Table 1 Percentage distribution of respondents who have given responses on non-communicable diseases according to socio-demographic and economic characteristics by selected districts of Kerala
Background characteristics | n | Kasaragod | n | Alappuzha | n | Kollam | n | Thiruvananthapuram | N | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | ||||||||||
 30–44 | 403 | 22.3 | 418 | 24.4 | 457 | 27.4 | 438 | 27.6 | 1716 | 26.1 |
 45–59 | 646 | 37.3 | 591 | 34.8 | 574 | 35.8 | 591 | 38.5 | 2402 | 36.8 |
 60+ | 583 | 40.4 | 605 | 40.8 | 568 | 36.8 | 509 | 34.0 | 2265 | 37.1 |
Sex | ||||||||||
 Male | 731 | 45.7 | 775 | 48.4 | 733 | 45.6 | 723 | 47.3 | 2962 | 46.7 |
 Female | 901 | 54.3 | 838 | 51.7 | 865 | 54.4 | 813 | 52.7 | 3417 | 53.3 |
Education | ||||||||||
 Illiterate | 90 | 6.2 | 35 | 2.8 | 79 | 6.0 | 75 | 5.9 | 279 | 5.4 |
 Primary | 101 | 7.1 | 12 | 1.2 | 8 | 0.5 | 7 | 0.4 | 128 | 1.7 |
 Secondary | 694 | 43.2 | 605 | 39.4 | 514 | 34.0 | 471 | 29.9 | 2284 | 35.0 |
 Higher secondary & above | 746 | 43.5 | 962 | 56.6 | 998 | 59.5 | 985 | 63.7 | 3691 | 57.9 |
Religion | ||||||||||
 Hindu | 1482 | 88.2 | 1130 | 66.3 | 961 | 48.3 | 1050 | 68.0 | 4623 | 65.3 |
 Non-Hindu | 132 | 10.9 | 238 | 18.7 | 381 | 32.0 | 159 | 10.1 | 910 | 18.2 |
 Christian | 18 | 0.9 | 246 | 15.1 | 257 | 19.7 | 329 | 21.9 | 850 | 16.6 |
Caste | ||||||||||
 SC/ST | 73 | 5.6 | 88 | 5.7 | 174 | 7.5 | 209 | 14.5 | 544 | 9.4 |
 OBC | 1257 | 76.8 | 1069 | 65.8 | 861 | 60.6 | 898 | 56.8 | 4085 | 62.8 |
 Others | 302 | 17.6 | 457 | 28.5 | 564 | 31.9 | 431 | 28.8 | 1754 | 27.8 |
Wealth quintile | ||||||||||
 Poorest | 443 | 19.9 | 240 | 13.6 | 268 | 15.3 | 352 | 20.8 | 1303 | 17.7 |
 Poorer | 296 | 17.2 | 282 | 15.4 | 364 | 21.5 | 341 | 21.2 | 1283 | 19.6 |
 Middle | 297 | 19.0 | 355 | 22.1 | 342 | 19.7 | 312 | 20.8 | 1306 | 20.4 |
 Richer | 269 | 21.0 | 362 | 23.9 | 355 | 23.3 | 274 | 18.2 | 1260 | 21.2 |
 Richest | 327 | 22.9 | 375 | 25.0 | 270 | 20.3 | 259 | 19.0 | 1231 | 21.1 |
Family history of HBP and HBG and heart diseases | ||||||||||
 No | 794 | 48.9 | 839 | 52.4 | 808 | 51.4 | 569 | 36.0 | 3010 | 45.6 |
 Yes | 838 | 51.1 | 775 | 47.6 | 791 | 48.6 | 969 | 64.1 | 3361 | 54.4 |
 Total (N) | 1632 | 100.0 | 1614 | 100.0 | 1599 | 100.0 | 1538 | 100.0 | 6383 | 100.0 |