Table 1.
Description of the Household Survey Respondents by Current CBHI Scheme Membership Status in Yirgalem Town of Southern Ethiopia, February 2017
| Explanatory Variables | CBHI Membership | Total Sample (n=405) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Member (n=270) | Member (n=135) | ||
| Household Head Characteristics | |||
| Age in Completed Years | |||
| 21–40 | 137 (50.7) | 63 (46.7) | 200 (49.4) |
| 40–60 | 94 (34.8) | 52 (38.5) | 146 (36.1) |
| ≥ 60 | 39 (14.4) | 20 (14.8) | 59 (14.6) |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 100 (37.0) | 37 (27.4) | 137 (33.8) |
| Male | 170 (63.0) | 98 (72.6) | 268 (66.2) |
| Current Marital Status | |||
| Married | 169 (62.6) | 96 (71.1) | 265 (65.4) |
| Single | 2 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) | 3 (0.7) |
| Divorced/separated | 27 (10.0) | 8 (5.9) | 35 (8.6) |
| Widowed | 72 (26.7) | 30 (22.2) | 102 (25.2) |
| Educational Status | |||
| No formal education | 79 (29.3) | 34 (25.2) | 113 (27.9) |
| Primary level education | 77 (28.5) | 53 (39.3) | 130 (32.1) |
| Junior secondary level education | 60 (22.2) | 32 (23.7) | 92 (22.7) |
| Higher secondary education and above | 54 (20.0) | 16 (11.9) | 70 (17.3) |
| Occupation | |||
| Not working for money | 47 (17.4) | 18 (13.3) | 65 (16.0) |
| Work for someone else | 87 (32.2) | 39 (28.9) | 126 (31.1) |
| Family farm-based agriculture | 23 (8.5) | 17 (12.6) | 40 (9.9) |
| Small scale trading or family business | 113 (41.9) | 61 (45.2) | 174 (43.0) |
| Household Characteristics | |||
| Monthly Income in Eth Birr | |||
| < 800.00 | 107 (39.6) | 40 (29.6) | 147 (36.3) |
| 800.00–1200.00 | 98 (36.3) | 51 (37.8) | 149 (36.8) |
| ≥ 1200.00 | 65 (24.1) | 44 (32.6) | 109 (26.9) |
| Family Size (Number of Individuals) | |||
| < 4 | 111 (41.1) | 44 (32.6) | 155 (38.3) |
| 4–6 | 95 (35.2) | 51 (37.8) | 146 (36.0) |
| ≥ 6 | 64 (23.7) | 40 (29.6) | 104 (25.7) |
| Health and Related Risk Conditions | |||
| Any HH Member with Poor Self Assessed Health Status | |||
| No | 202 (74.8) | 98 (72.6) | 300 (74.1) |
| Yes | 68 (25.2) | 37 (27.4) | 105 (25.9) |
| Any HH Member with Chronic Illness | |||
| No | 231 (85.6) | 109 (80.7) | 340 (84.0) |
| Yes | 39 (14.4) | 26 (19.3) | 65 (16.0) |