Table 2.
Descriptive statistics on the overall analytic sample using weighted proportions (n = 29,809)
| Variable | Insurance ownershipn, n (%wt) | Total n (%wt) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsure/ No health insurance (n = 7,169) |
With Philhealth only (n = 21,238) |
With Philhealth and other insurance (n = 1,402) |
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| Wealth | ||||||||
| Poor | 3,899 | (53.9) | 7,818 | (36.8) | 562 | (23) | 11,953 | (40) |
| Nonpoor | 3,334 | (46.1) | 13,427 | (63.2) | 842 | (77) | 17,929 | (60) |
| Educational attainment | ||||||||
| Below secondary | 2,235 | (30.9) | 5,396 | (25.4) | 362 | (10.6) | 7,710 | (25.8) |
| At least secondary | 4,998 | (69.1) | 15,849 | (74.6) | 1,042 | (89.4) | 22,172 | (74.2) |
| Region a | ||||||||
| I | 1,259 | (17.4) | 2,422 | (11.4) | 180 | (11) | 3,825 | (12.8) |
| II | 1,714 | (23.7) | 4,993 | (23.5) | 334 | (27.8) | 7,112 | (23.8) |
| III | 1,548 | (21.4) | 4,823 | (22.7) | 309 | (16.2) | 6,574 | (22) |
| IV | 2,712 | (37.5) | 9,008 | (42.4) | 581 | (45.1) | 12,371 | (41.4) |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 1,844 | (25.5) | 5,248 | (24.7) | 352 | (29.2) | 7,500 | (25.1) |
| Female | 5,389 | (74.5) | 15,997 | (75.3) | 1,052 | (70.8) | 22,382 | (74.9) |
| Age in years | ||||||||
| < 20 | 386 | (5.3) | 387 | (1.8) | 37 | (1.5) | 786 | (2.6) |
| 21 to 30 | 1,468 | (20.3) | 2,422 | (11.4) | 191 | (13.5) | 4,064 | (13.6) |
| 31 to 40 | 1,461 | (20.2) | 4,525 | (21.3) | 300 | (27.4) | 6,395 | (21.4) |
| 41 to 50 | 1,504 | (20.8) | 4,610 | (21.7) | 306 | (27.3) | 6,514 | (21.8) |
| 51 to 60 | 1,584 | (21.9) | 3,930 | (18.5) | 270 | (17.5) | 5,737 | (19.2) |
| 61 and above | 825 | (11.4) | 5,375 | (25.3) | 299 | (12.9) | 6,365 | (21.3) |
| Area of residence | ||||||||
| Urban | 3,660 | (50.6) | 11,430 | (53.8) | 751 | (61.4) | 15,987 | (53.5) |
| Rural | 3,573 | (49.4) | 9,815 | (46.2) | 653 | (38.6) | 13,895 | (46.5) |
| Household size | ||||||||
| 1 to 3 | 2,966 | (41) | 8,519 | (40.1) | 566 | (39.8) | 12,042 | (40.3) |
| 4 to 6 | 3,392 | (46.9) | 9,879 | (46.5) | 656 | (48.7) | 13,955 | (46.7) |
| 7 and above | 875 | (12.1) | 2,847 | (13.4) | 183 | (11.6) | 3,885 | (13) |
| Relationship to household head | ||||||||
| Self | 2,799 | (38.7) | 9,475 | (44.6) | 607 | (43.9) | 12,909 | (43.2) |
| Spouse | 3,197 | (44.2) | 9,581 | (45.1) | 630 | (45) | 13,417 | (44.9) |
| Child | 817 | (11.3) | 1,506 | (7.1) | 114 | (8.3) | 2,435 | (8.2) |
| Others | 415 | (5.7) | 680 | (3.2) | 53 | (2.8) | 1,130 | (3.8) |
| Awareness of COVID-19 programs b | ||||||||
| unaware | 1,938 | (26.8) | 5,502 | (25.9) | 369 | (29) | 7,859 | (26.3) |
| aware | 5,295 | (73.2) | 15,743 | (74.1) | 1,035 | (71) | 22,023 | (73.7) |
| Belief in prevention of COVID-19 c | ||||||||
| No | 574 | (7.9) | 1,500 | (7.1) | 101 | (5.6) | 2,149 | (7.2) |
| Yes | 6,662 | (92.1) | 19,737 | (92.9) | 1,303 | (94.4) | 27,730 | (92.8) |
| Use of internet for health reasons d | ||||||||
| No | 5,446 | (75.3) | 14,085 | (66.3) | 951 | (52.8) | 20,230 | (67.7) |
| Yes | 1,787 | (24.7) | 7,160 | (33.7) | 453 | (47.2) | 9,652 | (32.3) |
aclassification based on poverty incidence with regions in the first quartile having the highest level of weighted regional poverty incidence in 2021
b defined as awareness of free vaccination and COVID-19 testing and classified as aware or unaware
c defined as one’s belief that COVID-19 can be prevented through vaccination or other social measures
d defined as use of internet for health-related reasons