Table 2 Percentage distribution of study sample by selected socio-demographic characteristics and NHIS status among females and males
Socio-demographic characteristics | NHIS Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Covered | Not covered | |||
Age | Females | Males | Females | Males |
15–19 | 37.1 | 33.8 | 62.9 | 66.2 |
20–24 | 33.8 | 22.6 | 66.2 | 77.4 |
25–29 | 40.4 | 20.5 | 59.6 | 79.5 |
30–34 | 42.0 | 34.0 | 58.0 | 66.0 |
35–39 | 42.2 | 30.8 | 57.8 | 69.2 |
40–44 | 43.1 | 30.7 | 56.9 | 69.3 |
45–49 | 37.0 | 28.0 | 63.0 | 72.0 |
50–54 | na | 37.2 | na | 62.8 |
55–59 | na | 39.0 | na | 61.0 |
Marital status | ||||
Never married | 36.0 | 28.6 | 64.0 | 71.4 |
Married/In union | 41.4 | 31.7 | 58.6 | 68.3 |
Formerly married | 33.1 | 17.2 | 66.9 | 82.8 |
Highest level of education attained | ||||
No formal education | 32.7 | 18.6 | 67.3 | 81.4 |
Primary | 30.0 | 21.8 | 70.0 | 78.2 |
Middle | 42.3 | 27.1 | 57.7 | 72.9 |
Secondary | 47.3 | 36.9 | 52.7 | 63.1 |
Tertiary/Higher | 54.5 | 56.3 | 45.5 | 43.7 |
Type of occupation | ||||
Not working | 39.3 | 34.3 | 60.7 | 65.7 |
Professional/Technical/Managerial | 56.2 | 44.9 | 43.8 | 55.1 |
Sales/Services | 39.4 | 25.5 | 60.6 | 74.5 |
Agricultural | 31.0 | 22.4 | 69.0 | 77.6 |
Manual | 47.4 | 25.5 | 52.6 | 74.5 |
Wealth status | ||||
Poorest | 29.5 | 17.6 | 70.5 | 82.4 |
Poorer | 32.2 | 22.7 | 67.8 | 77.3 |
Middle | 37.4 | 26.8 | 62.6 | 73.2 |
Richer | 44.0 | 35.8 | 56.0 | 64.2 |
Richest | 46.9 | 39.9 | 53.1 | 60.1 |
Place of residence | ||||
Urban | 41.8 | 34.6 | 58.2 | 65.4 |
Rural | 36.2 | 25.3 | 63.8 | 74.7 |
Region of residence | ||||
Western | 42.6 | 30.7 | 57.4 | 69.3 |
Central | 23.1 | 23.9 | 76.9 | 76.1 |
Greater Accra | 24.5 | 21.7 | 75.5 | 78.3 |
Volta | 30.1 | 24.3 | 69.9 | 75.7 |
Eastern | 50.1 | 36.6 | 49.9 | 63.4 |
Ashanti | 40.8 | 28.1 | 59.2 | 71.9 |
Brong Ahafo | 58.9 | 44.4 | 41.1 | 55.6 |
Northern | 39.5 | 31.2 | 60.5 | 68.8 |
Upper East | 55.3 | 29.2 | 44.7 | 70.8 |
Upper West | 47.1 | 43.3 | 52.9 | 56.7 |
Total | 38.9 | 29.7 | 61.1 | 70.3 |