Table 7.
Variation in various indicators of elderly health from 71st Round NSS, 2014, to 75th Round NSS, 2017–18
| 71st Round NSS, 2014 | 75th Round NSS, 2017–18 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Access | |||
| Inpatient care | Hospitalization rate | 10.9 | 8.5 |
| Share of public sector during hospitalization | 35.9 | 39.0 | |
| Share of private sector during hospitalization | 64.1 | 61.0 | |
| Out-patient care | PAP | 30.3 | 27.7 |
| Share of public sector in out-patient care | 28.3 | 33.6 | |
| Share of private sector in out-patient care | 71.7 | 66.4 | |
| Financial Protection | |||
| Inpatient care | Any insurance coverage | 19.0 | 18.9 |
| PFHI coverage | 16.2 | 14.3 | |
| OOPE during hospitalization in public sector (in Rs.) | 7177 | 6209 | |
| OOPE during hospitalization in private sector (in Rs.) | 31,875 | 38,709 | |
| CHE-10 in public sector during hospitalization | 27.3 | 23.2 | |
| CHE-10 in private sector during hospitalization | 65.9 | 64.9 | |
| CHE-25in public sector during hospitalization | 12.5 | 9.1 | |
| CHE-25in private sector during hospitalization | 38.2 | 37.0 | |
| Out-patient care | OOPE in out-patient care under public sector (in Rs.) | 547 | 390 |
| OOPE in out-patient care under private sector (in Rs.) | 802 | 852 | |
| Living Arrangements | |||
| Living with spouse and other members | 47.0 | 50.3 | |
| Living with spouse only | 14.8 | 14.1 | |
| Living without spouse but with children/relatives | 34.1 | 31.5 | |
| Living alone but not in old age home | 4.1 | 4.2 | |
| Economic Independence | |||
| Independent | 28.3 | 30.1 | |
| Partially independent | 20.0 | 22.9 | |
| Totally dependent | 51.7 | 47.0 | |
| Physical mobility | |||
| Physically immobile-Confine to bed | 1.6 | 1.4 | |
| Confined to home | 6.0 | 5.5 | |
| Able to move outside but with wheelchair only | 0.4 | 0.6 | |
| Physically mobile | 92.0 | 92.5 | |
| Perception towards health | |||
| Own perception of current state of health | |||
| Excellent/ very good | 6.8 | 8.8 | |
| Good/fair | 70.6 | 71.6 | |
| Poor | 22.4 | 19.6 | |
| Own perception about change in the state of health compared to previous year | |||
| Much better | 4.6 | 5.8 | |
| Somewhat better | 12.9 | 12.6 | |
| Nearly the same | 57.5 | 60.6 | |
| Somewhat worse | 20.5 | 18.3 | |
| Worse | 4.5 | 2.6 | |
Source: Authors’ computation from unit records of NSSO 71st, 2014, and 75th Round 2017–18