Effects of spatial location and household wealth on health insurance subscription among women in Ghana

Table 1 Extent of insurance coverage by background characteristics

Variable	Correlates	N = 4910	Proportion registered
Wealth index^*	Poorest	546	29.9
	Poorer	607	32.42
	Middle	601	38.49
	Richer	607	45.67
	Richest	573	49.44
Region^*	Coastal	1509	29.86
	Central	967	49.53
	Northern	459	45.36
Respondent education^*	None	699	32.68
	Primary	679	31.18
	Secondary	1477	45.06
	Higher	79	58.34
Age^*	15-19	628	38.56
	20-24	571	34.78
	25-29	486	41.56
	30-34	366	43.34
	35-39	365	42.57
	40-44	258	44.99
	45-49	259	39.44
Religion^*	Orthodox Christian	786	45.26
	Pentecostal/Other Christian	1430	39.64
	Moslem	444	39.82
	Traditional	159	22.38
	No religion	116	27.55
Health decision-making	Alone	406	44.21
	Respondent & partner	697	45.42
	Partner alone/Someone	542	41.40
Small household purchases	Alone	342	42.63
	Respondent & partner	666	45.69
	Partner alone/Someone	637	42.5
Large household purchases	Alone	733	42.56
	Respondent & partner	561	44.49
	Partner alone/Someone	351	39.89
Variations in couples’ earnings	More than partner	136	45.06
	Less than partner	938	45.06
	About the same	124	55.51
	Others	76	44.49
Partner’s education^*	No education	600	30.22
	Primary	161	30.58
	Secondary	1054	44.18
	Higher	124	63.22

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