Table 2 Health insurance coverage by socio-economic characteristics of study participants

Sex of household head

 Male

4,776 (70.7)

1,975(29.3)

 Female

1,452(76)

459 (24)

Place of residence

 Urban

2,147(80.6)

517(19.4)

 Rural

4,082 (68)

1,917(32)

Age of household head

 15–30 years

1,877(82.9)

388(17.1)

 31–40 years

1,594(71.4)

638(28.6)

 41–64 years

1,924(66)

989(34)

 65 + years

834(66.6)

419(33.4)

Administrative regions

 Tigray

334(57.2)

250(42.8)

 Afar

84 (96.5)

3(3.5)

 Amhara

949 (45)

1,160(55)

 Oromia

2,588(80.7)

619(19.3)

 Somali

402(96.2)

16(3.8)

 Benishangul-gumuz

85(90.4)

9(9.6)

 SNNP

1,343(80.5)

325(19.5)

 Gambela

33(91.7)

3(8.3)

 Harari

22(88)

3(12)

 Addis Ababa

334(88.8)

42(11.2)

 Dire Dawa

53(94.6)

3(3.4)

Family size

 less than 5 members

3,146 (73.7)

1,124(26.3

 5 and more members

3,083(70.2)

1,310(29.8)

Wealth index

 Poorest

1,182(78.9)

316(21.1)

 Poorer

1,165(71.2)

470(28.8)

 Middle

1,037(61.9)

638(38.1)

 Richer

1,135(65.3)

603(34.7)

 Richest

1,710(80.8)

406(19.2)