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Table 1 Background characteristics of respondents (n = 36140)

From: Unawareness of health insurance expiration status among women of reproductive age in Northern Ghana: implications for achieving universal health coverage

Background characteristics

Number

Percent

Age group

 15–19

760

21.03

 20–34

1621

44.85

 35–49

1233

34.12

Highest level of education

 None

2113

58.47

 Primary/junior high school

1201

33.23

 Secondary/tertiary

283

7.83

 Other

17

0.47

Functional literacy (ability to read and understand)

 Yes

1123

31.07

 No

2491

68.93

Marital status

 Not married yet (single)

866

23.96

 Married

2544

70.39

 Widowed

173

4.79

 Devoiced/separated

28

0.77

Marriage type

 Polygamous

885

34.79

 Monogamous

1639

64.43

 Do not know

20

0.79

Occupation

 Farming

1231

34.06

 Trading

602

16.66

 Artisan

450

12.45

 No occupation/housewife

483

13.36

 Civil servant

52

1.44

 Student

683

18.90

 Other

113

3.13

Religion

 Christianity

2040

56.45

 Traditional

326

9.02

 Islam

1196

33.09

 No religion

52

1.44

Area of residence

 Urban

326

9.02

 Semi-urban

512

14.17

 Rural

2776

76.81

District of residence

 Bolga M.

346

9.62

 Bongo

472

13.13

 Builsa

590

16.41

 Garu/Tempani

949

26.40

 Bawku West

322

8.96

 Talensi/Nabdam

352

9.79

 Bawku East

564

15.69

SES (wealth index)

 Quintile 1 (poorest)

760

21.03

 Quintile 2

1212

33.54

 Quintile 3

263

7.28

 Quintile 4

727

20.12

 Quintile 5 (richest)

652

18.04

Autonomy

 Not autonomous

1230

34.03

 Semi-autonomous

607

16.80

 Autonomous

707

19.56