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Table 2 Household level characteristics of insured and uninsured women in urban and rural Gujarat (n = 1,934)

From: Understanding CBHI hospitalisation patterns: a comparison of insured and uninsured women in Gujarat, India

	Rural					Urban
	Uninsured		Insured			Uninsured		Insured
	n	%	n	%	p value	n	%	n	%	p value
Household structure
Extended family	248	44.2	237	44.9	0.76	152	35.3	157	39.6	0.32
Nuclear	312	55.8	321	55.1		268	64.7	239	60.4
Mean annual income (INR)
0-60,000	258	45.7	273	47.9	0.48	178	39.6	144	34.6	0.16
60,001-120,000	227	40.9	218	39.6		185	43.3	199	54
120,001-180,000	43	7.5	44	8.5		40	11.8	31	7.6
180,000+	32	5.9	23	4		17	5.2	22	3.8
Dwelling type
Mud house	110	21.1	107	23.2	0.70	26	4.8	16	3.0	0.46
Semi	336	57.3	330	55.9		258	54.6	218	52.9
Solid	114	21.6	121	21		136	40.6	162	44.0
Latrine
Yes	251	48.6	223	44.7	0.45	297	79.7	299	78.5	0.82
No	309	51.4	335	55.3		123	20.3	97	21.5
Religion
Hindu	519	89.4	523	92.0	0.70	347	83.3	333	84.6	0.87
Muslim	41	10.6	34	7.8		71	16.2	60	15.0
Drinking water
Individual tap	415	71.9	406	74.4	0.76	331	85.1	310	82.2	0.64
Shared tap	38	5.7	35	7.0		52	7.8	46	8.7
Other	107	22.4	117	18.6		37	7.1	40	9.1

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