Table 1.
Visual impairment across socio-demographic variables among participants (n=555)
| Variables (n) | Total (n) | Visual Impairment present [n (%)] | P (by Chi2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age categories | |||
| 60-64 years | 167 | 31 (18.6) | 0.044 |
| 65-69 years | 188 | 44 (23.4) | |
| 70-74 years | 103 | 28 (27.4) | |
| 75 years and more | 97 | 33 (34.0) | |
| Gender | |||
| Men | 262 | 59 (22.5) | 0.302 |
| Women | 293 | 77 (26.3) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 320 | 71 (22.1) | 0.146 |
| Widow/widower | 235 | 65 (27.7) | |
| Living status | |||
| With spouse only | 131 | 33 (25.2) | 0.218 |
| With spouse and children | 178 | 34 (19.10) | |
| Only with children | 213 | 60 (28.2) | |
| Living Alone | 33 | 9 (27.3) | |
| Type of family | |||
| Nuclear | 195 | 46 (23.6) | 0.717 |
| Extended | 360 | 90 (25.0) | |
| Educational status | |||
| Above 10th standard | 54 | 6 (11.1) | <0.001 |
| 6th to 10th standard | 73 | 6 (8.2) | |
| Up to 5th standard | 134 | 32 (23.9) | |
| Illiterate | 294 | 92 (31.3) | |
| Economic dependence | |||
| Independent | 192 | 32 (16.7) | <0.001 |
| Partially dependent | 261 | 68 (26.1) | |
| Dependent | 102 | 36 (35.3) | |
| Working status | |||
| Working | 244 | 42 (17.2) | <0.001 |
| Not working | 311 | 94 (30.2) | |
| Smoking status | |||
| Current smoker | 99 | 23 (23.2) | 0.762 |
| Past smoker | 130 | 35 (26.9) | |
| Never smoker | 326 | 78 (23.9) | |
| Tobacco chewing status | |||
| Current chewer | 92 | 32 (34.8) | 0.032 |
| Past chewer | 94 | 25 (26.6) | |
| Never chewer | 369 | 79 (21.4) | |
| Number of selected self-reported chronic illness | |||
| None | 106 | 26 (24.5) | 0.697 |
| One | 182 | 41 (22.5) | |
| Two | 174 | 48 (27.6) | |
| Three - four | 93 | 21 (22.6) |