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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the sample population

From: Measuring the impact of household energy consumption on respiratory diseases in India

Variables

Total

Sample Households

378,487

Sample Individuals

1,687,736

Religion

Hindu

1,156,695

Muslim

155,343

Christian

192,777

Sikh

108,918

Others

72,011

Age

0–5

149,199

6–14

270,794

15–59

1,079,947

60+

181,123

Caste

General

359,707

Scheduled Caste

377,942

Scheduled Tribe

305,484

Other Backward Castes

556,358

Sex

Male

848,433

Female

837,930

Others

242

Household Structure

Pucca

766,153

Semi-pucca

602,398

Kaccha

308,504

Others

8241

Standard of Living

Low

592,509

Medium

575,026

High

496,606

Locality

Rural

1,004,130

Urban

660,011

  1. Note: The totals of all different variables in this table are not matching due to the missing values in each category