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Table 1 Percentage of children with student health insurance and free health insurance

From: The impact of health insurance programs for children: evidence from Vietnam

 

Percentage of children having student health insurance

Percentage of children having free health insurance

2006

2008

2010

2012

2006

2008

2010

2012

By gender

 Girls

52.5

64.0

58.9

63.4

10.9

18.3

23.5

25.5

 Boys

52.2

62.3

59.5

62.3

10.0

19.6

22.3

25.9

Ethnicity

 Kinh, Hoa

59.6

67.1

71.8

76.5

8.3

14.3

8.9

11.0

 Ethnic minorities

12.3

42.9

10.5

12.3

22.4

42.7

77.3

80.1

Poverty status

 Non-Poor

61.8

70.5

72.7

76.4

6.5

11.4

8.5

12.1

 Poor

17.1

33.0

29.9

20.5

25.2

49.8

54.2

68.2

Urban status

 Urban

76.6

76.7

83.0

84.2

5.2

7.3

5.9

8.8

 Rural

45.6

59.5

52.3

56.7

11.9

22.1

27.8

30.6

 Total

52.3

63.2

59.2

62.8

10.4

18.9

22.9

25.7

  1. Source: Estimates from VHLSSs 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012