Table 1 Socio-demographic and health profiles of the participants
Variables | Adult population (n = 7279) | Older population (n = 1018) |
|---|---|---|
| Â | Percentage/Mean (SD) | Percentage/Mean (SD) |
Age in years | 37.7 (16.5) | 70.5 (8.1) |
Gender: | Â | Â |
Male | 46.5 | 46.9 |
Female | 53.5 | 53.0 |
Marital status: | Â | Â |
Single/Married | 86.0 | 58.9 |
Widowed/separated | 14.0 | 41.1 |
Education: | Â | Â |
No formal education | 24.3 | 60.3 |
Primary education | 61.3 | 34.3 |
Secondary education | 12.8 | 4.2 |
Higher secondary education | 0.7 | 0.1 |
Graduate | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Occupation status: | Â | Â |
Manual laborers | 53.5 | 67.3 |
Others | 46.5 | 32.7 |
Lack of access to basic facilities: | Â | Â |
No access to safe drinking water | 77.2 | 80.6 |
No access to toilet facilities | 9.6 | 6.9 |
Presence of disabilities: | Â | Â |
Physical disabilitiesa | 4.3 | 12.6 |
Psychiatric disorders | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Functional disabilities | 4.9 | 25.7 |
Body Mass Indexb: | Â | Â |
Men | 22.0 (5.4) | 21.7 (4.2) |
Women | 23.2 (4.9) | 22.3 (5.2) |
OOP health expenditures (in US dollars) | 2.2 (9.5) | 0.7 (6.3) |
Self-reported monthly income (in US dollars) | 92.3 (260.3) | 19.1 (178.2) |