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This paper, presented on Statistics Day in India organised by the CSO, gives the status of labour and employment statistics being generated from population census in India
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The paper was presented in 16th Conference of Central and State Statisticians in Indian Government. It gives the different gender statistics disseminated through Census, sample surveys and administrative data collected by the Office of... more
The paper was presented in 16th Conference of Central and State Statisticians in Indian Government. It gives the different gender statistics disseminated through Census, sample surveys and administrative data collected by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner India
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The paper, using Census 2011 data, shows that the Gender gap among Tribal population in India is far less than other groups. Both the child sex ratio and work participation rates for the Scheduled Tribes in India bear its testimony.
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The three commonest reported ailments of short duration (acute ailments) were diarrhoeal diseases, respiratory infections (including pneumonia) and fevers of short duration. The three commonest reported ailments of long duration (chronic... more
The three commonest reported ailments of short duration (acute ailments) were diarrhoeal diseases, respiratory infections (including pneumonia) and fevers of short duration. The three commonest reported ailments of long duration (chronic ailments) were high/low blood pressure, pain in the joints and gastric disorders. Apart from fevers of short duration, which was reported mostly across all age groups, maximum ailments reported in the under 5 children was diarrhoea in rural areas & respiratory infections in urban areas. Even rural population of higher age groups suffered more from respiratory infections Maximum reporting for diarrhoeal diseases was noted among respondents with primary level of schooling in rural areas. In urban areas, however, this was mostly among literates without formal schooling. Reporting acute ailments was higher among higher Monthly Per Capita Expenditure (MPCE) groups both for male & female. The treatment-seeking pattern differs among acute and chronic ailments. Early treatment seeking was observed more among the males compared to females in acute ailments, especially diarrhoea. However for all of these chronic ailments treatment seeking was significantly higher among females revealing a reversal of gender differential for adult group suffering from chronic ailments. Treatment seeking was most prompt for respiratory infections, followed by fever and then diarrhoea. Males received more treatment compared to females only for diarrhoea among infants. No definite sex differentials were noted in the average expenditure per treated person for acute & chronic ailments. These observations have significance in planning and policy formulation for overcoming gender bias in treatment and care seeking patterns.