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