Table 1 Background characteristics of participating and non-participating households based on data from the pre-COVID-19 survey
Background characteristics | Participating in COVID-19 lockdown survey (N = 876) n (%) | Not participating in COVID-19 lockdown survey (N = 775) n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Principal Occupation | ||
 Self-employed (Agriculture) | 399 (45.6) | 352 (45.4) |
 Self-employed (Non-Agriculture)a | 102 (11.6) | 76 (9.8) |
 Regular wage/salary earner | 163 (18.6) | 156 (20.1) |
 Casual laborer | 212 (24.2) | 191 (24.7) |
MPCEb | ||
  < =1247.4 | 176 (20.1) | 172 (22.2) |
 1247.5–1674.5 | 175 (20.0) | 154 (19.9) |
 1674.6–2150.1 | 174 (19.8) | 156 (20.1) |
 2150.2–2947.0 | 176 (20.1) | 143 (18.5) |
  > 2947.0 | 175 (20.0) | 149 (19.3) |
Social groupb | ||
 SC/ST | 251 (29.2) | 247 (32.8) |
 OBC | 503 (58.5) | 422 (55.9) |
 Forward castes | 106 (12.3) | 85 (11.3) |
Religion | ||
 Hinduism | 851 (97.1) | 741 (95.6) |
 Islam | 25 (2.9) | 34 (4.4) |
Type of family | ||
 Nuclear | 306 (34.9) | 291 (37.5) |
 Joint/Extended | 570 (65.1) | 484 (62.5) |
Type of land owned | ||
 No land | 38 (4.3) | 26 (3.3) |
 Homestead only | 345 (39.4) | 285 (36.8) |
 Homestead and other land | 493 (56.3) | 464 (59.9) |
Possess MGNREGA job card | ||
 Yes | 98 (11.2) | 69 (8.9) |
 No | 778 (88.8) | 706 (91.1) |
Possess ration card | ||
 Yes | 474 (54.1) | 410 (52.9) |
 No | 402 (45.9) | 365 (47.1) |
Type of diet | ||
 Vegetarian | 41 (4.7) | 41 (5.3) |
 Non-vegetarian | 835 (95.3) | 734 (94.7) |
Households with children benefitting from government supplementary nutrition programsb | ||
 Yes | 304 (34.7) | 254 (32.8) |
 No | 572 (65.3) | 521 (67.2) |
Households receiving cash transfer from government schemes during lockdownc | ||
 Yes | 369 (42.1) | – |
 No | 507 (57.9) | – |