Independent variables | OR | SE |
Female (Ref: Male) | 0.536*** | 0.012 |
Age | 1.036*** | 0.001 |
Education status (Ref: Illiterate/No schooling) | ||
Primary | 0.854*** | 0.026 |
Secondary | 0.796*** | 0.023 |
Higher Secondary and above | 0.529*** | 0.034 |
Social Group (Ref: General (Upper) Castes) | ||
Scheduled Castes | 1.205*** | 0.044 |
Scheduled Tribes | 1.070* | 0.041 |
OBC | 1.066* | 0.035 |
Wealth index quintiles (Ref: Poorest quintile) | ||
Poorer quintile | 0.695*** | 0.020 |
Middle quintile | 0.554*** | 0.018 |
Richer quintile | 0.436*** | 0.017 |
Richest quintile | 0.279*** | 0.014 |
Rural residence (Ref: Urban residence) | 0.819*** | 0.024 |
Type of states (Ref: Developed states) | ||
EAG states | 1.086*** | 0.030 |
North-eastern states | 2.372*** | 0.091 |
N | 2 737 384 | |
Pseudo R2 | 0.0712 | |
Log-likelihood | −54 906.95 |
Dependent variable: Individual reported to have TB=1, Else=0.
***, **, *statistically significant at 1%, 5% and 10%.
Source: Authors’ calculations from NFHS-4 data
NFHS-4, National Family Health Survey-Round 4; OBC, other backward class; TB, tuberculosis.