Table 2 Bivariate analysis of health insurance status of respondents by background characteristics
Variables | Health insurance status (N = 196) | P-value (Fisher exact test) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Insured 65% (N = 127) | Uninsured 35% (N=69) | ||
Age (years) | |||
<25 | 6.3%(8) | 14.5% (10) | 0.034 |
25-39 | 20.4% (26) | 31.9% (22) | |
40-69 | 59.1% (75) | 46.4% (32) | |
≥ 70 | 14.2% (18) | 7.2% (5) | |
Sex | |||
Male | 35.4% (45) | 59.4%( 41) | 0.002 |
Female | 65.6% (82) | 41.6% (28) | |
Ethnicity | |||
Akan | 41.7% (53) | 53.6% (37) | 0.496 |
Ewe | 16.6% (21) | 13.1% (9) | |
Ga-Dangme | 25.2% (46) | 20.3 %(14) | |
Other | 16.5% (30) | 13.0% (9) | |
Marital Status | |||
Never married | 15.0% (19) | 30.4% (21) | 0.037 |
Currently married | 57.5% (73) | 47.8% (33) | |
Formerly married | 27.5% (35) | 21.8% (15) | |
Education | |||
None | 11.8% (15) | 10.1% (7) | 0.434 |
Primary | 28.3% (36) | 21.8% (15) | |
Secondary | 38.6% (49) | 50.7% (35) | |
Tertiary | 21.3% (27) | 17.4% (12) | |
Employment Status | |||
Unemployed | 38.6% (49) | 31.9% (22) | 0.437 |
Employed | 61.4% (78) | 68.1% (47) | |
Occupation | |||
Unemployed | 38.6% (49) | 31.9% (22) | 0.608 |
Formal | 10.2% (13) | 13.0% (9) | |
Informal | 51.2% (65) | 55.1% (38) | |
Had a Procedure | |||
Yes | 87.8% (101) | 85.3% (52) | 0.644 |
No | 12.2% (14) | 14.7% (9) | |
Household Characteristics (mean) | |||
House-hold size | 6.5 | 5.6 | 0.21 |
Number of children | 3.1 | 2.2 | 0.003 |
Sex of household head | |||
Male | 76%(84) | 82.5 (47) | 0.43 |
Female | 23%(26) | 18 (10) | |