Characteristics

Attribute

Health insurance uptake status

Member of HI

Non-member of HI

N (%)

N (%)

Health insurance uptake

Uptake status

79 (8.1)

810 (91.9)

Sex

Male

52 (9.2)

513 (90.8)

Female

27 (8.3)

297 (91.7)

Age (years)

≤20

3 (9.1)

30 (90.9)

21 - 30

12 (3.4)

336 (96.6)

31 - 40

14 (5.4)

245 (94.6)

41 - 50

27 (15.2)

151 (84.8)

51 - 60

17 (30.9)

38 (69.1)

61+

6 (35.3)

11 (64.7)

Marital status

Married

65 (11.3)

509 (88.7)

Unmarried

14 (4.4)

301 (95.6)

Education

No any formal education

1 (2.5)

393 (97.5)

Primary level

31 (7.1)

408 (92.9)

Secondary level

21 (6.7)

292 (93.3)

Tertiary level

26 (26.8)

71 (73.2)

Income ($)

(1 USD - 2310 Tsh)

<43.3

10 (3.5)

277 (96.5)

43.3 - 129.9

29 (6.8)

397 (93.2)

129.9 - 216.5

19 (16.5)

96 (83.5)

216.5 - 303.0

5 (19.2)

21 (80.8)

303.0+

16 (45.7)

19 (54.3)

Economic activities

Food vendors

6 (6.2)

91 (94.1)

Driver (car and tricycle and motorcycle)

12 (10).4

103 (89.6)

Mechanical workers

11 (0.4)

95 (89.6)

Farmer and herdsman

3 (9.7)

28 (90.3)

Small business

47 (8.3)

568 (91.7)

Family size (number of people)

1 - 3

22 (7.4)

275 (92.6)

4 - 6

41 (8.5)

443 (91.5)

7 - 9

14 (14.3)

84 (85.7)

10+

2 (20.0)

8 (80.0)

Membership to an economic group

Food vendors group

2 (66.7)

1 (33.3)

Drivers group

10 (38.5)

16 (61.5)

Entrepreneurship groups

11 (37.9)

18 (62.1)

Trade union at the marketplace

6 (35.3)

11 (64.7)

Not a member of any economic group

50 (6.1)

764 (93.9)

Type of health insurance

National health insurance

60 (6.7)

810 (91.1)

Private health insurance

13 (1.5)

Community health insurance

6 (0.7)

Insurance premium payments

Individual

41 (51.9)

Wife

11 (13.9)

Individual through association

8 (10.1)

Husband

8 (10.1)

Children

7 (8.9)

Relative and friends

4 (5.1)