Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents and health insurance uptake in Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
Socio-demographic characteristics | Responsesa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Insured | Non-insured | Total | ||||
| Â | % | N | % | N | % | N |
Age groups | ||||||
 18–35 years | 33.8 | 63 | 46.7 | 87 | 40.3 | 75 |
 36–50 years | 40.0 | 74 | 38.3 | 71 | 39.2 | 73 |
 Over 50 years | 26.2 | 49 | 15.0 | 28 | 20.6 | 38 |
Gender | ||||||
 Male | 38.1 | 71 | 33.3 | 62 | 35.7 | 66 |
 Female | 61.9 | 115 | 66.7 | 124 | 64.3 | 120 |
Marital status | ||||||
 Married | 73.8 | 137 | 64.3 | 120 | 69.1 | 128 |
 Unmarried | 26.2 | 49 | 35.7 | 66 | 31.0 | 58 |
Number of children | ||||||
 0–2 | 38.6 | 72 | 40.5 | 75 | 39.6 | 74 |
 3–5 | 50.0 | 93 | 49.5 | 92 | 49.8 | 93 |
 6+ | 11.4 | 21 | 10.0 | 19 | 10.7 | 20 |
Religion | ||||||
 Protestant | 62.8 | 117 | 53.8 | 100 | 58.3 | 108 |
 Catholic | 22.4 | 42 | 32.9 | 61 | 27.7 | 51 |
 Islam | 14.8 | 28 | 13.3 | 25 | 14.1 | 26 |
Income level | ||||||
 Lowest | 32.4 | 60 | 46.7 | 87 | 39.6 | 74 |
 Low | 34.3 | 64 | 30.0 | 56 | 32.1 | 60 |
 Modest | 20.0 | 37 | 18.1 | 34 | 19.0 | 35 |
 High | 13.3 | 25 | 5.2 | 10 | 9.3 | 17 |
Education level | ||||||
 No formal education | 9.5 | 18 | 5.2 | 10 | 7.4 | 14 |
 Primary school | 33.8 | 63 | 39.7 | 74 | 36.7 | 68 |
 Secondary school and higher | 56.7 | 105 | 55.1 | 102 | 56.0 | 104 |