Variables | Definition | Percentage (%) or Mean | ||||
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2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Average | ||
n a | No. of individuals | 2878 | 4360 | 5725 | 5517 | - |
Health Status | ||||||
Sick | 1 if sick b; 0 otherwise* | 17.9 | 19.2 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.1 |
Age (years) | ||||||
≤ 15 | Age 15 years or less | 45.4 | 42.5 | 40.5 | 38.4 | 41.2 |
16-59 | Age between 16–59 years* | 47.6 | 50.8 | 52.2 | 53.7 | 51.6 |
60+ | Age 60 years or older | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.3 |
Education | ||||||
Literate | 1 if can read/write; 0 otherwise* | 31.7 | 37.2 | 40.8 | 43.8 | 39.4 |
Subsidized c | ||||||
Subsidy | 1 if given subsidy in insurance premium; 0 otherwise* | - | - | - | 18.3 | 5.3 |
Household size | ||||||
Size | Number of individuals in the household | 11.9 | 11.0 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 11.9 |
SES | ||||||
LowSES | Household SES below 33.33th percentile* | 34.0 | 32.1 | 33.4 | 33.3 | 33.1 |
MidSES | Household SES between 33.33th and 66.67th percentile | 33.5 | 32.9 | 33.2 | 33.4 | 33.2 |
HighSES | Household SES above 66.67th percentile | 32.5 | 35.0 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 33.6 |
Year | ||||||
2004 | Year 2004* | - | - | - | - | 15.6 |
2005 | Year 2005 | - | - | - | - | 23.6 |
2006 | Year 2006 | - | - | - | - | 31.0 |
2007 | Year 2007 | - | - | - | - | 29.8 |