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Living longer in India: Better or worse?

3. Results
From 1995–1996 to 2004, the prevalence of mobility limitation decreased by 0.2–3.0% points among older men, older women,
and older rural and urban persons [Table 1]. At both time points, the prevalence was higher among women, and the gender-gap
widened over time (1.7% points [1995–1996] to 2.4% points [2004]). While in 1995–1996 the prevalence of mobility limitation
was higher (by 2.1% points) among older rural persons, in 2004 it was higher (by 0.7% points) among older urban persons.

Table 1. Weighted prevalence (%) of mobility limitation among older persons in India, by gender and by place of residence, 1995–
1996 and 2004.
Year Gender Place of residence
Men Women Rural Urban
1995–1996 9.6 11.3 10.9 8.8
N (16514) (16148) (20141) (12521)
2004 6.9 9.3 7.9 8.6
N (17750) (17081) (22265) (12566)
Change from −2.7 −2.0 −3.0 −0.2
1995–1996 to 2004
Note: N refers to the unweighted sample size.

Figure 1. Prevalence of mobility limitation by 5-year age groups and gender, 1995–1996 and 2004.

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