Table 4 Descriptive statistics for sampled households
From: Catastrophic health expenditure and its determinants in Kenya slum communities
Variables | No. of observations | Description | Mean (Standard deviation) |
|---|---|---|---|
Round | 9447 | Round 4 | 0.173 |
Round 5 | 0.263 (0.44) | ||
Round 6 | 0.275 (0.45) | ||
Round 7 | 0.289 (0.45) | ||
Slum | 9447 | Viwandani | 0.221 |
Korogocho | 0.219 (0.41) | ||
Dandora | 0.087 (0.28) | ||
Mukuru | 0.219 (0.41) | ||
Obunga | 0.114 (0.32) | ||
Nyalenda | 0.141 (0.35) | ||
Income group | 9447 | Lower third income group = 1 | 0.285 |
Middle third income group = 1 | 0.290 (0.45) | ||
Top third income group = 1 | 0.426 (0.49) | ||
Expenditure group | 9447 | Lower third spending group = 1 | 0.332 |
Middle third spending group = 1 | 0.333 (0.47) | ||
Top third spending group = 1 | 0.335 (0.47) | ||
Main Source of livelihood | 9431 | Other1 = 1 | 0.617 |
If has formal labor (livelihood1) = 1 | 0.234 (0.42) | ||
If has own business (livelihood2) = 1 | 0.149 (0.36) | ||
Gender of main bread winner | 9055 | Male = 1 | 0.402 (0.40) |
Female = 0 | 0.598 | ||
Working adults in household | 9431 | More than one working adult = 1 | 0.238 (0.42) |
One working adult = 0 | 0.763 | ||
Children under 5 years of age | 9430 | Household has at least one child under 5 = 1 | 0.614 (0.49) |
Otherwise = 0 | 0.386 | ||
Age of main income earner | 9447 | Age < = 35 | 0.646 |
35 < Age < =55 | 0.268 (0.44) | ||
Age > 55 | 0.086 (0.28) | ||
Duration of stay in the slum (years) | 9353 | Number of years household has stayed their current village/slum | 7.88 (9.17) |
Use of a social safety net by member of household | 9431 | Enrolled =1 | 0.281 (0.45) |
Otherwise = 0 | 0.719 | ||
Shocks | 9431 | If household experienced shock2 = 1 | 0.166 (0.37) |
Otherwise =0 | 0.834 | ||
Type of illness | 9339 | If suffering from diarrhea = 1; | 0.064 (0.25) |
If suffering from fever =1; | 0.184 (0.39) | ||
If suffering from cough = 1; | 0.150 (0.36) | ||
If suffering from headache = 1; | 0.151 (0.36) | ||
If vomiting = 1; | 0.056 (0.23) | ||
If has convulsions = 1; | 0.005 (0.07) | ||
If has difficulty breathing = 1; | 0.035 (0.18) | ||
If has measles = 1; | 0.008 (0.09) | ||
If has some injury = 1; | 0.016 (0.13) | ||
If suffering from other3 = 1 | Missing one | ||
Care sought for illness | 9334 | No ill person, and no care sought = 1 | 0.516 |
Ill person and no care sought = 1 | 0.053 (0.22) | ||
Ill person and care sought = 1 | 0.432 (0.50) | ||
Place care was sought | 9339 | Care sought in public hospital =1 | 0.056 (0.23) |
Care sought in public clinic =1 | 0.067 (0.25) | ||
Care sought in private hospital = 1 | 0.019 (0.14) | ||
Care sought in private clinic = 1 | 0.038 (0.19) | ||
Care sought in mission hospital = 1 | 0.004 (0.06) | ||
Care sought in mission clinic = 1 | 0.17 (0.13) | ||
Care sought in other4 = 1 | Missing one here |