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Table 2 Sample characteristics (N = 33,168)

From: Identifying the determinants of health insurance coverage among Peruvian women of reproductive age: an assessment based on the national Peruvian demographic survey of 2017

Outcome variable

N

%

Health insurance status

 No insurance

8391

25.3

 SIS

15,087

45.5

 Standard Insurance (EsSalud, FFAA/Police, EPS, Private)

9690

29.2

Explanatory variables

Highest educational level attained

  Primary or no education

5969

17.9

  Secondary

15,140

45.7

  Higher but no university

6068

15.3

  Higher, university or Postgraduate

5991

18.1

Ethnicity

  Other

2117

6.4

  Spanish

31,051

93.6

Marital status

  Not currently married

14,395

43.4

  Currently married

18,773

56.6

Place of residence

  Rural

6432

19.4

  Urban

26,736

80.6

Wealth index

  Poorest

5535

17.0

  Poorer

6842

20.6

  Middle

7127

21.5

  Wealthier

6943

20.9

  Wealthiest

6720

20.3

Currently working

  No

12,128

36.6

  Yes

21,040

63.4

Births in last 5 years

  0

23,418

70.6

  1+

9750

29.4

Total living children

  0

10,582

31.9

  1–2

14,455

43.6

  3+

8131

24.5

Household size

  1–3

9402

28.4

  4–6

19,088

57.6

  7+

4678

14.0

Age

Mean

SD

  15–49 (continuous)

31.3

9.8