Sample characteristics | Total | Female | Male | |||
N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Hypertension | ||||||
No | 693 875 | 85.5 | 602 609 | 86.1 | 91 266 | 81.7 |
Yes | 85 774 | 10.6 | 69 889 | 10.0 | 15 885 | 14.2 |
No response | 32 268 | 4.0 | 27 765 | 4.0 | 4503 | 4.0 |
Age group | ||||||
15–19 | 144 277 | 17.8 | 125 282 | 17.9 | 18 995 | 17.0 |
20–29 | 272 054 | 33.5 | 239 307 | 34.2 | 32 747 | 29.3 |
30–39 | 215 796 | 26.6 | 187 459 | 26.8 | 28 337 | 25.4 |
40–49 | 171 285 | 21.1 | 148 215 | 21.2 | 23 070 | 20.7 |
Marital status | ||||||
Not married | 210 107 | 25.9 | 170 691 | 24.4 | 39 416 | 35.3 |
Married | 572 676 | 70.5 | 502 074 | 71.7 | 70 602 | 63.2 |
Widow/separated/divorced | 29 134 | 3.6 | 27 498 | 3.9 | 1636 | 1.5 |
Caste | ||||||
Others | 165 234 | 20.4 | 142 244 | 20.3 | 22 990 | 20.6 |
SC | 146 969 | 18.1 | 126 804 | 18.1 | 20 165 | 18.1 |
ST | 147 737 | 18.2 | 127 661 | 18.2 | 20 076 | 18.0 |
OBC | 314 661 | 38.8 | 271 733 | 38.8 | 42 928 | 38.5 |
No response | 37 316 | 4.6 | 31 821 | 4.5 | 5495 | 4.9 |
Education | ||||||
No education | 204 922 | 25.2 | 190 537 | 27.2 | 14 385 | 12.9 |
Primary | 109 102 | 13.4 | 94 563 | 13.5 | 14 539 | 13.0 |
Secondary | 401 720 | 49.5 | 336 381 | 48.0 | 65 339 | 58.5 |
Higher | 96 173 | 11.8 | 78 782 | 11.3 | 17 391 | 15.6 |
Place of residence | ||||||
Urban | 237 105 | 29.2 | 202 358 | 28.9 | 34 747 | 31.1 |
Rural | 574 812 | 70.8 | 497 905 | 71.1 | 76 907 | 68.9 |
Wealth quintile | ||||||
Poorest | 152 942 | 18.8 | 134 330 | 19.2 | 18 612 | 16.7 |
Poorer | 173 813 | 21.4 | 150 489 | 21.5 | 23 324 | 20.9 |
Middle | 171 866 | 21.2 | 147 612 | 21.1 | 24 254 | 21.7 |
Richer | 161 338 | 19.9 | 138 213 | 19.7 | 23 125 | 20.7 |
Richest | 151 958 | 18.7 | 129 619 | 18.5 | 22 339 | 20.0 |
BMI | ||||||
Normal (18.5–24.9) | 488 801 | 60.2 | 418 369 | 59.7 | 70 432 | 63.1 |
Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 114 970 | 14.2 | 98 306 | 14.0 | 16 664 | 14.9 |
Obese (>=30) | 32 523 | 4.0 | 29 516 | 4.2 | 3007 | 2.7 |
No response | 175 623 | 21.6 | 154 072 | 22.0 | 21 551 | 19.3 |
Tobacco use | ||||||
No | 670 194 | 82.5 | 615 197 | 87.9 | 54 997 | 49.3 |
Yes | 126 050 | 15.5 | 72 226 | 10.3 | 53 824 | 48.2 |
No response | 15 673 | 1.9 | 12 840 | 1.8 | 2833 | 2.5 |
Alcohol consumption | ||||||
Never drinks | 744 838 | 91.7 | 670 364 | 95.7 | 74 474 | 66.7 |
Almost every day | 6898 | 0.8 | 2172 | 0.3 | 4726 | 4.2 |
About once a week | 20 939 | 2.6 | 6674 | 1.0 | 14 265 | 12.8 |
Less than once a week | 23 569 | 2.9 | 8213 | 1.2 | 15 356 | 13.8 |
No response | 15 673 | 1.9 | 12 840 | 1.8 | 2833 | 2.5 |
Total | 811 917 | 100 | 700 263 | 100 | 111 654 | 100 |
BMI, body mass index; OBC, other backward class; SC, scheduled caste; ST, scheduled tribe.