Table 4. Association of Enrolment in NHIP With Various Characteristics .
| Demographic, Socio-economic, Morbidity Characteristics and Perception | Enrolled (n = 285) | Not-enrolled (n = 285) | P Value | ||
| No. (%) | 95% CI | No. (%) | 95% CI | ||
| Gender of household head | .313 | ||||
| Male | 253 (50.8) | 46.3-55.3 | 245 (49.2) | 44.7-53.7 | |
| Female | 32 (44.4) | 32.7-56.6 | 40 (55.6) | 43.4-67.3 | |
| Education of household head | .001a | ||||
| Secondary level and higher | 120 (59.7) | 52.6-66.5 | 81 (40.3) | 33.5-47.4 | |
| Below secondary level | 165 (44.7) | 39.6-49.9 | 204 (55.3) | 50.1-60.4 | |
| Household size | .035a | ||||
| More than 5 members | 84 (57.5) | 49.1-65.7 | 62 (42.5) | 34.3-50.9 | |
| Five or less members | 201 (47.4) | 42.6-52.3 | 223 (52.6) | 47.7-57.4 | |
| Family type | <.001a | ||||
| Joint/Extended | 150 (58.1) | 51.9-64.2 | 108 (41.9) | 35.8-48.1 | |
| Nuclear | 135 (43.3) | 37.7-49.0 | 177 (56.7) | 51.0-62.3 | |
| Ethnicity | <.001a | ||||
| Privileged ethnic group | 191 (59.7) | 54.1-65.1 | 129 (40.3) | 34.9-45.9 | |
| Underprivileged ethnic group | 94 (37.6) | 31.6-43.9 | 156 (62.4) | 56.1-68.4 | |
| Presence of children aged 0-5 years | .584 | ||||
| At least 1 | 83 (48.3) | 40.6-56.0 | 89 (51.7) | 44.0-59.4 | |
| None | 202 (50.8) | 45.7-55.8 | 196 (49.2) | 44.2-54.3 | |
| Presence of elderly above 60 years | <.001a | ||||
| At least 1 | 132 (58.4) | 51.7-64.9 | 94 (41.6) | 35.1-48.3 | |
| None | 153 (44.5) | 39.1-49.9 | 191 (55.5) | 50.1-60.9 | |
| No. of members completed secondary education | <.001a | ||||
| At least 1 | 236 (54.3) | 49.4-59.0 | 199 (45.7) | 41.0-50.6 | |
| None | 49 (36.3) | 28.2-45.0 | 86 (63.7) | 55.0-71.8 | |
| Socio-economic status | <.001a | ||||
| Q1-Poorest | 39 (34.2) | 25.6-43.7 | 75 (65.8) | 56.3-74.4 | |
| Q2-Poor | 61 (41.5) | 33.4-49.9 | 86 (58.5) | 50.1-66.6 | |
| Q3-Middle | 32 (41.5) | 31.8-55.3 | 42 (56.8) | 44.7-68.2 | |
| Q4-Rich | 62 (52.5) | 43.1-61.8 | 56 (47.5) | 38.2-56.9 | |
| Q5-Richest | 91 (77.8) | 69.2-84.9 | 26 (22.2) | 15.1-30.8 | |
| Illness experience (in past 3 months) | <.001a | ||||
| At least 1 member | 149 (60.1) | 53.7-66.2 | 99 (39.9) | 33.8-46.3 | |
| None | 136 (42.2) | 36.8-47.8 | 186 (57.8) | 52.2-63.2 | |
| Number of members with chronic illness | <.001a | ||||
| At least 1 member | 134 (65.0) | 58.1-71.5 | 72 (35.0) | 28.5-41.9 | |
| None | 151 (41.5) | 36.4-46.7 | 213 (58.5) | 53.3-63.6 | |
| Perceived health status of family | .214 | ||||
| Good | 144 (52.4) | 46.3-58.4 | 131 (47.6) | 41.6-53.7 | |
| Average | 99 (45.4) | 38.7-52.3 | 119 (54.6) | 47.7-61.3 | |
| Poor | 42 (54.5) | 42.8-65.9 | 35 (45.5) | 34.1-57.2 | |
Abbreviation: NHIP, National Health Insurance Program.
aStatistically significant at P < .05.