Table 6 Characteristics of households that were lost to follow-up in IHDS-II compared to households that were interviewed in both rounds
Households lost to follow-up | Households interviewed in both rounds | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
(N = 6 911) | (N = 34 643) | ||
Avg. number of individuals in the household | 4.24 | 5.38 | 0.000 |
Avg. number of children in the household | 1.22 | 1.73 | 0.000 |
Avg. number of married women in the household | 1.01 | 1.26 | 0.000 |
Avg. number of married men in the household | 1.00 | 1.21 | 0.000 |
Avg. household asset score (0–30) | 14.34 | 11.84 | 0.000 |
Caste/religion categories N(%) | 0.000 | ||
Brahmin | 564(8.16) | 1 857(5.36) | |
Upper caste | 1 459(21.11) | 5 692(16.43) | |
Other backward caste | 2 069(29.94) | 11 999(34.64) | |
Scheduled castes | 1 081(15.64) | 7 252(20.93) | |
Scheduled tribes | 530(7.67) | 2 909(8.40) | |
Muslims | 904(13.08) | 3 804(10.98) | |
Other religions (Sikhs, Jains, Christians) | 304(4.4) | 1 130(3.26) | |
Rural/urban N(%) | 0.000 | ||
Rural | 2 764(39.99) | 23 970(69.19) | |
Urban | 4 147(60.01) | 10 673(30.81) |