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Table 1 Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of sample population with mental disorders in India, 2017-18

From: Progress towards universal health coverage in the context of mental disorders in India: evidence from national sample survey data

 

Mental Disorder

Outpatient (283)

Hospitalization (374)

Sample size (N)

Percentage

Sample size (N)

Percentage

Total

283 out of total 43,240 outpatient episodes

0.49%

374 out of total 93,925 hospitalization episodes

0.40%

Mean age (years)

41.9

38.4

Rate of hospitalization and PAP

40 PAP per 1,00,000 population

20 hospitalization per 1,00,000 population

Rural

30 PAP per 1,00,000 population

20 hospitalization per 1,00,000 population

Urban

20 PAP per 1,00,000 population

20 hospitalization per 1,00,000 population

Age group (years)

    

0–14

22

11.5

37

21.6

15–29

56

14.1

91

21.7

30–44

80

36.3

99

24.1

45–59

63

17.4

89

23.0

60+

62

20.6

58

9.7

Place of Residence

    

Rural

161

60.2

221

73.4

Urban

122

39.8

153

26.6

Gender

    

Male

157

59.7

234

57.3

Female

126

40.3

140

42.7

Marital Status

    

Never Married/ divorced/ separated

100

42.6

133

44.9

Currently married

154

48.4

203

49.6

Widowed

29

9.0

24

5.5

Social Groups

    

ST

11

4.2

24

3.3

SC

39

17.2

63

14.2

OBC

123

40.3

158

55.3

General

110

38.4

129

27.2

Education

    

Illiterate

101

33.5

121

33.9

Up to primary

59

28.4

56

23.6

Up to secondary

83

16.5

119

27.9

Above Secondary

40

21.7

64

14.6

Household occupation

    

Self employed

143

40.0

177

49.2

Regular Wages

66

18.3

91

25.3

Casual Labourer

44

21.7

62

17.2

Others

30

19.9

30

8.3

Economic quintile

    

Poorest

53

17.7

78

24.7

Poor

44

18.0

74

13.5

Middle

61

22.2

67

18.8

Rich

53

17.9

74

23.7

Richest

72

24.2

81

19.3

  1. Source: Authors’ computation from unit records of NSSO 75th Round 2017-18