Table 4 Prevalence of depressive symptoms among older adults by various different social exclusion indicators
Social exclusion domain | N | % | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Exclusion from Civic activity & social relation | |||
 Non-voter behaviour |  |  | 0.000 |
  Non-voter | 1087 | 41.7 |  |
  Voter | 29,279 | 29.8 |  |
 Attended political/ community/ organization group meetings |  |  | 0.088 |
  No | 26,176 | 30.4 |  |
  Yes | 4190 | 29.3 |  |
 Attended cultural performances/ shows/ cinema |  |  | 0.699 |
  No | 22,724 | 30.3 |  |
  Yes | 7642 | 30.1 |  |
 Attended religious functions/ events such as bhajan/ satsang/ prayer |  |  | 0.000 |
  No | 14,291 | 30.6 |  |
  Yes | 16,075 | 29.9 |  |
 Living alone |  |  | 0.000 |
  No | 28,628 | 21.5 |  |
  Yes | 1738 | 79.8 |  |
Exclusion from service | |||
 Received poorer services than other people at store/ restaurants |  |  | 0.000 |
  No | 28,305 | 28.2 |  |
  Yes | 2061 | 55.9 |  |
 Received poorer services than other people from doctor |  |  | 0.000 |
  No | 28,491 | 28.3 |  |
  Yes | 1875 | 58.4 |  |