• Ashutosh Kumar
• Dr Ashish Kumar Mishra

Health of the elderly is an important issue that is affected by various demographic factors such as age, gender, marital status, place of residence, and social class. This study examines the health status of 500 elderly (265 males, 235 females) of Sahibganj district of Jharkhand. Structured interviews and Likert scale-based health assessments were used to collect data. Data of the elderly has violated assumptions of ANOVA so Kruskal-Wallis Test (Non-Parametric Alternative to ANOVA) and Post-hoc Dunn’s Test were used. The study found that health declines with ageing. In particular, the elderly aged 80 years and above are in the worst health condition. Rural elderly were found to be in better health than urban elderly. Married elderly were found to be in better health condition than widowed and unmarried elderly. No significant difference in health was found on the basis of gender. Similarities in health were observed among social classes but the difference between OBC and ST was significant. The findings indicate the need for policy interventions, better availability of health services, and strengthening social support systems to improve the quality of life of the elderly.

Elderly health, age groups, marital status, rural-urban health disparity, social category, Kruskal-Wallis test, Dunn’s post-hoc test, Self-rated health status.

"Demographic Determinants of Elderly Self-rated Health Status", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 3, page no.e428-e435, March-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2503462.pdf

"Demographic Determinants of Elderly Self-rated Health Status", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 3, page no. ppe428-e435, March-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2503462.pdf