Table 5

Contribution of independent factors to the concentration index (CIX) for health insurance coverage in the SSA region

ElasticityIndividual CIXContribution to overall CIX% contribution to overall CIX
Age category 15–24 (reference)
 Age category 25–390.0670.017***
(0.011 to 0.023)
0.001
(0.001 to 0.002)
0.32***
(0.21 to 0.43)
 Age category 40–640.099−0.050***
(−0.057 to −0.043)
0.005
(−0.006 to −0.004)
−1.40***
(−1.58 to −1.22)
Subtotal age0.0041.08
Not employed (reference)
 Informally employed0.127−0.241***
(−0.253 to −0.229)
−0.031
(−0.039 to −0.024)
−8.21***
(−9.99 to −6.43)
 Formally employed0.0590.294***
(0.280 to 0.308)
0.020
(0.016 to 0.023)
5.33***
(4.38 to 6.29)
Subtotal employment status0.0112.88
 Gender (1=male)−0.0290.016***
(0.010 to 0.022)
0.000
(−0.001 to 0.000)
−0.13***
(−0.18 to −0.08)
 Residence (1=urban)−0.0120.778***
(0.761 to 0.794)
−0.010
(−0.042 to 0.028)
−2.56
(−9.67 to 4.54)
 Marital status (1=married)0.073−0.176***
(−0.184 to −0.168)
−0.014
(−0.017 to −0.009)
−3.61***
(−4.63 to −2.60)
 Exposure to media (1=exposed)0.4550.452***
(0.438 to 0.465)
0.221
(0.193 to 0.257)
58.49***
(51.43 to 65.54)
Household size >5 (reference)
 Household size 4–50.0620.024***
(0.014 to 0.033)
0.002
(0.001 to 0.003)
0.43***
(0.23 to 0.62)
 Household size 1–30.0560.080***
(0.069 to 0.092)
0.005
(0.004 to 0.006)
1.40***
(1.10 to 1.71)
Subtotal household size0.0071.83
No education (reference)
 Primary education0.047−0.181***
(-0.195 to −0.167)
−0.009
(-0.014 to −0.003)
−2.39***
(−3.95 to −0.84)
 Secondary education0.2640.384***
(0.371 to 0.396)
0.111
(0.098 to 0.125)
29.40***
(25.41 to 33.39)
 Higher education0.0820.665***
(0.637 to 0.693)
0.067
(0.061 to 0.073)
17.74***
(16.03 to 19.45)
Subtotal education0.16944.75
Poorest (reference)
 Poorer−0.003−0.574***
(−0.591 to −0.556)
0.002
(−0.010 to 0.018)
0.48
(−3.73 to 4.69)
 Middle0.034−0.101***
(−0.118 to −0.084)
−0.004
(−0.006 to −0.001)
−0.97*
(−1.61 to −0.33)
 Rich0.0740.367***
(0.349 to 0.384)
0.029
(0.015 to 0.040)
7.59***
(4.54 to 10.65)
 Richest0.1560.947***
(0.929 to 0.966)
0.156
(0.118 to 0.185)
41.19***
(33.86 to 48.51)
Subtotal socioeconomic0.18348.29
Residual0.163
(−0.205 to −0.126)
43.09***
(−55.62 to −30.56)
Overall CIX0.38***
(0.37 to 0.38)
100%
  • ***P<0.001; **p<0.01; *p<0.05.

  • SSA, sub-Saharan Africa.