Table 2 Distribution of health insurance coverage by sociodemographic characteristics (n = 14,443)
From: Sociodemographic patterns of health insurance coverage in Namibia
Sociodemographic characteristics | Health Insurance Coverage No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | p | |
Sex | |||
 Men | 3556 (79.8) | 902 (20.2) | < 0.001 |
 Women | 8365 (83.8) | 1620 (16.2) |  |
Age group | |||
 15–19 | 2462 (90.1) | 272 (10.0) | < 0.001 |
 20–24 | 2220 (89.3) | 265 (10.7) |  |
 25–29 | 1810 (86.2) | 290 (13.8) |  |
 30–34 | 1421 (80.3) | 348 (19.7) |  |
 35–39 | 1254 (78.9) | 335 (21.1) |  |
 40–44 | 988 (73.7) | 353 (26.3) |  |
 45–49 | 731 (69.2) | 325 (30.8) |  |
 50–64 | 1035 (75.6) | 334 (24.4) |  |
Education level | |||
 No education | 1165 (96.0) | 48 (4.0) | < 0.001 |
 Primary | 3257 (93.9) | 213 (6.1) |  |
 Secondary | 7140 (82.2) | 1548 (17.8) |  |
 Higher | 359 (33.5) | 713 (66.5) |  |
Wealth quintile | |||
 Lowest | 2265 (98.4) | 36 (1.6) | < 0.001 |
 Second | 2559 (95.6) | 119 (4.4) |  |
 Middle | 2767 (90.8) | 281 (9.2) |  |
 Fourth | 2749 (81.3) | 632 (18.7) |  |
 Highest | 1581 (52.1) | 1454 (47.9) |  |
Residence type | |||
 Urban | 5463 (74.3) | 1888 (25.7) | < 0.001 |
 Rural | 6458 (91.1) | 634 (8.9) |  |
Marital status | |||
 Never married | 6988 (87.9) | 959 (12.1) | < 0.001 |
 Currently married | 1956 (63.2) | 1137 (36.8) |  |
 Living with partner | 2084 (88.8) | 263 (11.2) |  |
 Formerly/ever married | 893 (84.6) | 163 (15.4) |  |
Occupation | |||
 Professional | 3523 (69.2) | 1569 (30.8) | < 0.001 |
 Agricultural | 537 (83.4) | 107 (16.6) |  |
 Manual | 1123 (78.3) | 312 (21.7) |  |
 Unemployed | 6738 (92.7) | 534 (7.3) |  |
Total | 11,921 (82.5) | 2522 (17.5) | Â |