Factors Influencing Nonrenewal of Health Insurance Membership in Ejisu-Juaben Municipality of Ashanti Region, Ghana

Table 1

Background characteristics of the respondents.

Characteristic	Frequency (n = 417)	Percentage
Age (mean ± SD)	36.3 ± 0.51
Age
18–27	76	18.23
28–37	191	45.80
38–47	90	21.58
48–57	39	9.35
>58	21	5.04
Gender
Male	176	42.21
Female	241	57.79
Level of education
None	41	9.83
Primary	53	12.71
JHS	127	30.46
SHS	90	21.58
Tertiary	87	20.86
MSLC	19	4.56
Ethnicity
Akan	343	82.25
Ewe	13	3.12
Northern ethnic groups	36	8.63
Ga	6	1.44
Others	19	4.56
Marital status
Single	96	23.02
Married	239	57.31
Divorced	36	8.63
Widowed	23	5.52
Cohabiting	15	3.60
Separated	8	1.92
Employment
Employed	370	88.73
Unemployed	47	11.27
Occupation
None	17	4.08
Trading	109	26.14
Farming	69	16.55
Civil/public servant	76	18.23
Hairdresser	19	4.56
Seamstress	15	3.60
Businessperson	20	4.80
Others	92	22.06
Place of residence
Rural	124	29.74
Urban	293	70.26
Religion
Christianity	375	89.93
Islam	41	9.83
Traditional	1	0.24