Table 4 Distribution of quality of life with background characteristics among older people aged 60 years and above, India, LASI, 2017-18.

Age group

60–64 Years

30.2

33.1

36.8

< 0.001

65–69 Years

35.3

32.1

32.6

70–74 Years

42.6

30.5

26.9

75 + Years

55.7

23.9

20.4

Sex

Male

30.8

32.1

37.2

< 0.001

Female

47.4

28.7

23.8

Place of residence

Rural

41.4

29.5

29.1

< 0.001

Urban

35.1

32.3

32.6

Level of education

Illiterate (0 year)

46.4

27.6

25.9

< 0.001

Less than 5 years

37.3

33.6

29.1

5–9 years completed

32.4

32.9

34.8

10 years or more

20.9

34.7

44.5

Marital status

Currently married

33.3

32.0

34.7

< 0.001

Widowed

50.3

27.6

22.1

Others

39.7

27.0

33.2

Region

North

34.0

27.9

38.1

< 0.001

Central

38.7

33.2

28.1

East

46.1

27.2

26.8

North-east

28.3

35.4

36.3

West

40.4

32.6

27.0

South

37.4

30.3

32.3

Caste

Scheduled Caste

41.7

28.9

29.4

< 0.001

Scheduled Tribe

36.9

32.8

30.3

Other Backward Classes

39.9

30.9

29.3

Others

38.4

29.6

32.0

Living arrangements

Living alone

49.0

30.9

20.2

< 0.001

Living with spouse

33.2

32.0

34.8

Living with others but not spouse

49.6

27.1

23.3

Falls

No falls

37.2

30.2

32.5

< 0.001

Minor falls

51.1

28.9

20.0

Major falls

51.2

31.2

17.6

Injuries

No Injury

37.7

30.2

32.1

< 0.001

Injury

51.2

31.2

17.6

Work status

Currently working

24.9

35.3

39.8

< 0.001

Ever worked but not currently working

46.2

27.5

26.4

Never Worked

46.5

28.8

24.7

MPCE

Poorest

42.8

30.6

26.6

< 0.001

Poorer

39.7

30.1

30.2

Middle

39.2

28.3

32.5

Richer

38.6

29.6

31.8

Richest

36.7

33.6

29.7

Multimorbidity

No morbidity

32.6

30.8

36.7

< 0.001

One morbidity

41.0

31.8

27.2

2 + morbidity

51.7

27.6

20.8

Total

39.6

30.3

30.1