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Table 2 Description of the data

From: Adverse selection in a community-based health insurance scheme in rural Africa: Implications for introducing targeted subsidies

Year

Dropouts

Newly insured

Re-insured

Total insureda

Total (n)b

2004

-

126

-

126 (4.38%)

2878

2005

23

103

98

201 (4.61%)

4360

2006

77

123

113

236 (4.12%)

5725

2007

43

218

131

349 (6.33%)

5517

  1. a These numbers correspond to the insured individuals covered by the household survey. The population enrolment rates were 4.5%, 5.0%, 3.9% and 6.1% for years 2004 to 2007.
  2. b Refers to the total number of individuals offered insurance who were interviewed in the household survey.