Table 1 Independent and Dependent Variables
From: Examining gender differentials and determinants of private health insurance coverage in Zambia
DEPENDENT VARIABLE | ||
|---|---|---|
Variable Name | Description | Recode |
Health Insurance coverage | Insured or not insured | Not insured = 0, insured = 1 |
INDEPENDENT VARIABLES | ||
Variable Name | Description | Recode |
Age | Age of respondent in years (grouped) | 15–24 = 0, 25–34 = 1, 35–44 = 2, 44 and above = 3 |
Marital Status | In marital union or not in marital union | Not in marital union = 0, in marital union = 1 |
Education | Education in single years | No recode |
Occupation | Respondents type of occupation (grouped) | Not Working = 0, Professional = 1, Clerical = 2, Sales = 3, Sales = 4, Agricultural:Self-employed = 5, Household and domestic = 6, Services = 7, Skilled manual =8, Unskilled Manual = 9 |
Type of place of residence | Residing either in rural or urban | Urban = 0, rural = 1 |
Wealth Category | Household characteristics: Poor, medium, rich | Poor = 0, medium = 1, rich = 2 |
Media Exposure | Exposure to TV, Radio, Newspaper, and Magazines | Not exposed = 0, Exposed 1 |