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Table 3 Characteristics of sample in control and treatment groups

From: Impact of educational intervention on willingness-to-pay for health insurance: A study of informal sector workers in urban Bangladesh

Variables

Measurement

Rickshaw-puller

Shop-keeper

Restaurant worker

Total

  

Control

Treatment

Control

Treatment

Control

Treatment

Control

Treatment

Age

Mean (SDa)) in years

32.1 (9.8)

34.65 (10.0)

26.9 (9.5)

28.0 (8.29)

32.0 (11.5)

30.2 (10.3)

30.3 (10.5)

30.78 (9.9)

Sig. of mean difference

0.112

0.397

0.299

0.606

Gender

Male (%)

100%

100%

96.8%

100%

90.8%

81.94%

95.9%

94.1%

Sig. of proportion diff.

-

0.102

0.101

0.347

Marital status

Married (%)

85.9%

79.4%

39.4%

34.1%

71.3%

58.3%

65.2%

55.9%

 

Sig. of proportion diff.

0.281

0.475

0.088

0.034

Household size

Mean (SD)

3.1 (0.98)

3.4 (1.0)

4.1 (1.85)

3.7 (1.35)

3.4 (1.4)

3.6 (1.5)

3.5 (1.5)

3.6 (1.3)

Sig. of mean difference

0.299

0.239

0.477

0.849

Institutional educational level

Less than one year (%)

75.0%

66.1%

11.7%

9.8%

48.3%

38.9%

44.7%

36.5%

Sig. of proportion diff.

0.222

0.678

0.235

0.065

Up to primary level (%)

17.4%

30.9%

37.2%

28.0%

36.8%

34.7%

30.4%

31.0%

Sig. of proportion diff.

0.045

0.196

0.788

0.871

More than primary level

7.6%

2.9%

51.0%

62.2%

14.9%

26.4%

24.9%

32.4%

Sig. of proportion diff.

0.205

0.138

0.073

0.065

Household income per equivalent adultb)

Mean (SD) in BDTc)

3151 (1376)

3129 (1436)

3360 (1562)

3735 (1740)

2447 (1112)

2975 (1754)

3024 (1419)

3308 (1675)

Sig. of mean difference

0.94

0.227

0.084

0.103

Health expenditure in last 6 months

Mean (SD) in BDT

1314 (49)

1814 (4944)

1838 (3893)

2176 (3893)

2066 (7059)

2041 (7344)

1734 (5399)

2021 (6159)

Sig. of mean difference

0.527

0.655

0.983

0.581

Illness in household

Yes (%)

89.1%

86.8%

82.9%

85.4%

89.7%

87.5%

87.2%

86.5%

Sig. of proportion diff.

0.648

0.666

0.669

0.820

Location

Metropolitan city (%)

32.6%

36.8%

34.0%

34.1%

33.3%

36.1%

33.3%

35.6%

Sig. of proportion diff.

0.584

0.988

0.714

0.600

 

District (%)

34.8%

29.4%

34.0%

34.1%

35.6%

27.8%

34.8%

30.6%

 

Sig. of proportion diff.

0.473

0.988

0.291

0.326

 

Sub-district (%)

32.6%

33.8%

31.9%

31.7%

31.0%

36.1%

31.9%

33.8%

 

Sig. of proportion diff.

0.872

0.977

0.499

0.651

Observations

 

92

68

94

82

87

72

273

222

  1. Note:a) SD means standard deviation, b) First adult, other adults and children are weighted as 1, 0.7 and 0.5 respectively (Source: OECD, 1982), c) BDT = Bangladeshi Taka.