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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents by communities

From: Preferences for benefit packages for community-based health insurance: an exploratory study in Nigeria

Variables

Awka

n = 500

Amawbia

n = 500

Amansea

n = 500

Uwani

n = 515

Iji-Nike

n = 555

Amokwe

n = 500

Male household head: n (%)

334 (66.8)

263 (52.6)

313 (62.6)

180 (35.0)

404 (72.9)

401 (80.2)

Whether respondent is main income earner: n (%)

460 (92.0)

386 (77.2)

463 (92.6)

233 (45.2)

526 (94.8)

480 (96.0)

Whether respondent is main decision-maker: n (%)

457 (91.4)

398 (79.6)

469 (93.8)

252 (48.9)

545 (98.2)

481 (96.2)

Sex (Male): n (%)

352 (70.4)

270 (54.0)

309 (61.8)

183 (35.5)

403 (72.6)

397 (79.4)

Mean number of household residents (SD)

4.93 (4.91)

5.09 (4.87)

4.93 (2.85)

5.49 (2.49)

5.48 (4.25)

5.42 (2.16)

Mean age( years) of respondent (SD)

44.76 (15.43)

47.26 (14.58)

43.71 (11.24)

41.65 (12.96)

41.85 (12.08)

49.16 (12.44)