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Table 2 Characteristics of CHF members and non-member households

From: Determinants of community health fund membership in Tanzania: a mixed methods analysis

Variable

Variable description

Total N = 1,225

CHF member

Un-insured

n = 524

n = 701

  

N

%

n

%

n

%

Gender of the household head,**

1 = male,

1,025

83

468

89

557

79

0 = female

Marital status of the household head,**

1 = married

796

65

383

73

413

59

0 = otherwise

Wealth groups

       

  Poorest, (reference group)

1 = Poorest Household

304

25

107

21

197

29

0 = Otherwise

  Second poorest,

 

294

25

129

25

165

24

  Middle,

 

275

23

122

24

153

22

  Second richest,

 

222

19

102

20

120

17

  Least Poor,

1 = Least Poor Household

102

9

49

10

53

8

0 = Otherwise

Educational level of household head

       

  Completed primary level education,

1 = Has completed primary school

921

75

397

78

542

77

0 = Otherwise

  Secondary level education and above,*

1 = Has completed secondary education and above

49

5

27

5

22

3

0 = Otherwise

  No formal education, (reference group)

1 = Has no formal education

189

15

75

14

114

16

0 = Otherwise

Districts

       

  Kigoma Rural,***

1 = Household comes from Kigoma rural district

325

27

149

28

176

25

0 = Otherwise

  Kilosa

1 = Household comes from Kilosa district

246

20

71

13

175

24

0 = Otherwise

  Mbulu,**

1 = Household comes from Mbulu district

323

26

149

28

1744

24

0 = Otherwise

  Singida Rural

1 = Household comes from Singida Rural district

331

27

155

30

176

25

0 = Otherwise

Employment status of household head

      

  Employed in the formal sector,**

1 = Household head is employed in formal sector

47

4

28

5

19

3

0 = otherwise

  Employed in the informal sector

1 = Household head is employed in the informal sector

1118

91

478

91

640

91

0  = otherwise

  Not employed, (reference group)

1 = Household head is not employed

20

2

6

1

14

2

0 = otherwise

Health status of the household head

       

  Health poor

1 = Household head has poor self assessed health

114

9

53

10

61

9

0 = otherwise

  Health average

1 = Household head has average self assessed health

361

30

175

34

186

27

0 = otherwise

  Health Good, (reference group)

1 = Household head has good self assessed health

732

60

291

56

441

64

0 = otherwise

  Religion of household head***

1 = Christian

718

58

330

63

388

55

0 = Muslim, or Hindu/Buddhist or no religion

  Exemption eligibility of household head***

1 = eligible for exemptions

190

16

87

17

103

14

0 = not eligible for exemptions

Continuous variables

  Mean age of the household head in years, Mean [sd]*

1225

44.4 [13.3]

524

46.4 [12.7]

701

42.9 [13.5]

  Mean number of children under 18, Mean [sd]

1225

3.6 [1.9]

524

4.0 [2.1]

701

3.4 [1.2]

  Household size, Mean [sd]***

1225

6.2 [2.6 ]

524

7.0 [2.5]

701

5.5 [2.6]

  1. *Significant at 10%; **Significant at 5%; ***Significant at 1%.