Table 4 Male and female 40q30 (per 1000 adults) and (e15) by socioeconomic status, 1998–1999, India
From: Socioeconomic disparity in adult mortality in India: estimations using the orphanhood method
| Educational level of parents | Female | Male | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40q30 | Ratio | e 15 | Difference in e15 | 40q30 | Ratio | e 15 | Difference in e15 | |
| Illiterate | 283 | 3.2 | 58.6 | 3.5 | 430 | 1.6 | 55.1 | 5.7 |
| Literate® | 87 | 1.0 | 62.1 | 271 | 1.0 | 60.8 | ||
| Caste of the parents | ||||||||
| SC/SCT | 317 | 1.6 | 57.8 | 2.5 | 380 | 1.2 | 55.9 | 2.9 |
| Other backward classes | 200 | 1.0 | 60.2 | 0.1 | 313 | 1.0 | 58.9 | − 0.1 |
| General® | 197 | 1.0 | 60.3 | 315 | 1.0 | 58.8 | ||
| Religion | ||||||||
| Non-Hindu | 287 | 1.3 | 58.5 | 1.3 | 348 | 1.1 | 57.3 | 0.9 |
| Hindu® | 226 | 1.0 | 59.8 | 329 | 1.0 | 58.2 | ||
| Education level of the respondent | ||||||||
| Illiterate | 354 | 2.0 | 56.7 | 3.8 | 381 | 1.4 | 55.8 | 4.6 |
| Primary school or below | 261 | 1.5 | 58.9 | 1.5 | 362 | 1.3 | 56.7 | 3.7 |
| Secondary school or below | 229 | 1.3 | 59.6 | 0.8 | 344 | 1.2 | 57.5 | 2.9 |
| Higher secondary and Above® | 177 | 1.0 | 60.5 | 280 | 1.0 | 60.4 | ||
| Literate | 228 | 1.3 | 59.7 | 0.8 | 346 | 1.2 | 57.4 | 3.0 |
| Income level of respondent family | ||||||||
| Less than 50,000 INR | 308 | 2.6 | 58.2 | 3.3 | 379 | 1.4 | 55.9 | 4.9 |
| 50,000–100,000 INR | 264 | 2.2 | 58.8 | 2.6 | 355 | 1.3 | 57.0 | 3.8 |
| 100000 or Above® | 120 | 1.0 | 61.5 | 271 | 1.0 | 60.8 | ||
| Total | 230 | 59.6 | 331 | 58.1 | ||||