Table 1. Socio-Demographic Characteristic of Household Heads .
| Variables | No. (n = 1185) | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of household heads | ||||
| Kono | 167 | 14.09 | ||
| Bo | 190 | 16.03 | ||
| Bombali | 200 | 16.88 | ||
| Koinadugu | 135 | 11.39 | ||
| Western Area Urban | 347 | 29.28 | ||
| Western Area Rural | 146 | 12.32 | ||
| Location of household heads | ||||
| Rural area | 364 | 30.72 | ||
| Urban area | 821 | 69.28 | ||
| Age categories of household heads (y) | ||||
| 20-29 | 105 | 8.86 | ||
| 30-39 | 517 | 43.63 | ||
| 40-49 | 354 | 29.87 | ||
| 50-59 | 177 | 14.94 | ||
| 60+ | 32 | 2.70 | ||
| Female | 382 | 32.24 | ||
| Male | 803 | 67.76 | ||
| Marital status of household heads | ||||
| Single | 161 | 13.59 | ||
| Married | 856 | 72.24 | ||
| Divorced | 101 | 8.52 | ||
| Widow | 67 | 5.65 | ||
| The religion of household heads | ||||
| Islam | 561 | 47.34 | ||
| Christianity | 624 | 52.66 | ||
| Occupation of household heads | ||||
| Informal | 746 | 62.95 | ||
| Formal | 439 | 37.05 | ||
| Categories of household head monthly income | No. | % | Mean | SD |
| <Le 500 000 | 444 | 37.47 | 1069.94 | 1307.15 |
| Le 500 000-1 000 000 | 418 | 35.27 | ||
| > Le 1 000 000 | 323 | 27.26 | ||
| Educational qualification of household heads | ||||
| No formal education | 306 | 25.82 | ||
| Primary school education | 158 | 13.33 | ||
| Secondary school education | 248 | 20.93 | ||
| Tertiary education | 473 | 39.92 | ||
| Awareness of SLeNSHI implementation | ||||
| No | 904 | 76.29 | ||
| Yes | 281 | 23.71 | ||
| WTP and join the SLeNSHI by household heads | ||||
| No | 67 | 5.65 | ||
| Yes | 1118 | 94.35 | ||
| Amount willing to contribute in categories in Leones |
No. (n = 1118) |
(%) | Mean | SD |
| 1000-9000 | 338 | 30.23 | 14 089.45 | 18 690.41 |
| 10 000-19 000 | 503 | 44.99 | ||
| 20 000-29 000 | 161 | 14.40 | ||
| 30 000-39 000 | 49 | 4.38 | ||
| 40 000+ | 67 | 5.99 | ||
| Willingness for percentage contribution from monthly Income | ||||
| No | 537 | 48.03 | ||
| Yes | 581 | 51.97 | ||
| Total | 1118 | 100 | ||
| Percent of monthly income willing to contribute by formal workers (n = 581) | No. | % | Mean | SD |
| 1% | 136 | 23.41 | 3.03 | 1.80 |
| 2% | 165 | 28.40 | ||
| 3% | 61 | 10.50 | ||
| 4% | 29 | 4.99 | ||
| 5% | 178 | 30.64 | ||
| 8% | 7 | 1.20 | ||
| 10% | 5 | 0.86 | ||
Abbreviations: WTP, willingness to pay; SLeNSHI, Sierra Leone National Social Health Insurance.