Acceptance of the proposed social health insurance among government-owned company employees in Northwest Ethiopia: implications for starting social health insurance implementation

Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of participants in northwest Ethiopia, May 2019 (n = 541)

Variables	Category	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Sex	Male	329	60.8
Sex	Female	212	39.2
Age in years	20–24	9	1.6
	25–29	160	29.6
	30–34	156	28.8
	35–39	102	18.9
	≥40	114	21.1
Ethnicity	Amhara	486	89.8
	Tigre	21	3.9
	Oromo	27	5.0
	Others	7	1.3
Religion	Orthodox	451	83.4
	Muslim	55	10.1
	Protestant	35	6.5
Marital status	Married	366	67.7
Marital status	Single	175	32.3
Family size	1–3	350	64.7
Family size	≥4	191	35.3
Positions	Business officers	341	63.0
	Accountant	96	17.8
	Technicians	58	10.7
	Secretariats	38	7.0
	Managers	8	1.5
Level of education	Diploma	59	10.9
	Degree	427	78.9
	Others^a	55	10.2
Work experiences in years	≤ 5	169	31.2
	6–8	112	20.7
	9–12	137	25.3
	≥ 13	123	22.8
Monthly salary (ETB)	≤ 7430	136	25.0
	7431–9490	137	25.4
	9491–12,700	133	24.6
	> 12,700	135	25.0

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