Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic and household variables of adults ≥ 45 years in India, LASI-1 (2017–2018)
Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Malaria | 5589 | 7.9 |
Age group (44–54 years) | 28,754 | 40.7 |
55–69 years | 28,579 | 40.4 |
≥ 70 years | 13,338 | 18.9 |
Sex (female) | 40,877 | 57.8 |
Male | 29,795 | 42.2 |
Residence (rural) | 48,921 | 69.2 |
Urban | 21,750 | 30.8 |
MPCE quintile (poorest) | 14,790 | 20.9 |
Poorer | 15,023 | 21.3 |
Middle | 14,268 | 20.2 |
Richer | 13,781 | 19.5 |
Richest | 12,809 | 18.1 |
Education (0 school years) | 35,081 | 49.6 |
1–5 school years | 12,334 | 17.5 |
6–12 school years | 18,883 | 26.7 |
College | 4372 | 6.2 |
Caste (SC) | 13,612 | 20.0 |
ST | 6033 | 8.9 |
OBC | 31,530 | 46.3 |
Forward | 16,924 | 24.9 |
Main job (not woking) | 35,590 | 50.1 |
Agricultural and allied | 19,961 | 28.1 |
Self-employed | 6072 | 8.55 |
Wage/salary worker | 9406 | 13.2 |
Household-size (1–5 members) | 44,815 | 63.0 |
≥ 6 members | 26,319 | 37.0 |
Type of house (pucca/semi pucca) | 58,912 | 83.3 |
Kutcha | 11,834 | 16.7 |
Water source (own dwelling/plot/yard) | 46,231 | 68.7 |
Outside dwelling | 21,056 | 31.3 |
Toilet facility (improved sanitation) | 51,652 | 73.4 |
Unimproved | 18,766 | 26.7 |
Cooking fuel (clean) | 36,858 | 52.3 |
Unclean | 33,559 | 47.7 |
Damp wall/ceiling (no) | 55,684 | 79.1 |
Yes | 14,748 | 20.9 |