Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents and its influence on insurance uptake
Variable | Insurance status | Chi-square | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Currently enrolled | Previously enrolled | Never enrolled | p-value | ||
Age | |||||
- 18 – 24 | 28 (50.9) | 17 (30.9) | 10 (18.2) | ||
- 25 – 34 | 60 (60.1) | 21 (21.2) | 18 (18.18) | 8.762 | 0.187 |
- 35 – 44 | 42 (73.7) | 12 (21.1) | 3 (5.3) | ||
- >44 | 40 (59.7) | 16 (23.9) | 11 (16.4) | ||
Gender | |||||
- Male | 45 (46.9) | 26 (27.1) | 25 (26.0) | 16.813 | 0.003 |
- Female | 102 (55.4) | 56 (30.4) | 26 (14.1) | ||
Marital status | |||||
- Single | 56 (57.7) | 22 (22.7) | 19 (19.6) | 13.267 | 0.036 |
- Married | 95 (61.3) | 42 (27.1) | 18 (11.6) | ||
- Divorced/widowed | 19 (70.4) | 3 (11.1) | 5 (18.5) | ||
Educational level | |||||
- None | 14 (66.7) | 5 (23.8) | 2 (9.5) | ||
- Basic | 55 (64.7) | 16 (18.8) | 14 (16.5) | 4.306 | 0.635 |
- Secondary | 57 (53.5) | 32(30.2) | 17 (16.3) | ||
- Tertiary | 41 (63.5) | 15 (22.4) | 9 (14.1) | ||
Income level | |||||
- <GHS 100 | 32 (69.6) | 10 (21.7) | 4 (8.7) | ||
- GHS 100 – 300 | 46 (52.3) | 23 (26.1) | 19 (21.6) | 6.401 | 0.380 |
- GHS 301 – 500 | 38 (61.3) | 16 (25.8) | 8 (12.9) | ||
- >GHS 500 | 19 (67.9) | 5 (17.9) | 4 (14.3) | ||
Religion | |||||
- Christian | 155 (62.3) | 61 (24.5) | 33 (13.3) | 9.67 | 0.046 |
- Moslem | 15 (51.7) | 5 (17.2) | 9 (31.0) | ||
Occupation | |||||
- Unemployed | 26 (56.5) | 13 (28.3) | 7 (15.2) | ||
- Farmer | 41 (51.9) | 38 (48.1) | 20 (25.3) | 3.417 | 0.217 |
- Civil/public servant | 22 (42.3) | 21 (40.4) | 9 (17.3) | ||
- Trader/businessman | 63 (66.3) | 21 (22.1) | 11 (11.6) | ||
Perceived health status | |||||
- Very good/good | 73 (62.4) | 29 (24.8) | 15 (12.8) | ||
- Fair | 58 (63.7) | 20 (22.0) | 13 (14.3) | 21.931 | 0.002 |
- Poor/Very poor | 47 (75.8) | 10 (16.1) | 5 (8.1) | ||