Table 1: Background characteristics of the respondents.
| Characteristics |
Total N=422 |
| Age |
|
| 50 to 59 years |
194 (46.0) |
| 60 to 69 years |
138 (32.7) |
| 70 to 79 years |
68 (16.1) |
| > 80 years |
22 (5.2) |
| Gender |
|
| Male |
187 (44.3) |
| Female |
235 (55.7) |
| Socio Economic Status (in Rupees) |
|
| Class I (6323 and above) |
30 (7.1) |
| Class II (3161 – 6322) |
62 (14.7) |
| Class III (1897 – 3160) |
87 (20.6) |
| Class IV (948 – 1896) |
124 (29.4) |
| Class V (< 948) |
119 (28.2) |
| Pension Scheme |
|
| Yes |
231 (54.7) |
| Health Insurance |
|
| Yes |
53 (12.6) |
| Education |
|
| Illiterate |
191 (45.3) |
| Primary |
88 (20.9) |
| Middle |
61 (14.5) |
| High School |
60 (14.2) |
| Higher Secondary School |
15 (3.6) |
| Under- graduation |
6 (1.3) |
| Post- graduation |
1 (0.2) |
| Marital Status |
|
| Married |
320 (75.9) |
| Never Married |
4 (0.9) |
| Widowed |
93 (22.1) |
| Divorced |
1 (0.2) |
| Separated |
4 (0.9) |
| Religion |
|
| Hindu |
400 (94.8) |
| Muslim |
19 (4.5) |
| Christian |
3 (0.7) |
| Membership in Self-Help Groups |
|
| Yes |
29 (6.9) |
| No |
393 (93.1) |
| Type of Family |
|
| Joint family |
139 (32.9) |
| Nuclear family |
280 (66.4) |
| Three generation family |
3 (0.7) |
Figures in parenthesis are percentages