Willingness to pay for a National Health Insurance (NHI) in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Table 3 Linear Regression (N = 299)

Characteristic	B	95% CI
Gender
Male	26.31	−26.94	87.76
Female (ref)
Age
18-29	0.53	− 113.74	81.06
30-39	103.55	26.27	199.29
40-49	−17.37	−83.23	43.57
≥ 50 (ref)
Marital Status
Single	−30.54	−188.62	104.92
Married	−95.39	−244.63	0.33
Other (ref)
Region
Central	70.71	2.14	138.58
Eastern	29.17	−53.70	111.02
Western	54.39	−84.41	170.36
Southern	−1.52	−86.68	77.05
Northern (ref)
Education
High school	84.78	−17.61	190.19
2-year Diploma	66.75	−35.78	189.53
Bachelor’s	88.46	−16.70	194.25
Master’s	227.46	81.59	399.28
PhD (ref)
Income
≤ 5000 SAR	38.28	−93.62	200.54
5001-10,000 SAR	6.10	− 122.82	147.97
10,001-20,000 SAR	73.40	−59.42	205.55
20,001-30,000 SAR	128.58	−21.02	275.74
> 30,000 SAR (ref)
Occupation
Public employee	26.79	−37.98	90.54
Private employee	−5.90	−74.96	60.77
Unemployed (ref)
Type of healthcare Provider
Public	−29.16	−81.69	16.71
Private (ref)
Satisfaction with public health services
Very satisfied	−61.30	− 193.66	51.57
Satisfied	−49.10	− 173.06	45.84
Neutral	−34.34	− 163.44	66.18
Unsatisfied	−37.27	−175.27	82.56
Very unsatisfied (ref)

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