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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Does capitation payment under national health insurance affect subscribers’ trust in their primary care provider? a cross-sectional survey of insurance subscribers in Ghana

Variables (N=383)

Frequency (%)

Urban (%)

Rural (%)

Gender

 Male

66 (17)

40 (60)

26 (40)

 Female

317 (83)

162 (51)

155 (49)

Age

 18-31

121 (32)

61 (50)

60 (50)

 32-45

119 (31)

65 (55)

54 (45)

 46-59

66 (17)

31 (47)

35 (53)

 60-74

42 (11)

28 (67)

14 (33)

 75+

35 (9)

17 (49)

18 (51)

Marital status

 Married

230 (60)

119 (52)

111 (48)

 Never married

61 (16)

34 (56)

27 (44)

 Divorced

20 (5)

13 (65)

7 (35)

 Widowed

60 (16)

29 (48)

31 (52)

 Other

12 (3)

7 (58)

5 (42)

Education

 Tertiary

27 (7)

21 (78)

6 (22)

 Secondary/SHS

57 (15)

42 (74)

15 (26)

 Middle/JSS

157 (41)

74 (47)

83 (53)

 Primary

54 (14)

27 (50)

27 (50)

 Never attended school

88 (23)

38 (43)

50 (57)

Employment status

 Formal

50 (13)

28 (56)

22 (44)

 Self-employed

209 (55)

98 (47)

111 (53)

 Retired

34 (9)

22 (65)

12 (35)

 Unemployed

90 (23)

54 (60)

36 (40)

Length of NHIS membership

 ≤2 years

30 (8)

16 (53)

14 (47)

 2-3 year

24 (6)

9 (38)

15 (62)

 3-5 years

57 (15)

25 (44)

32 (56)

 > 5 years

167 (44)

88 (53)

79 (47)

 No response

105 (27)

64 (61)

41 (39)

Used NHIS card past 2 years

 Yes

360 (94)

193 (54)

167 (46)

 No

23 (6)

9 (39)

14 (61)

  1. Source: Authors’ household survey, 2014