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Table 1 Bivariable analyses of background characteristics by enrolment status

From: Health services availability and readiness moderate cash transfer impacts on health insurance enrolment: evidence from the LEAP 1000 cash transfer program in Ghana

Ā 

% Current NHIS enrolment

Ā 

Ages 7-17 years at end-line

Ages 18+years at end-line

Ā 

No

Yes

P-values

No

Yes

P-values

Sex

Ā Ā Male (Ref)

53.7

53.2

Ā 

51.2

28.9

Ā 

Ā Ā Female

46.3

46.9

0.60

48.8

71.1

0.00

Ā Ā Household size, M(SD)

8.4(3.1)

8.0(3.0)

0.00

7.3(3.0)

7.2(2.9)

0.04

Sex of household head

Ā Ā Males (Ref)

93.8

92.7

Ā 

94.7

92.6

Ā 

Ā Ā Female

6.3

7.3

0.25

5.3

7.4

0.00

Ā  Age of head, M(SD)

42.7(11.3)

41.6(11.2)

0.00

39.7(12.4)

40.0(13.1)

0.85

Formal schooling of head

Ā Ā Yes (Ref)

13.5

18.1

Ā 

19.3

21.0

Ā 

Ā Ā No

86.5

81.9

0.00

80.7

79.0

0.06

Poor

Ā Ā No (Ref)

4.5

5.3

Ā 

6.3

7.2

Ā 

Ā Ā Yes

95.5

94.7

0.30

93.7

92.8

0.19

Extreme poverty

Ā Ā No (Ref)

19.5

21.8

Ā 

23

24.4

Ā 

Ā Ā Yes

80.5

78.2

0.10

77

75.6

0.25

Ā Ā Bongo District (Ref)

9.8

16.3

Ā 

15.6

18.7

Ā 

Ā Ā East Mamprusi District

28.1

38

0.29

28.2

37.8

0.46

Ā Ā Garu-Tempane District

17.7

12.4

0.00

13.1

11

0.00

Ā Ā Karaga District

23.9

19.2

0.00

28

19.3

0.00

Ā Ā Yendi District

20.4

14.2

0.00

15.2

13.2

0.01

Ā Ā N

4,867

3,507

Ā 

8,126

4,092

Ā 
  1. Source: Authorsā€™ analysis. p-values correspond to the significance levels of estimated coefficients for current NHIS enrolment in a linear regression where the outcome is the characteristic in each row, and models additionally control for PMT score.Standard errors are clustered at the community level
  2. M Mean, NHIS National Health Insurance Scheme, PMT Proxy means test, SD Standard deviation, Ref Reference category
  3. Data presented as column % unless otherwise specified