Table 2.

Descriptive statistics for women in mid-life (45–65 years), Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI), wave-1, 2017–18

Correlates	Mean (Standard Deviation)	(Maximum, Minimum)
Continuous variables
Age (in years)	54.4 (6.29)	(65, 45)
Parity	3.76 (2.22)	(22, 0)
Waist-hip ratio	0.92 (0.08)	(1.8, 0.26)

Correlates	Frequency (N = 23,951)	Weighted percentage
Categorical variables
Residence
Rural	15,501	69.00
Urban	8450	31.00
Religion
Hindu	17,514	81.85
Muslim	2978	11.36
Christian	2363	3.43
Others	1096	3.37
Social group
Scheduled castes	4150	20.02
Scheduled tribes	4301	8.96
Other backward class	8995	45.13
Other castes	6505	25.89
Level of education
No education	13,587	62.20
Less than primary	2387	8.89
Primary completed	2959	10.77
Middle completed	1940	6.58
Matric completed	1585	4.97
Intermediate complete	689	3.46
Above intermediate	804	3.14
Occupation
Unemployed	14,957	61.30
Blue collar	5754	27.62
White collar	417	1.24
Pink collar	560	2.27
Not classified/others	2263	7.58
Wealth
Deprived class	9480	41.97
Affluent class	14,471	58.03
Consumption of tobacco
Tobacco abstainer	19,501	82.06
Only smoking	785	2.78
Only smokeless	3545	14.83
Both smoke and smokeless tobacco	120	0.33
Ever use alcohol
No	22,993	97.36
Yes	958	2.64
Physical activity
Physically active	18,604	78.34
Physically inactive	5347	21.66
Waist-hip ratio
Low risk	4464	21.68
High risk	19,489	78.32
Marital status
Currently in union	17,725	74.49
Not in union	6226	25.51
Family history of chronic disease
No	14,493	61.75
Yes	9458	38.25
Living arrangements
Living alone or with others	1708	7.33
Living with family members	22,243	92.67
Experienced menopause
No	2285	6.98
Yes	20,298	87.92
Don't know	1368	5.10