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Table 1 Characteristics of respondents by use of health care services

From: Responsiveness of health care services towards the elderly in Tanzania: does health insurance make a difference? A cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Outpatient

(n = 1453)

Inpatient

(n = 744)

Gender

 Male

704 (48.45%)

349 (46.91%)

 Female

749 (51.55%)

395 (53.09%)

Age (years)

 60–69

849 (58.43%)

424 (56.99%)

 70–79

378 (26.12%)

189 (25.40%)

  > 79

226 (15.55%)

131 (17.61%)

Marital status

 Married

640 (44.05%)

344 (46.24%)

 Other

813 (55.95%)

400 (53.76%)

Education

 None

828 (56.99%)

425 (57.12%)

 Low

563 (38.74%)

289 (38.84%)

 High

62 (4.27%)

30 (4.04%)

Income

  ≤ 22.50$

970 (66.75%)

504 (67.74%)

  > 22.50$

483 (33.24%)

240 (32.26%)

Health insurance

 No

722 (49.69%)

275 (36.96%)

 Yes

731 (50.31%)

469 (63.04%)