Aging, Disability and Health Care Services Among Older Persons in India

Table 3 Logistic regression modelling of socio-demographic factors of disability prevalence among older persons in Uttar Pradesh (N=5702) and Kerala (N=2434), 2002

Background Variables Mental Visual Hearin Speech Locomotion
Uttar Pradesh Kerala Uttar Pradesh Kerala Uttar Pradesh Kerala Uttar Pradesh Kerala Uttar Pradesh Kerala
Residence (ref.= rural)                    
Urban 0.89 (0.41-1.97) 0.72 (0.43-1.22) 0.57*** (0.45-0.72) 1.02 (0.75-1.38) 0.99 (0.74-1.31) 0.81 (0.59-1.09) 2.37** (1.24-4.53) 0.75 (0.41-1.36) 1.50*** (1.24-1.82) 1.12 (0.90-1.41)
Sex (ref.= male)                    
Female 1.27 (0.73-2.19) 1.37 (0.77-2.42) 1.32*** (1.14-1.52) 0.91 (0.66-1.26) 0.78** (0.64-0.96) 0.79 (0.58-1.07) 0.65 (0.36-1.17) 0.35*** (0.19-0.63) 0.61*** (0.52-0.70) 0.64*** (0.50-0.81)
Age (ref.= 60-64)                    
65-74 0.37*** (0.20-0.67) 0.98 (0.59-1.63) 1.80*** (1.49-2.17) 1.67** (1.09-2.57) 1.28* (0.98-1.68) 1.23 (0.84-1.80) 0.90 (0.44-1.82) 2.04** (1.01-4.13) 0.95 (0.81-1.12) 0.9 7(0.74-1.27)
75+ 0.30*** (0.13-0.67) 0.35*** (0.19-0.67) 3.30*** (2.70-4.04) 2.97*** (1.95-4.54) 2.46*** (1.86-3.23) 2.13*** (1.47-3.08) 1.49 (0.71-3.11) 1.35 (0.63-2.90) 0.79** (0.64-0.97) 1.74** *(1.33-2.29)
Social Group (ref.= others)                    
STs & SCs 1.94* (0.92-4.08) 1.24 (0.60-2.57) 1.73*** (1.41-2.14) 1.33 (0.86-2.04) 0.96 (0.71-1.28) 0.83 (0.54-1.27) 0.39** (0.16-0.97) 1.48 (0.63-3.47) 1.10 (0.89-1.36) 1.21 (0.85-1.72)
OBCs 1.07(0.53-2.18) 1.17(0.72-1.89) 1.39***(1.15-1.67) 1.01(0.76-1.36) 1.0(0.78-1.27) 0.67***(0.51-0.88) 0.50** (0.27-0.95) 1.38 (0.79-2.42) 1.01 (0.84-1.20) 1.22* (0.98-1.52)
Living Status (ref.= living with spouse)                  
Living without spouse 1.55 (0.89-2.71) (1.83-5.26) 1.97*** (1.70-2.29) 2.05*** (1.48-2.84) 2.02*** (1.63-2.50) 2.03*** (1.49-2.7) 1.40 (0.77-2.54) 1.48 (0.81-2.68 1.40*** (1.20-1.64) 1.39** (1.09-1.78)
MPCE@ quintiles (ref. = quintile1)                    
Quintile2 1.40 (0.73-2.67 1.27 (0.59-2.70) 1.18** (1.00-1.38) 1.44* (0.93-2.21) 1.43** (1.13-1.82) 0.88 (0.58-1.34) 0.46** (0.22-0.94) 0.54 (0.25-1.19) 0.97 (0.82-1.16) 1.01 (0.71-1.42)
Quintile3 1.69 (0.81-3.53) 1.50 (0.72-3.11) 1.01 (0.83-1.24) 0.98 (0.63-1.51) 1.30* (0.98-1.73) 1.07 (0.72-1.59) 0.77 (0.37-1.58) 0.99 (0.49-2.0) 1.37*** (1.13-1.67 1.39** (1.00-1.94)
Log likelihood -302.93 -379.18 -2481.59 -816.17 -1478.56 -875.69 -274.56 >-307.73 -2460.43 -1256.04
LR chi 23.07 37.07 401.9 85.2 140.4 77.7 27.1 24. 94.6 67.0
Prob. > chi2 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.003 0.001 0.001

*** p<0.001, **p<0.05, *p<0.10, MPCE@- monthly per capita expenditure, Reference category - rc