Table 2 Univariate results for select independent and dependent variables
Perception of NHIS service provision | Males (n = 1422) | Females (n = 2046) |
|---|---|---|
% of respondents | % of respondents | |
Worse | 10.5 | 9.9 |
Same | 34.2 | 43.2 |
Better | 55.3 | 46.9 |
Wealth quintile | ||
Poorest | 15.2 | 16.8 |
Poorer | 15.4 | 15.9 |
Middle | 15.8 | 17.8 |
Richer | 26.3 | 24.0 |
Richest | 27.3 | 24.7 |
Education | ||
No Education | 11.1 | 20.5 |
Primary Education | 11.8 | 16.8 |
Secondary/Higher education | 77.0 | 62.7 |
Marital Status | ||
Never married | 41.2 | 29.8 |
Currently married | 56.1 | 63.0 |
Formerly married | 2.7 | 7.3 |
Age | 32.2 (15–59) | 29.3 (range: 15–49) |
Religious affiliation | ||
Christians | 72.3 | 76.8 |
Muslims | 20.2 | 18.0 |
Traditionalists | 4.4 | 2.9 |
No religion/other | 3.1 | 2.3 |
Ethnicity | ||
Akans | 43.1 | 46.3 |
Ga Dangbe | 5.1 | 5.3 |
Ewe | 11.1 | 9.3 |
Northern | 36.7 | 36.0 |
Other | 4.0 | 3.0 |
Rural–urban residence | ||
Urban | 49.8 | 48.3 |
Rural | 50.2 | 51.7 |
Region of residence | ||
Southern Ghana | 67.6 | 69.3 |
Northern Ghana | 32.4 | 30.7 |