Table 1 Characteristics of study participants
From: “To enroll or not to enroll”: a qualitative study on preferences for dental insurance in Iran
Characteristics | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 53 |
Male | 21 | |
Both (simultaneous interview with household head and spouse) | 10 | |
Marital status | Married | 75 |
Single | 6 | |
Divorced | 2 | |
Widowed | 1 | |
Education | Less than high school degree | 17 |
High school degree (Diploma) | 38 | |
Bachelor’s degree and higher | 39 | |
Occupation | Housewife | 51 |
Private sector employee | 10 | |
Self-employed | 16 | |
Governmental employee | 11 | |
Others | 6 | |
Basic health insurance status | No insurance | 6 |
social security insurance (Obligatory) | 47 | |
Optional social security insurance (Voluntary) | 22 | |
Iranian Health Insurance | 4 | |
Institutional health insurance funds | 9 | |
Others | 6 | |
Complementary health insurance status | No | 57 |
Yes | 36 | |
Not asked | 1 | |
Distance of residence place from location of receiving dental health services | Receiving services at neighborhood area | 45 |
Receiving services at centers not very far from home | 24 | |
Receiving services near the workplace | 3 | |
Others | 22 | |
Total | 94 | |