Community-Based Health Insurance Membership Renewal Rate and Associated Factors among Households in Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 2

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents in South Central, Ethiopia, 2022.

Variables	Categories	Frequency (%)
Sex	Male	439 (81.8)
	Female	98 (18.2)
Age (in years)	18-30	156 (29.1)
	31-45	303 (56.4)
	46 and above	78 (14.5)
	Mean (SD)	36.01 (8.66)
Marital status	Married	470 (87.5)
	Others^a	67 (12.5)
Religion	Muslim	79 (14.7)
	Protestant	297 (55.3)
	Orthodox	161 (30.0)
Education	Informal education	216 (40.2)
	Primary (1–8)	213 (39.7)
	Secondary and above	108 (20.1)
Ethnicity	Oromo	47 (8.8)
	Gedeo	476 (88.6)
	Amhara	14 (2.6)
Occupation	Farmer	366 (68.2)
	Merchants	85 (15.8)
	Others^b	86 (16.0)
Monthly income	<1000 birr	137 (25.5)
	1000-2000 birr	317 (59.0)
	Above 2000 birr	83 (15.5)
Family size	<5	386 (71.9)
	≥5	151 (28.1)

Note: ^a = widowed/divorced, ^b = daily labor, housewife.