Table 6 Socio-demographic characteristics by risk preferences (RP2) (mean and percentage shares)
From: The role of risk preferences: voluntary health insurance in rural Tanzania
Sample characteristics | Low RP | High RP | Total sample | Pr (|T| >|t|) = |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Mean | Mean | ||
Income | 107,480 | 128,785 | 124,359 | 0.218 |
Age (years) | 44.8 | 44.63 | 44.67 | 0.894 |
Household size | 5.2 | 5.44 | 5.39 | 0.241 |
EQ-5D | 0.79 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.059 * |
Low RP n (%) | High RP n (%) | Total sample n | P > z | |
Enrollment status | ||||
Never insured | 30 (27.5) | 79 (72.5) | 109 | 0.014 *** |
Currently insured | 32 (14.7) | 186 (85.3) | 218 | |
Previously insured | 88 (22.3) | 307 (77.7) | 395 | |
Gender | ||||
Female | 90 (21.5) | 328 (78.5) | 418 | 0.557 |
Male | 60 (19.7) | 244 (80.3) | 304 | |
Education | ||||
No education | 27 (21.3) | 100 (78.7) | 127 | |
Primary education | 105 (20.2) | 415 (79.8) | 520 | 0.741 |
Secondary and higher | 18 (24.0) | 57 (76.0) | 75 | |
Marital status | ||||
Unmarried | 41 (20.7) | 157 (79.3) | 198 | 0.978 |
Married | 109 (20.8) | 415 (79.2) | 524 | |
Occupation | ||||
Non-farmer | 27 (14.4) | 160 (85.6) | 0.013 *** | |
Farmer | 123 (22.9) | 412 (77.0) | ||
Total | 150 (20.8) | 572 (79.2) | 722 (100) | |