Table 1 Definition of variables
From: Determinants of health insurance ownership among South African women
Variable | Variable description |
|---|---|
Health insurance ownership | 1 = if the respondent has health insurance; 0 otherwise |
Health rating | 1 = if self-evaluated health status is excellent, very good or good; 0 otherwise |
Environment rating | 1 = if the respondent feels that the environment she lives in is good, very good or excellent; 0 otherwise |
Residence | 1 = if the respondent resides in either metro formal area, metro transitional area, smaller city/town formal area, smaller city/town transitional area, or rural white farms; 0 = metro informal area, smaller city/town informal area, or rural – "homeland" |
Income | Total monthly gross income in Rand (US$≈6 Rand) |
Education | Respondent's education level: 1 = matriculation (standard 10 or secondary school) and above; 0 = below matriculation |
Age | Respondent's age in years |
Age squared | Respondent's age squared |
Race | 1 = if respondent is white; 0 if person of colour |
Household size | Total number of persons in a household |
Occupation | 1 = if a white-collar worker; 0 otherwise |
Employment status | 1 = if unemployed and looking; 0 = otherwise |
Smoking | 1 = if the respondent smokes cigarettes; 0 otherwise |
Alcohol use | 1 = if the respondent drinks alcohol; 0 otherwise |
Contraceptive use | 1 = if respondent uses a contraceptive; 0 = otherwise |
Marital status | 1 = if married; 0 = single, separated or divorced |