Table 1. Study population characteristics by sex and migration status. Indian migration study, 2005–2007.
| Men | Women | |||||||
| Rural | Migrant | Urban | Total | Rural | Migrant | Urban | Total | |
| Number | 1459 | 1127 | 1201 | 3787 | 652 | 985 | 1085 | 2722 |
| Age, Mean (SD) | 39.6(11.6) | 44.7(8.6) | 41.5(10.0) | 41.8(10.5) | 41.4(11.4) | 39.6(8.7) | 39.7(9.6) | 40.1(9.8) |
| (Min; Max) | (17.0,76.0) | (25.0,65.0) | (18.0,70.0) | (17.0,76.0) | (17.0,70.0) | (19.0,59.0) | (18.0,68.0) | (17.0,70.0) |
| Standard of living index, Mean (SD) | 17.3(6.7) | 25.1(4.3) | 24.5(5.0) | 21.9(6.6) | 16.3(6.8) | 24.7(4.2) | 24.7(5.2) | 22.7(6.4) |
| (Min; Max) | (2.0,38.0) | (11.0,36.0) | (6.0,38.0) | (2.0,38.0) | (2.0,34.0) | (11.0,34.0) | (4.0,38.0) | (2.0,38.0) |
| Married, N (%) | 1184(81.2) | 1108(98.3) | 1015(84.5) | 3307(87.3) | 495(75.9) | 964(97.9) | 952(87.7) | 2411(88.6) |
| Manual worker, N (%) | 1001(68.6) | 680(60.3) | 524(43.6) | 2205(58.2) | 118(18.1) | 48(4.9) | 107(9.9) | 273(10.0) |
| Secondary edcuation, N (%) | 1053(72.2) | 1073(95.2) | 1119(93.2) | 3245(85.7) | 253(38.8) | 546(55.4) | 947(87.3) | 1746(64.1) |
| Hindu religion, N (%) | 1381(94.7) | 1066(94.6) | 1025(85.3) | 3472(91.7) | 594(91.1) | 905(91.9) | 940(86.6) | 2439(89.6) |