Variable | Means of payment for NHIS premiums (%) | |
---|---|---|
Exempt | Other | |
Age | ||
70–79 | 38.84 | 61.16 |
80–89 | 49.46 | 50.54 |
90–99+ | 54.35 | 45.65 |
Sex | ||
Male | 39.89 | 60.11 |
Female | 44.66 | 55.34 |
Marital status | ||
In union | 40.07 | 59.93 |
Not in union | 44.88 | 55.12 |
Religious Denomination | ||
No religion/Traditionalist | 45.76 | 54.24 |
Christian | 42.63 | 57.37 |
Muslim | 41.51 | 58.49 |
Ever attended school | ||
Yes | 38.44 | 61.56 |
No | 44.82 | 55.18 |
Health status | ||
No illness or injury | 41.16 | 58.84 |
Experienced illness/injury | 47.91 | 52.09 |
Income quintiles | ||
1 (Poorest) | 41.83 | 58.17 |
2 | 40.89 | 59.11 |
3 | 43.58 | 56.42 |
4 | 50.74 | 49.26 |
5 (Richest) | 40.65 | 59.35 |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 45.26 | 54.74 |
Rural | 41.77 | 58.23 |
Region of residence | ||
Western | 48.31 | 51.69 |
Central | 43.30 | 56.70 |
Volta | 37.19 | 62.81 |
Eastern | 56.83 | 43.17 |
Ashanti | 39.09 | 60.91 |
Brong Ahafo | 55.74 | 44.26 |
Northern | 20.74 | 79.26 |
Upper East | 51.96 | 48.04 |
Upper West | 39.62 | 60.38 |
Greater Accra | 24.24 | 75.76 |
Poverty status of region | ||
Very Poor | 39.00 | 61.00 |
Poor | 44.22 | 55.78 |
Non-poor | 43.81 | 56.19 |
Total % | 42.84 | 57.16 |