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. 2014 Mar 19;13:25. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-13-25

Table 1.

Individual characteristics by membership status, Kongwa and Mpwapwa 2011 (%)

Variable NHIF
 CHF
 Non-members
N = 931 N = 1242 1117
Age***
  
  
  
     0-5
 9.1
 14.5
 14.8
     6-14
 25.2
 33.4
 31.3
     15-49
 55.2
 42.9
 42.9
     50-59
 8.7
 4.9
 6.5
     60+
 1.8
 4.3
 4.4
Sex
  
  
  
     Male
 47.1
 48.6
 46.9
     Female
 52.9
 51.5
 53.1
Education (head)***
  
  
  
     No education
 1.4
 20.7
 30.7
     Up to Primary
 8.1
 71.9
 63.9
     Up to–Secondary
 27.9
 6.5
 5.0
     Above secondary
 62.6
 0.7
 0.4
Household size***
  
  
  
     Mean = 4.7
 4.0
 5.2
 4.7
     1-5 members
 72.3
 56.2
 69.3
     >5 members
 27.7
 43.8
 30.7
Wealth Status***
  
  
  
     Lowest
 2.5
 29.4
 33.2
     Second
 3.7
 30.8
 27.2
     Third
 14.7
 22.7
 22.7
     Fourth
 40.2
 12.7
 10.3
     Highest
 38.9
 4.4
 6.5
Distance to facility
  
  
  
     1-5 km
 91.9
 95.4
 95.4
     >5 km 4.6 8.1 4.7

***ρ<0.01; based on Chi square test.