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Table 1 Value for solidarity compared across respondent characteristics in two rural districts of northeast Ethiopia, 2021

From: Value for solidarity: a proxy for community understanding and acceptance of the basic principles of community-based health insurance in rural Ethiopia

Variables

Value for solidarity, frequency (percent)

p-value

Low

Moderate

High

Total

Age in years

     

 25–44

129 (30.9)

202 (38.5)

108 (37.2)

439 (35.6)

0.019

 45–64

214 (51.3)

260 (49.5)

150 (51.7)

624 (50.7)

 65+

74 (17.7)

63 (12.0)

32 (11.0)

169 (13.7)

Gender

     

 Male

359 (86.1)

452 (86.1)

253 (87.2)

1064 (86.4)

0.883

 Female

58 (13.9)

73 (13.9)

37 (12.8)

168 (13.6)

Marital status

     

 Unmarried

47 (11.3)

39 (7.4)

14 (4.8)

100 (8.1)

0.006

 Married

370 (88.7)

486 (92.6)

276 (95.2)

1132(91.9)

Attend formal education

     

 No

323 (77.5)

415 (79.0)

234 (80.7)

972 (78.9)

0.581

 Yes

94 (22.5)

110 (21.0)

56 (19.3)

260 (21.1)

Place of residence

     

 Rural

309 (74.1)

305 (58.1)

116 (40.0)

730 (59.3)

< 0.001

 Semiurban

108 (25.9)

220 (41.9)

174 (60.0)

502 (40.7)

Wealth index

     

 Lower

195 (46.8)

169 (32.2)

48 (16.6)

412 (33.4)

< 0.001

 Middle

125 (30.0)

183 (34.9)

103 (35.5)

411 (33.4)

 Upper

97 (23.3)

173 (32.9)

139 (47.9)

409 (33.2)

Insurance membership

     

 Previous

72 (17.3)

76 (14.5)

34 (11.7)

182 (14.8)

0.120

 Current

345 (82.7)

449 (85.5)

256 (88.3)

1050 (85.2)

Chronic illness

     

 No

294 (70.5)

417 (79.4)

229 (79.0)

940 (76.3)

0.003

 Yes

123 (29.5)

108 (20.6)

61 (21.0)

292 (23.7)

Self-rated health

     

 Poor

94 (22.5)

77 (14.7)

47 (16.2)

218 (17.7)

< 0.001

 Moderate

207 (49.6)

238 (45.3)

121 (41.7)

566 (45.9)

 Good

116 (27.8)

210 (40.0)

122 (42.1)

448 (36.4)

Hospitalization history

     

 No

281 (67.4)

315 (60.0)

146 (50.3)

742 (60.2)

< 0.001

 Yes

136 (32.6)

210 (40.0)

144 (49.7)

490 (39.8)

Annual outpatient visits

     

 No visits

72 (17.5

59 (14.3)

20 (4.9)

151 (12.3)

< 0.001

 1–2

111 (27.0

186 (44.9)

100 (24.6)

397 (32.2)

 3–4

130 (31.6

177 (42.8)

98 (24.1)

405 (32.9)

 5+

104 (25.3

103 (24.9)

72 (17.7)

279 (22.6)

Trust in CBHI scheme

     

 Low

171 (41.0)

187 (35.6)

118 (40.7)

476 (38.6)

< 0.001

 Moderate

154 (36.9)

149 (28.4)

73 (25.2)

376 (30.5)

 High

92 (22.1)

189 (36.0)

99 (34.1)

380 (30.8)

Quality of health care

     

 Low

170 (40.8)

163 (31.1)

78 (26.9)

411 (33.4)

< 0.001

 Moderate

152 (36.5)

175 (33.3)

84 (29.0)

411 (33.4)

 High

95 (22.8)

187 (35.6)

128 (44.1)

410 (33.3)