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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
  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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  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] |