Table 1 Descriptive Characteristics of households in sample (%)
From: Household perceptions towards a redistributive policy across health insurance funds in Tanzania
|  | NHIF (n = 224) | CHF (n = 233) | Non-member (n = 238) |
|---|---|---|---|
Wealth status | Â | Â | Â |
  Lowest | 1.3 | 29.2 | 31.5 |
  Second | 2.7 | 29.2 | 24.4 |
  Third | 10.7 | 23.6 | 25.2 |
  Fourth | 34.4 | 13.7 | 12.6 |
  Highest | 50.9 | 4.3 | 6.3 |
Household size (Mean = 4.7 SD = 2.3) |  |  |  |
  1-5 | 72.3 | 56.2 | 69.3 |
  6 and above | 27.7 | 43.8 | 30.7 |
Presence of sick member | Â | Â | Â |
  No | 18.3 | 11.2 | 20.2 |
  Yes | 81.7 | 88.8 | 80.8 |
Age (head) (Mean = 42.7 SD = 13.5) |  |  |  |
  18-35 yrs | 38.8 | 33.1 | 30.3 |
  36-59 yrs | 56.3 | 51.5 | 55.9 |
  60+ yrs | 4.9 | 15.5 | 13.9 |
Sex (head) | Â | Â | Â |
  Male | 81.3 | 84.1 | 75.2 |
  Female | 18.8 | 15.9 | 24.8 |
Education (head) | Â | Â | Â |
  No education | 1.4 | 20.7 | 30.7 |
  Up to primary | 8.1 | 72.0 | 63.8 |
  Up to–secondary | 27.9 | 6.5 | 5.0 |
  Above secondary | 62.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 |