Table 2.
Characteristics of respondents and prevalence of poor SRH among older adults in India, 2017-18.
| Variables | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) | Poor SRH |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency (n) | Prevalence (%) | p-value | |||
| Type of fuel | |||||
| Liquid | 14,749 | 54.4 | 3247 | 22 | 0.02 |
| Solid | 12,341 | 45.6 | 3095 | 25.1 | |
| Cooking practices | |||||
| Traditional chimney | 1,979 | 7.3 | 420 | 21.2 | <0.001 |
| Electric chimney and exhaust fan | 1,791 | 6.6 | 290 | 16.2 | |
| Near window/door | 17,081 | 63.1 | 4014 | 23.5 | |
| None/other | 6,239 | 23 | 1617 | 25.9 | |
| Age in years | |||||
| 60–69 | 16,102 | 59.4 | 3162 | 19.6 | <0.001 |
| 70–79 | 8,109 | 29.9 | 2132 | 26.3 | |
| 80+ | 2,879 | 10.6 | 1048 | 36.4 | |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 12,930 | 47.7 | 2768 | 21.4 | <0.001 |
| Female | 14,160 | 52.3 | 3574 | 25.2 | |
| Social group | |||||
| SC | 5,090 | 18.8 | 1342 | 26.4 | <0.001 |
| ST | 2,258 | 8.3 | 405 | 18 | |
| OBC | 12,578 | 46.4 | 3147 | 25 | |
| Others | 7,163 | 26.4 | 1448 | 20.2 | |
| Religion | |||||
| Hindu | 22,484 | 83 | 5199 | 23.1 | <0.001 |
| Muslim | 2,753 | 10.2 | 644 | 23.4 | |
| Christian | 748 | 2.8 | 262 | 35 | |
| Other | 1,105 | 4.1 | 236 | 21.4 | |
| MPCE quintile | |||||
| Poor | 11,617 | 42.9 | 2820 | 24.3 | 0.001 |
| Middle | 5,684 | 21 | 1208 | 21.2 | |
| Rich | 9,789 | 36.1 | 2315 | 23.6 | |
| Living arrangement | |||||
| Alone | 1,407 | 5.2 | 433 | 30.8 | <0.001 |
| Living with spouse/children/others | 25,683 | 94.8 | 5909 | 23 | |
| Schooling | |||||
| Yes | 12,126 | 44.8 | 2518 | 20.8 | <0.001 |
| No | 14,964 | 55.2 | 3824 | 25.6 | |
| Lung disease | |||||
| No | 24,870 | 91.8 | 5432 | 21.8 | <0.001 |
| Yes | 2,220 | 8.2 | 910 | 41 | |
| Cough | |||||
| No | 24,496 | 90.4 | 5385 | 22 | <0.001 |
| Yes | 2,594 | 9.6 | 957 | 36.9 | |
| Diabetes | |||||
| No | 23,162 | 85.5 | 5037 | 21.7 | <0.001 |
| Yes | 3,928 | 14.5 | 1305 | 33.2 | |
| Depression | |||||
| No | 21,537 | 79.5 | 4306 | 20 | <0.001 |
| Yes | 5,553 | 20.5 | 2036 | 36.7 | |
Note: Data from LASI Wave - 1, India, 2017–2018. Percentages were computed by applying sample weights. SC, Scheduled Caste; ST, Scheduled Tribe, OBC, Other Backward Classes.