Table 1 Characteristics of the study population, adults aged 50-79 years, China and India, Sage Wave 1, 2007-2010
China (n = 11,694) | India (n = 6187) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Men (N = 5488) | Women (N = 6206) | Men (N = 3111) | Women (N = 3076) | |
N (a %) | N (a %) | N (a %) | N (a %) | |
Marital status | ||||
Married/Cohabiting | 4985 (91.6)*** | 5008 (82.5) | 2758 (92.2)*** | 1941 (64.9) |
Separated/divorced/widowed/single | 503 (8.4) | 1198 (17.5) | 353 (7.8) | 1135 (35.1) |
Education | ||||
Completed college/university | 353 (6.1)*** | 176 (2.9) | 258 (8.9)*** | 61 (1.6) |
Completed secondary | 2157 (38.8) | 1827 (28.3) | 896 (30.9) | 268 (7.1) |
Completed primary | 1299 (25.0) | 1074 (18.3) | 553 (18.3) | 342 (11.5) |
No primary | 1679 (30.2) | 3129 (50.5) | 1404 (41.9) | 2405 (79.9) |
Employment | ||||
Currently working | 2700 (54.8)*** | 2033 (35.0) | 1924 (66.6)*** | 674 (20.6) |
Not currently working | 2334 (40.2) | 3203 (52.9) | 1068 (30.8) | 797 (26.5) |
Never worked | 454 (5.0) | 970 (12.2) | 119 (2.6) | 1605 (51.9) |
Household wealth status | ||||
Wealthiest quintile | 1081 (22.2) | 1254 (22.5) | 779 (24.3) | 766 (23.3) |
Second wealthiest quintile | 1169 (24.1) | 1274 (23.6) | 698 (21.1) | 643 (18.3) |
Mid quintile | 1122 (20.4) | 1228 (20.5) | 559 (18.5) | 580 (19.4) |
Second poorest quintile | 1108 (18.2) | 1208 (17.7) | 574 (19.0) | 583 (20.1) |
Poorest quintile | 1008 (15.1) | 1242 (15.8) | 501 (17.1) | 504 (18.9) |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 2512 (43.7)*** | 3209 (51.5) | 757 (28.8)** | 844 (29.7) |
Rural | 2976 (56.3) | 2997 (48.6) | 2354 (71.2) | 2232 (70.3) |
Chronic conditions | ||||
No conditions | 3900 (71.2)*** | 3852 (61.2) | 1482 (47.8)*** | 1231 (39.5) |
One condition | 1241 (23.2) | 1761 (29.2) | 904 (26.7) | 992 (32.4) |
Two or more conditions | 347 (5.5) | 593 (9.6) | 725 (25.5) | 853 (28.2) |
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
Age mean in years (SD) | 62.0 (8.1) | 61.7 (8.2) | 61.0 (7.7)*** | 60.1 (7.4) |
Disability score mean (SD) | 29.2 (15.5)*** | 33.2 (14.9) | 42.5 (15.1)*** | 49.4 (12.9) |