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Table 1 Description of variables in estimation

From: Who uses outpatient healthcare services under Ghana’s health protection scheme and why?

Dependent variable

Variable Abbreviation

Mean

Std. Dev.

N

User

 

0.914

0.280

1349

Independent variables

    

Individual characteristics

    

age = <18 years

<18 YEARS

0.477

0.499

16,124

18–69a

 

0.485

0.500

16,124

70 years and above

>70 YEARS

0.038

0.190

16,124

Male

MALE

0.466

0.499

16,178

Femalea

 

0.534

0.499

16,178

No educationa

NO EDUC

0.362

0.481

9219

Some primary

PRIMARY EDUC

0.183

0.387

9219

JSS/Middle

JSS EDUC

0.342

0.474

9219

Secondary and above

SECONDARY EDUC

0.113

0.317

9219

Insured

HEALTH INSURA NCE

0.732

0.443

16,100

Uninsureda

 

0.268

0.443

16,100

Chronica

CHRONIC

0.037

0.189

15,991

Travel time to facilityb

    

District Hospital:

    

Less than 15 mins.

 

0.189

0.419

16,120

15 to 60 mins.

 

0.593

0.513

16,120

above 60 mins.a

 

0.226

0.444

16,120

Regional Hospital:

    

Less than 15 mins.

 

0.033

0.419

16,039

15 to 60 mins.

 

0.403

0.620

16,039

above 60 mins.a

 

0.616

0.617

16,039

SPEC variables

    

Sociocultural (SC)

    

Single

 

0.436

0.496

9392

No_association

 

0.611

0.529

5292

Political (P)

    

Political_participation

 

0.909

0.288

5287

Economic (E)

    

Wealth Quintile:

    

First

 

0.205

0.403

13,690

Second

 

0.202

0.401

13,690

Middle

 

0.226

0.418

13,690

Fourth

 

0.179

0.383

13,690

Fiftha

 

0.189

0.391

13,690

  1. Source: Household Survey, 2012
  2. aComparison group
  3. btravel time irrespective of mode of transportation (in minutes)