Characteristic | N | % | X2 | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â | 5.9785 | 0.014 |
  < 44 | 332 | 52.3 |  |  |
 44+ | 278 | 59.8 |  |  |
Gender | Â | Â | 1.5658 | 0.211 |
 Male | 144 | 59.0 |  |  |
 Female | 466 | 54.5 |  |  |
Region | Â | Â | 9.8067 | 0.007 |
 Ashanti | 201 | 52.5 |  |  |
 Volta | 181 | 51.2 |  |  |
 Central | 228 | 62.1 |  |  |
Setting | Â | Â | 3.7906 | 0.052 |
 Urban | 261 | 52.3 |  |  |
 Rural | 349 | 58.2 |  |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | 4.6840 | 0.456 |
 Married | 380 | 55.3 |  |  |
 Separated | 21 | 56.8 |  |  |
 Divorced | 20 | 42.6 |  |  |
 Widowed | 91 | 58.0 |  |  |
 Cohabitation | 14 | 66.7 |  |  |
 Never married | 84 | 56.0 |  |  |
Education level | Â | Â | 2.8357 | 0.586 |
 Primary | 114 | 59.1 |  |  |
 Middle/JHS | 240 | 54.7 |  |  |
 Secondary/SSS | 78 | 57.0 |  |  |
 Higher/Tertiary | 31 | 47.8 |  |  |
 Never attended school | 147 | 55.5 |  |  |
Occupation | Â | Â | 22.7185 | 0.002 |
 Senior officer/manager | 11 | 73.3 |  |  |
 Professional | 19 | 42.2 |  |  |
 Technician | 6 | 40.0 |  |  |
 Services/sales worker | 92 | 51.1 |  |  |
 Agriculture | 141 | 60.5 |  |  |
 Plant/machine | 1 | 25.0 |  |  |
 Elementary worker | 91 | 46.4 |  |  |
 Other | 249 | 60.6 |  |  |
Length of NHIS | Â | Â | 14.3779 | 0.006 |
membership (yrs) | ||||
  < 1 | 259 | 62.1 |  |  |
 1 | 45 | 54.9 |  |  |
 2 | 79 | 54.1 |  |  |
 3 | 103 | 53.1 |  |  |
  > =4 | 124 | 47.7 |  |  |
Card used in past | Â | Â | 2.1702 | 0.141 |
 2 years | 66 | 62.3 |  |  |
 No | 544 | 54.5 |  |  |
 Yes |  |  |  |  |
 Total | 610 | 55.5 |  |  |