Table 1 Characteristics of families enrolled and patients benefited by the RSBY scheme in Patan district (2010–2011)
Key characteristics | Enrolled families | Hospitalised patients |
|---|---|---|
Total | 2,920 | 520 |
Living within 30 km of Patan town (%) | 1245 (43%) | 254 (49%)* |
Lowest caste (%) | 520 (18%) | 118 (23%)* |
With no land (%) | 1914 (65%) | 346 (67%) |
Living in huts (%) | 1172 (40%) | 192 (37%) |
With no sanitation (%) | 2551 (87%) | 436 (84%) |
Families dependent on labour as the main source of income (%) | 2076 (72%) | 382 (74%) |
Families that consumed <3 meals/day (%) | 1635 (56%) | 283 (54%) |
Families that have migrated in the last year (%) | 194 (7%) | 54 (10%) |