Table 2 Status of self-rated life satisfaction by physical health characteristics among older adults in India.
Life satisfaction (LS) | Low LS | Medium LS | High LS | Sample (n) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical health status | (%) | (%) | (%) | ||
Permanent disability or illness*** | No | 11.32 | 40.64 | 48.04 | 64,126 |
Yes | 16.76 | 47.89 | 35.34 | 733 | |
Physical impairment*** | No | 10.74 | 40.59 | 48.67 | 62,025 |
Yes | 24.79 | 44.82 | 30.39 | 2545 | |
Hearing impairment*** | No | 11.28 | 40.84 | 47.88 | 63,718 |
Yes | 19.21 | 36.61 | 44.18 | 852 | |
Visual impairment*** | No | 11.08 | 40.71 | 48.21 | 62,837 |
Yes | 22.05 | 43.43 | 34.51 | 1733 | |
Speech impairment*** | No | 11.33 | 40.8 | 47.87 | 64,365 |
Yes | 29.26 | 36.54 | 34.2 | 205 | |
ADL limitation*** | No | 9.44 | 40.73 | 49.83 | 55,488 |
Yes | 21.39 | 41.07 | 37.54 | 9092 | |
Chronic diseases | |||||
Hypertension*** | No | 11.16 | 41.53 | 47.31 | 46,458 |
Yes | 12.02 | 38.81 | 49.17 | 18,225 | |
Stroke*** | No | 11.22 | 40.76 | 48.02 | 63,607 |
Yes | 21.00 | 42.58 | 36.42 | 1082 | |
Heart disease*** | No | 11.37 | 40.87 | 47.76 | 62,348 |
Yes | 11.94 | 38.9 | 49.16 | 2342 | |
Asthma*** | No | 11.15 | 40.83 | 48.02 | 62,223 |
Yes | 16.38 | 40.08 | 43.53 | 2467 | |
COPD*** | No | 11.31 | 40.85 | 47.84 | 63,995 |
Yes | 17.36 | 36.73 | 45.9 | 695 | |
Bronchitis*** | No | 11.34 | 40.86 | 47.8 | 64,091 |
Yes | 15.14 | 35.7 | 49.16 | 599 | |
Cancer*** | No | 11.37 | 40.83 | 47.8 | 64,259 |
Yes | 13.90 | 35.78 | 50.32 | 430 | |
Diabetes*** | No | 11.59 | 41.17 | 47.24 | 56,386 |
Yes | 10.01 | 38.11 | 51.88 | 8294 | |
Bones-joints problem*** | No | 10.74 | 40.3 | 48.96 | 55,396 |
Yes | 14.86 | 43.41 | 41.73 | 9295 | |
Multi-morbidity*** | No | 10.33 | 40.9 | 48.76 | 35,755 |
Single | 11.78 | 41.93 | 46.29 | 17,865 | |
Multi (2 +) | 14.13 | 38.72 | 47.15 | 11,056 | |
Self-rated health (SRH)*** | Poor | 27.32 | 43.79 | 28.88 | 11,051 |
Moderate | 10.12 | 47.95 | 41.93 | 26,920 | |
Good | 5.08 | 30.95 | 63.98 | 26,676 | |
