Table 3.

How Worthwhile Is Choosing a Health Insurance Policy? (N = 552)^a

Characteristic	Worthwhile 1	2	3	4	Not worthwhile 5
	All respondents (%)
	20	26	35	9	9
Sex
Male	18	27	34	11	10
Female	21	26	36	8	9
Age (years)
18–39b	19	36	33	10	2
40–64	20	26	36	10	8
≥65b	20	19	35	6	20
Education (n = 543)c
Low	26	16	33	4	21
Intermediate	21	23	39	9	7
High	14	36	31	12	7

^aPercentages have been rounded.

^bLow = none, primary school, or pre-vocational education. Intermediate = secondary or vocational education. High = professional higher or university.

^cSignificance (p <. 01, Tukey post-hoc test) between age groups.