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Table 1 Distribution of the population by sociodemographic characteristics, stratified by sex

From: Sociodemographic patterns of health insurance coverage in Namibia

Sociodemographic characteristics

All No. (%)

Men No. (%)

Women No. (%)

Sex

 Men

4458 (30.9)

–

–

 Women

9985 (69.1)

–

–

Age group

 15–19

2734 (18.9)

880 (19.7)

1854 (18.6)

 20–24

2485 (17.2)

769 (17.3)

1716 (17.2)

 25–29

2100 (14.5)

609 (13.7)

1491 (14.9)

 30–34

1769 (12.3)

512 (11.5)

1257 (12.6)

 35–39

1589 (11.0)

451 (10.1)

1138 (11.4)

 40–44

1341 (9.3)

400 (9.0)

941 (9.4)

 45–49

1056 (7.3)

308 (6.9)

748 (7.5)

 50–64

1369 (9.5)

529 (11.9)

840 (8.4)

Education level

 No education

1213 (8.4)

491 (11.0)

722 (7.2)

 Primary

3470 (24.0)

1172 (26.3)

2298 (23.0)

 Secondary

8688 (60.2)

2466 (55.3)

6222 (62.3)

 Higher

1072 (7.4)

329 (7.4)

743 (7.4)

Wealth quintile

 Lowest

2301 (15.9)

668 (15.0)

1633 (16.4)

 Second

2678 (18.5)

861 (19.3)

1817 (18.2)

 Middle

3048 (21.1)

1003 (22.5)

2045 (20.5)

 Fourth

3381 (23.4)

1036 (23.2)

2345 (23.5)

 Highest

3035 (21.0)

890 (20.0)

2145 (21.5)

Residence type

 Urban

7351 (50.9)

2210 (49.6)

5141 (51.5)

 Rural

7092 (49.1)

2248 (50.4)

4844 (48.5)

Marital status

 Never married

7947 (55.0)

2628 (59.0)

5319 (53.3)

 Currently married

3093 (21.4)

974 (21.9)

2119 (21.2)

 Living with partner

2347 (16.3)

678 (15.2)

1669 (16.7)

 Formerly/ever married

1056 (7.3)

178 (4.0)

878 (8.8)

Occupation

 Professional

5092 (35.3)

1267 (28.4)

3825 (38.3)

 Agricultural

644 (4.5)

442 (9.9)

202 (2.0)

 Manual

1435 (9.9)

1063 (23.8)

372 (3.7)

 Unemployed

7272 (50.4)

1686 (37.8)

5586 (55.9)

Total

14,443 (100.0)

4458 (100.0)

9985 (100.0)