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Table 1 Household characteristics

From: Factors related to women’s use of health insurance cover in Navakholo, Kakamega County, Kenya: sub-county level results based on community household register

Household size

Female

Percent

Male

Percent

Total

Percent

1–2

2,964

34.2

3,554

15.1

6,518

20.3

3–8

5,455

63.0

18,309

77.9

23,764

73.9

9+

239

2.8

1,639

7.0

1,878

5.8

Total

8,658

100.0

23,502

100.0

32,160

100.0

Wealth ranking

      

Lowest

1,836

21.2

4,645

19.8

6,481

20.2

Second

2,234

25.8

4,200

17.9

6,434

20.0

Third

1,984

22.9

4,460

19.0

6,444

20.0

Fourth

1,206

13.9

5,251

22.3

6,457

20.1

Fifth

1,398

16.2

4,946

21.1

6,344

19.7

Total

8,658

100

23,502

100.0

32,160

100

Insurance cover

      

Yes

851

9.8

3,477

14.8

4,328

13.5

No

7,807

90.2

20,025

85.2

27,832

86.5

Total

8,658

100

23,502

100.0

32,160

100.0

Condition of Household

      

Poor

3,134

37.2

5,946

26.1

9,080

29.1

Fair

4,515

53.6

13,959

61.3

18,474

59.2

Good

696

8.3

2,598

11.4

3,294

10.6

Very good

82

1.0

276

1.2

358

1.1

Total

8,427

100.0

22,779

100.0

31,206

100.0