Advances in Public Health / 2018 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Households Sociodemographic Profile as Predictors of Health Insurance Uptake and Service Utilization: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Municipality of Ghana Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents.
Variable Frequency Percentage (%) Continuous variable Age 18–27 179 47.11 28–37 80 21.05 38–47 60 15.79 48–57 33 8.68 58+ 28 7.37 Median; mean (SD); Min/Max 28.5; 34 (13.96) Monthly income (GHC)1 >200 130 51.18 200–500 45 17.72 500–1000 64 25.20 1000–1500 9 3.54 1500+ 6 2.36 Median; mean (SD); Min/Max 200; 412.94 (417.55); 10/2000 Household size 1–3 64 17.07 4–6 195 52.00 7–9 116 30.93 Mean (SD); Min/Max 5.3 (1.93); 1/9 Number of dependents 1–3 147 61.51 4–6 70 29.29 7–9 13 5.44 10+ 9 3.77 Mean (SD); Min/Max 3.4 (2.3); 1/12 Categorical variable Gender Male 219 57.94 Female 159 42.06 Education No formal education 49 12.93 Primary 59 15.57 Secondary 79 20.84 Tertiary 178 46.97 Other 14 3.69 Marital status Single 199 52.37 Married 139 36.58 Divorce 27 7.11 Widow 15 3.95 Occupation Skilled 136 36.96 Semiskilled 161 43.75 Unemployed 71 19.29 Place of residence Slum 22 5.33 Zongo 67 18.16 Old Town 127 34.42 Peri-Urban 94 25.47 New-Site 59 15.99 Ethnic background Denkyira 185 53.94 Other 158 46.06 Religion Christianity 296 80.00 Islam 74 20.00 NHIS active Yes 277 74.26 No 96 25.74 Use of Healthcare Yes 215 63.61 No 123 36.39
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