Variables | Insurance status of households | Difference (%) | P values | |
Insured n (%) | Uninsured n (%) | |||
Age (years) | ||||
18–24 | 8 (2.6) | 6 (2) | 0.69 | 0.794 |
25–44 | 126 (42.42) | 113 (38) | 4.42 | 0.277 |
45–65 | 135 (45.45) | 139 (46.8) | −1.35 | 0.742 |
>65 | 28 (9.43) | 39 (13.1) | −3.67 | 0.154 |
Sex | ||||
Male | 205 (69.02) | 187 (62.96) | 6.06 | 0.119 |
Female | 92 (30.98) | 110 (37.04) | 0.991 | |
Education | ||||
Unable to read and write | 175 (58.92) | 204 (68.7) | −9.78 | 0.013* |
Able to read and write | 50 (16.84) | 33 (11.1) | 5.74 | 0.034* |
Primary education and above | 72 (24.24) | 60 (20.2) | 4.04 | 0.201 |
Family size | ||||
<5 | 110 (37.04) | 142 (47.8) | −10.76 | 0.008* |
≥5 | 187 (62.96) | 155 (52.2) | 0.005* | |
Occupation | ||||
Farmer | 6 (2.02) | 17 (5.7) | −3.68 | 0.019* |
Merchant | 290 (97.64) | 272 (91.6) | 6.04 | 0.01* |
Others† | 1 (0.34) | 8 (2.69) | −2.35 | 0.019* |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 265 (89.22) | 226 (76.1) | 13.12 | <0.001* |
Single | 33 (11.11) | 70 (23.57) |
*Statistically significant at p<0.05.
†Others: housewife, unemployed.