Table 1

Characteristics of sample population by gender, National Family Health Survey, India, 2015–2016

Sample characteristicsTotalFemaleMale
N%N%N%
Hypertension
 No693 87585.5602 60986.191 26681.7
 Yes85 77410.669 88910.015 88514.2
 No response32 2684.027 7654.045034.0
Age group
 15–19144 27717.8125 28217.918 99517.0
 20–29272 05433.5239 30734.232 74729.3
 30–39215 79626.6187 45926.828 33725.4
 40–49171 28521.1148 21521.223 07020.7
Marital status
 Not married210 10725.9170 69124.439 41635.3
 Married572 67670.5502 07471.770 60263.2
 Widow/separated/divorced29 1343.627 4983.916361.5
Caste
 Others165 23420.4142 24420.322 99020.6
 SC146 96918.1126 80418.120 16518.1
 ST147 73718.2127 66118.220 07618.0
 OBC314 66138.8271 73338.842 92838.5
 No response37 3164.631 8214.554954.9
Education
 No education204 92225.2190 53727.214 38512.9
 Primary109 10213.494 56313.514 53913.0
 Secondary401 72049.5336 38148.065 33958.5
 Higher96 17311.878 78211.317 39115.6
Place of residence
 Urban237 10529.2202 35828.934 74731.1
 Rural574 81270.8497 90571.176 90768.9
Wealth quintile
 Poorest152 94218.8134 33019.218 61216.7
 Poorer173 81321.4150 48921.523 32420.9
 Middle171 86621.2147 61221.124 25421.7
 Richer161 33819.9138 21319.723 12520.7
 Richest151 95818.7129 61918.522 33920.0
BMI
 Normal (18.5–24.9)488 80160.2418 36959.770 43263.1
 Overweight (25.0–29.9)114 97014.298 30614.016 66414.9
 Obese (>=30)32 5234.029 5164.230072.7
 No response175 62321.6154 07222.021 55119.3
Tobacco use
 No670 19482.5615 19787.954 99749.3
 Yes126 05015.572 22610.353 82448.2
 No response15 6731.912 8401.828332.5
Alcohol consumption
 Never drinks744 83891.7670 36495.774 47466.7
 Almost every day68980.821720.347264.2
 About once a week20 9392.666741.014 26512.8
 Less than once a week23 5692.982131.215 35613.8
 No response15 6731.912 8401.828332.5
Total811 917100700 263100111 654100
  • BMI, body mass index; OBC, other backward class; SC, scheduled caste; ST, scheduled tribe.