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Table 1 Participant characteristics by group

From: Whoever wants better healthcare simply pays more: citizens' perception about voluntary private health insurance in Colombia

Sociodemographic characteristics

Citizens (18)

Patients (5)

Health professionals (13)

Administrators (5)

Decision makers (5)

Variables

Categories

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Gender

Female

11 (61,1)

4 (80,0)

7 (53,8)

2 (40,0)

2 (40,0)

Male

7 (38,9)

1 (20,0)

6 (46,2)

3 (60,0)

3 (60,0)

Health insurance scheme

Subsidized (noncontributory) scheme for informal workers and low-income population

3 (16,7)

2 (40,0)

-(-)

-(-)

-(-)

Contributory scheme (for employees and self-employed workers)

11 (61,1)

2 (40,0)

11 (84,6)

3 (60,0)

4 (80,0)

Especial (for military and public employees)

1 (5,6)

-(-)

-(-)

-(-)

-(-)

VPHIa

3 (16,7)

1 (20,0)

2 (15,4)

2 (40,0)

1 (20,0)

Department

Antioquia 14 (77,7)

Bogota 3 (16,6)

Caldas 1 (5,5)

Antioquia 3 (60,0)

Santander 1 (20,0)

Meta 1 (20,0)

Antioquia 7 (53,9)

Bogota 2 (15,4)

Santander 4 (30,7)

Antioquia 5 (100)

Antioquia 5 (100)

Age range (in years)

29–66

25–59

23–57

31–46

37–55

  1. aVPHI Voluntary private health insurance All people with VPHI are mandatory affiliated to any of the other public schemes