Table 1 Sample characteristics of respondents in Kerala, 2019
Background characteristics | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Male | 6204 | 47.4 |
 Female | 6850 | 52.6 |
Marital Status | ||
 Never married | 2777 | 21.4 |
 Currently Married | 7265 | 55.5 |
 Currently not married | 3012 | 23.1 |
Whether hospitalised? | ||
 No | 11976 | 91.8 |
 Yes | 1078 | 8.2 |
Wealth Quintile | ||
 Poorest | 2345 | 17.4 |
 Poorer | 2590 | 19.8 |
 Middle | 2684 | 20.3 |
 Richer | 2718 | 21.1 |
 Richest | 2717 | 21.5 |
Social Group | ||
 Scheduled Caste (SC) | 947 | 7.4 |
 Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 234 | 2.1 |
 Other Backward Class (OBC) | 8392 | 62.8 |
 Others | 3481 | 27.7 |
Religion | ||
 Hindu | 9185 | 65.0 |
 Muslim | 2186 | 18.5 |
 Christian and others | 1683 | 16.5 |
PFHIS coverage | ||
 No insurance | 5866 | 45.37 |
 PFHIS | 5966 | 45.79 |
 Non-PFHIS | 1222 | 8.84 |
Total | 13054 | 100.0 |