Achieving universal health coverage through voluntary insurance: what can we learn from the experience of Lao PDR?

Table 2 Univariate analysis of differences between CBHI and non-CBHI districts

	CBHI (26)	Non-CBHI (114)	t-test
Population density (per km2)	184.62	46.42	-2.571*
Poverty rate (%)	29.6	40.1	3.386**
Literacy rate (%)	79.00	64.2	-4.061**
% of labor non-agriculture	33.38	12.09	-5.868**
% HHs with electricity	73.7	41.87	-5.948**
Avg time to nearest health center (mins)	57.65	161	4.5322**
% pop Lao-tai (vs. ethnic minority)	56.09	26.93	-3.741**
% pop Buddhist	79.48	53.29	-3.71**

*Significant at 5%;**significant at 1%. Reported results are based on t-tests of means. When these variables are modelled using a probit model, only two variables are significant: the percentage of labor in non-agriculture activities, and time to the nearest health facility.

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