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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics

From: Porous safety net: catastrophic health expenditure and its determinants among insured households in Togo

Variables

Frequencies (%)

Characteristics of household head

Age

 18–49

465 (86.11)

 50 -

65 (12.04)

 60 -

10 (1.85)

Gender

 Female

148 (27.61)

 Male

388 (72.39)

Marital status

 Married/living together

453 (84.99)

 Divorced/separated

19 (3.56)

 Widower/widow

16 (3.00)

 Unmarried

45 (8.44)

Educational level

 No formal schooling

2 (0.37)

 Preschool

2 (0.37)

 Primary

12 (2.21)

 Junior secondary school

43 (7.93)

 Senior secondary school

162 (29.89)

 High level (university)

321 (59.23)

Household size

 1–2

93 (17.16)

 3-

255 (45.05)

 5 -

125 (23.06)

 7 -

69 (12.73)

Income quintile

 1

106 (20.54)

 2

118 (22.87)

 3

94 (18.22)

 4

96 (18.60)

 5

102 (19.77)