Table 2.
Interstate differentials in mean OOPE by residence, economic status, religion and social group
| Categories of states | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covariates | Category A | Category B | Category C | All India |
| Residence | ||||
| Rural | 112.82 | 56.93 | 27.01 | 57.02 |
| Urban | 142.71 | 92.35 | 51.9 | 84.86 |
| (Ratio Urban/Rural) | 1.26 | 1.62 | 1.92 | 1.49 |
| Economic status | ||||
| Poorest | 19.60 | 19.75 | 16.28 | 18.68 |
| Second poorest | 47.92 | 46.25 | 28.51 | 43.22 |
| Middle | 72.15 | 71.92 | 42.20 | 67.96 |
| Second Richest | 123.27 | 94.98 | 62.88 | 97.26 |
| Richest | 286.23 | 230.94 | 185.60 | 246.27 |
| (Ratio Richest/Poorest) | 14.60 | 11.69 | 11.40 | 13.19 |
| Religious affiliation | ||||
| Muslims | 99.44 | 60.55 | 20.70 | 58.52 |
| Non-Muslims (Including all others) | 112.16 | 65.00 | 31.73 | 64.96 |
| (Ratio Non-Muslims/Muslims) | 1.13 | 1.07 | 1.53 | 1.11 |
| Social group | ||||
| ST | 51.20 | 31.40 | 24.86 | 31.00 |
| SC | 64.54 | 60.94 | 27.67 | 55.67 |
| OBC | 128.26 | 64.60 | 34.40 | 66.00 |
| Others | 132.28 | 73.57 | 29.02 | 77.65 |
| (Ratio Others/ST) | 2.58 | 2.34 | 1.17 | 2.50 |
Source: Compiled from NSS CES Report (2009–10); computed by author using the unit level data records of CES 2009–10