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Table 5 Multinomial logistic regression: Odds ratio of insurance status among adults aged 18-49

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

 

Never enrolled

Prev. enrolled

Odds Ratio

95% CI

Odds Ratio

95% CI

Sex

Male

1.00

   

1.00

   

Female

0.39

***

0.36

0.42

0.81

***

0.74

0.88

Marital Status

Married

1.00

   

1.00

   

Separated/Divorced

1.31

**

1.10

1.56

1.19

 

0.98

1.44

Widowed

1.07

 

0.80

1.43

0.75

 

0.50

1.10

Never married

0.98

 

0.87

1.11

1.11

 

0.97

1.28

Education

None

1.00

   

1.00

   

Primary

0.61

***

0.53

0.69

0.87

 

0.75

1.01

Secondary

0.33

***

0.28

0.38

0.60

***

0.50

0.73

Tertiary

0.25

***

0.19

0.31

0.63

**

0.49

0.82

Age

18-29

1.00

   

1.00

   

30-39

0.97

 

0.87

1.07

0.98

 

0.86

1.13

40-49

0.77

***

0.68

0.86

0.94

 

0.80

1.11

Employment status

Not employed in public sector

1.00

   

1.00

   

Employed in public sector

0.38

***

0.30

0.48

0.69

**

0.54

0.87

Wealth

Lower third

1.00

   

1.00

   

Middle third

0.61

***

0.53

0.71

0.80

*

0.68

0.95

Upper third

0.51

***

0.42

0.61

0.74

**

0.60

0.92

Region

Greater Accra

1.00

   

1.00

   

Western

0.50

***

0.35

0.73

1.46

 

0.99

2.17

Central

0.95

 

0.67

1.34

0.91

 

0.60

1.37

Volta

0.40

***

0.29

0.55

1.23

 

0.84

1.79

Eastern

0.36

***

0.25

0.50

1.08

 

0.73

1.58

Ashanti

0.33

***

0.24

0.45

1.58

 

1.09

2.28

Brong Ahafo

0.17

***

0.12

0.24

1.15

 

0.81

1.64

Northern

0.32

***

0.22

0.47

1.49

*

1.00

2.20

Upper East

0.10

***

0.06

0.15

0.30

***

0.19

0.47

Upper West

0.06

***

0.04

0.09

0.36

***

0.23

0.57

Residence

Rural

1.00

   

1.00

   

Urban

0.76

**

0.65

0.90

1.08

 

0.90

1.31

Disability

No

1.00

   

1.00

   

Yes

0.83

 

0.62

1.09

0.99

 

0.68

1.43

N

 

28,160

28,160

  1. Source: GLSS 2012/2013, *** p<0.001, ** p<0.01 * p<0.05