Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and old-age premium exemption for NHIS
Variable | Mean ± SD/unweighted N (weighted %) |
|---|---|
Age (Mean ± SD) | 77.67 ± 6.71 |
Age Group | |
70–79 | 981 (64.47) |
80–89 | 459 (29.13) |
90–99 | 92 (6.40) |
Sex | |
Male | 549 (34.77) |
Female | 983 (65.23) |
Marital status | |
In union | 614 (36.75) |
Not in union | 918 (63.25) |
Religious Denomination | |
No religion/Traditionalist | 271 (10.93) |
Christian | 943 (69.26) |
Muslim | 318 (19.82) |
Ever attended school | |
Yes | 450 (38.12) |
No | 1082 (61.88) |
Health status | |
No illness or injury | 1125 (74.61) |
Experienced illness/injury | 407 (25.39) |
Income quintiles | |
1 (Poorest) | 545 (19.66) |
2 | 313 (19.38) |
3 | 257 (18.36) |
4 | 203 (19.92) |
5 (Richest) | 214 (22.68) |
Place of residence | |
Urban | 517 (49.32) |
Rural | 1015 (50.68) |
Region of residence | |
Western | 118 (8.11) |
Central | 97 (12.76) |
Volta | 199 (12.10) |
Eastern | 139 (14.67) |
Ashanti | 110 (16.74) |
Brong Ahafo | 122 (9.99) |
Northern | 135 (7.67) |
Upper East | 281 (7.21) |
Upper West | 265 (4.69) |
Greater Accra | 66 (6.08) |
Poverty status of region | |
Very Poor | 300 (8.48) |
Poor | 303 (14.91) |
Non-poor | 929 (76.61) |
Means of achieving NHIS membership | |
Exempt | 658 (42.84) |
Self-financing/Other | 874 (57.16) |
Total % (unweighted N) | 1532 (100.0) |