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Table 2 Characteristics of the study population

From: Determinants of National Health Insurance enrolment in Ghana across the life course: Are the results consistent between surveys?

 

SAGE

GLSS

18-49

50 plus

18-49

50 plus

Variable

Measure

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

Sex

Male

48.89

437

52.43

2,202

46.03

13,129

45.73

4,337

Female

51.11

352

47.57

2,014

53.97

15,187

54.27

5,167

Marital Status

Married

76.76

606

59.21

2,393

57.47

16,733

63.48

6,175

Separated/Divorced

7.69

61

12.97

598

5.65

1,393

11.4

904

Widowed

4.76

31

26.55

1,176

1.74

505

24.09

2,325

 

Never married

10.79

91

1.27

49

35.15

9,685

1.03

100

Education

None

37.65

323

64.14

2,740

19.33

7,296

44.19

5,104

Primary

21.74

165

11.04

459

56.83

15,095

43.63

3,462

Secondary

35.91

269

21.28

869

17.51

4,312

6.23

457

Tertiary

4.70

32

3.54

148

6.32

1,613

5.95

481

Age

Mean

37.81

789

64.30

4,216

31.01

28,316

62.62

9,504

Employment status

Employed in public sector

5.52

41

5.03

205

4.53

1,240

4.04

359

Not employed in public sector

94.48

748

94.97

4,011

95.47

27,076

95.96

9,145

Wealth

Lower third

32.74

298

38.16

1,694

28.72

11,117

37.07

4,532

Middle third

32.74

252

33.14

1,375

33.35

9,052

34.48

2,952

Upper third

35.48

239

28.70

1,147

37.93

8,147

28.45

2,020

Region

Greater Accra

16.81

110

13.80

487

19.59

3,231

13.84

759

Western

11.14

94

9.43

508

9.21

2,842

7.91

753

Central

9.10

89

9.60

451

8.63

2,394

9.36

860

Volta

8.20

73

9.64

400

8.05

2,495

9.37

984

Eastern

10.07

75

12.28

546

9.77

2,635

12.96

1,131

Ashanti

18.96

126

20.76

667

19.56

3,041

20.69

979

Brong Ahafo

10.29

76

8.41

402

9.42

2,676

9.42

857

Northern

7.94

67

8.36

381

9.33

3,567

8.45

1,010

Upper East

4.79

45

4.45

251

3.81

2,569

4.89

1,043

Upper West

2.69

34

3.26

123

2.64

2,866

3.13

1,128

Residence

Urban

48.00

329

41.00

1,724

54.82

12,067

46.90

3,391

Rural

52.00

460

59.00

2,492

45.18

16,249

53.10

6,113

Disability

Yes

N/A

 

N/A

 

1.46

27,726

5.94

590

No

N/A

 

N/A

 

98.54

434

94.06

8,863

  1. Source: SAGE 2007/2008, GLSS 2012/2013. Based on observations with complete information. All descriptive statistics are based on weights controlling for a multistage survey design.