Population Characteristics and Their Implications on the Benefit Basket of National Social Health Insurance Scheme in Sierra Leone: A Prospective View

Table 3

Chi-square test of independent relationship.

Variables	Frequency	Willingness to pay		Chi-square test
		No (%)	Yes (%)
District of respondents
Kono	167	0	14.09	0.01
Bo	190	0.17	15.86
Bombali	200	1.01	15.86
Koinadugu	135	3.71	7.68
Western Area Urban	347	0.51	28.78
Western Area Rural	146	0.25	12.08
Location of household
Rural area	364	1.33	29.37	0.21
Urban area	821	4.3	64.98
Age of respondent in years
20–29	105	0.42	8.44	0.42
30–39	517	2.7	40.93
40–49	354	1.52	28.35
50–59	177	0.68	14.26
60+	32	0.34	2.36
Sex of respondents
Female	803	1.35	30.89	0.13
Male	161	4.3	63.46
Marital status
Single	853	0.93	12.66	0.01
Married	101	3.71	68.52
Divorced	67	0.08	8.44
Widowed	561	0.93	4.73
Religion
Islam	624	4.3	43.04	0.01
Christianity	746	1.35	51.31
Occupation of household heads
Informal worker	439	4.22	58.73	0.04
Formal worker	444	1.43	35.61
Monthly income of household heads
<Le 500,000	418	2.53	34.94	0.01
Le 500,000–1,000,000	323	2.78	32.49
>Le 1,000,000	306	0.34	26.92
Educational qualification
Nonformal education	158	1.77	24.05	0.02
Primary school education	248	0.33	13
Secondary school education	473	1.86	19.07
Tertiary education	904	1.69	38.23
Awareness of SLeSHI implementation
No	904	5.4	70.89	0.01
Yes	281	0.25	23.46
Variables	Total (%)	Willingness to join		Chi-square test
		No (%)	Yes (%)
District of respondents
Kono	14.09	0	14.09	0.01
Bo	16.03	0.17	15.86
Bombali	16.88	1.01	15.86
Koinadugu	11.39	3.71	7.68
Western Area Urban	29.28	0.51	28.78
Western Area Rural	12.33	0.25	12.08
Location of household
Rural area	30.72	1.33	29.37	0.21
Urban area	69.28	4.3	64.98
Age of respondent in years
20–29	8.86	0.42	8.44	0.42
30–39	43.63	2.7	40.93
40–49	29.87	1.52	28.35
50–59	14.94	0.68	14.26
60+	2.7	0.34	2.36
Sex of respondents
Female	32.24	1.35	30.89	0.13
Male	67.76	4.3	63.46
Marital status
Single	13.59	0.93	12.66	0.01
Married	72.24	3.71	68.52
Divorced	8.52	0.08	8.44
Widowed	5.65	0.93	4.73
Religion
Islam	47.34	4.3	43.04	0.01
Christianity	52.66	1.35	51.31
Occupation of household heads
Informal worker	62.95	4.22	58.73	0.04
Formal worker	37.05	1.43	35.61
Monthly income of household heads
<Le 500,000	37.47	2.53	34.94	0.01
Le 500,000–1,000,000	35.27	2.78	32.49
>Le 1,000,000	27.26	0.34	26.92
Educational qualification
Nonformal education	25.82	1.77	24.05	0.02
Primary school education	13.33	0.33	13
Secondary school education	20.93	1.86	19.07
Tertiary education	39.92	1.69	38.23
Awareness of SLeSHI implementation
No	76.29	5.4	70.89	0.01
Yes	23.71	0.25	23.46