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Table 2 Characteristics of the respondents by membership status

From: Do household perceptions influence enrolment decisions into community-based health insurance schemes in Tanzania?

Characteristics

Member(s)(%)

Non-Member(s)(%)

Total

Age (years)

 60+

39 (17.9)

61 (12.10)

100 (13.9)

 40–59

103 (47.2)

238 (47.2)

341 (47.2)

 26–39

63 (28.9)

176 (34.9)

239 (33.1)

 18–25

13 (5.9)

29 (5.8)

42 (5.8)

Sex

 Female

134 (61.5)

284 (56.4)

418 (57.9)

 Male

84 (38.5)

220 (43.7)

304 (42.1)

Education

 Secondary and higher education

28 (12.8)

47 (9.3)

75 (10.4)

 Primary education

154 (70.6)

366 (72.6)

520 (72)

 No education

36 (16.5)

91 (18.1)

127 (17.6)

Marital status

 Unmarried

55 (25.2)

143 (28.4)

198 (27.4)

 Married

163 (74.8)

361 (71.6)

524 (72.6)

Household size

 ≥ 10

10 (4.6)

20 (4.0))

30 (4.2)

 7–9

56 (25.7)

122 (24.2)

178 (24.7)

 4–6

112 (51.4)

261 (51.8)

373 (51.7)

 ≤ 3

40 (18.4)

101 (20.0)

141 (19.5)

Occupation

 Non-farmer

58 (26.6)

129 (25.6)

173 (25.9)

 Farmer

160 (73.4)

375 (74.4)

535 (74.1)

  1. Source: Authors’ calculation based on primary data
  2. Note: Primary data were collected from two rural districts of Dodoma region (Bahi and Chamwino)