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Physical mobility of elderly in urban India 2017-18, by gender
According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation in India, a higher share of the male elderly population living in urban areas in 2017 were physically mobile. A similar trend was reflected with the confined-to-home category where only four percent of the men were confined versus seven percent of women.