Living alone | 31.9(29.5–34.4) | 12.1(10.0-14.1) | 66.3(63.9–68.6) |
| Living with Spouse only | 28.6(27.5–29.7) | 10.3(9.6–11.0) | 57.1(55.9–58.4) |
| Living with others | 31.0(30.4–31.6) | 9.2(8.9–9.6) | 49.7(49.0-50.3) |
| MPCE Quintile | |||
| Poorest | 34.5(33.4–35.7) | 10.3(9.6–11.1) | 52.0(50.8–53.2) |
| Poorer | 34.2(33.0-35.3) | 9.3(8.6–10.0) | 52.0(50.8–53.3) |
| Middle | 31.2(30.1–32.4) | 9.1(8.4–9.9) | 52.6(51.4–53.8) |
| Richer | 28.8(27.7–29.9) | 9.7(8.9–10.4) | 52.1(50.9–53.4) |
| Richest | 23.3(22.2–24.4) | 9.3(8.6–10.1) | 51.0(49.7–52.3) |
| Caste | |||
| SC | 37.6(36.3–38.9) | 11.8(10.9–12.7) | 52.7(51.3–54.0) |
| ST | 34.5(33.2–35.8) | 16.5(15.5–17.5) | 48.6(47.3–50.0) |
| OBC | 29.2(28.5–30.0) | 8.5(8.0–9.0) | 53.9(53.0-54.8) |
| Others | 25.5(24.6–26.5) | 5.3(4.8–5.8) | 50.8(49.7–51.9) |