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Table 1 Background information on the respondents

From: Determinants of national health insurance enrolment among people at risk of statelessness in the Awutu Senya East Municipality and Gomoa East District of Ghana

Variable

Response

Frequency (384)

Percentage (%)

Sex

Male

224

58.3

Female

160

41.7

Age

Below 25 years

84

21.9

26–35 years

152

39.6

36–45 years

46

12.0

46–55 years

61

15.9

56–65 years

30

7.8

66 years and above

11

2.9

Marital status

Single

141

36.7

Married

186

48.4

Divorced

23

6.0

Widowed

34

8.9

Religion

Christianity

146

38.0

Islam

199

51.8

Educational attainment

None

115

29.9

Basic education

115

29.9

High school

122

31.8

Tertiary

32

8.3

Employment status

Unemployed

161

41.9

Employed

223

58.1

Length of stay in Community

 < 5 years

51

13.3

 = or > 5 years < 10 years

333

86.7