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Table 1 Socio-economic and demographic profile of older adults in India

From: Association of self-perceived income sufficiency with cognitive impairment among older adults: a population-based study in India

Variables

Sample

Percentage

Self-perceived income sufficiency

 Has income and fully sufficient

2156

23.5

 Has income and partially sufficient

2410

26.3

 Has income and not sufficient

661

7.2

 No income

3949

43.0

Working status (last one year)

 Never worked

6174

67.3

 Currently working

2208

24.1

 Retired

794

8.7

Educational status

 No education

4654

50.7

 Below 5 years

1890

20.6

 6 to 10 years

2072

22.6

 11+ years

559

6.1

Marital status

 Not in union

3632

39.6

 Currently in union

5544

60.4

Asset ownership

 No

1610

17.6

 Yes

7566

82.5

Age group (in years)

 60–69

5667

61.8

 70–79

2525

27.5

 80+

984

10.7

Sex

 Men

4339

47.3

 Women

4837

52.7

Co-residing with children

 No

2701

29.4

 Yes

6475

70.6

Self-rated health

 Good

4096

44.6

 Poor

5080

55.4

IADL

 High

3995

43.5

 Low

5181

56.5

ADL

 High

8498

92.6

 Low

678

7.4

Subjective well-being

 High

6720

73.2

 Low

2456

26.8

Psychological health

 High

7024

76.6

 Low

2152

23.5

Wealth status

 Poorest

2170

23.7

 Poorer

2024

22.1

 Middle

1903

20.7

 Richer

1708

18.6

 Richest

1370

14.9

Religion

 Hindu

7299

79.6

 Muslims

644

7.0

 Sikh

847

9.2

 Others

386

4.2

Caste

 Scheduled Caste

1897

20.7

 Scheduled Tribe

515

5.6

 Other Backward Class

3353

36.5

 Others

3411

37.2

Place of residence

 Rural

6783

73.9

 Urban

2393

26.1

State

 Himachal Pradesh

1456

15.9

 Punjab

1240

13.5

 West Bengal

1127

12.3

 Orissa

1453

15.8

 Maharashtra

1230

13.4

 Kerala

1340

14.6

 Tamil Nadu

1330

14.5

Total

9176

100.0

  1. IADL Instrumental activities of daily living, ADL Activities of daily living