Table 1 Frequency distribution, Mann–Whitney and chi-square analysis of willingness to pay for life-saving treatment
Variable | Willing to pay (n = 551) | Not willing to pay (n = 296) | n(%) or mean (± SD) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, in year | 32.9 | 34.7 | 33.6 (12.1) | 0.130 |
Sex | ||||
Male | 233 (42.3%) | 152 (51.3%) | 385 (45.4%) | |
Female | 318 (57.7%) | 144 (48.6%) | 462 (54.6%) | 0.012** |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 121 (40.9%) | 235 (42.6%) | 356 (42.0%) | |
Single | 162 (54.7) | 294 (53.4%) | 456 (53.8%) | |
Others | 13 (4.4) | 22 (4.0%) | 35 (4.2%) | 0.867 |
Education status | ||||
Illiterate | 26 (4.7%) | 21 (7.1%) | 47 (5.5%) | |
Primary and secondary school | 133 (24.1%) | 87 (29.4%) | 220 (26.0%) | |
Academic degree | 392 (71.2%) | 188 (63.5%) | 580 (68.5%) | 0.060* |
Health insurance coverage | ||||
Yes | 438 (79.5%) | 205 (69.3%) | 643 (75.9%) | |
No | 113 (20.5%) | 91 (30.7%) | 204 (24.1%) | 0.001*** |
Birth place | ||||
Urban | 458 (83.1%) | 218 (73.6%) | 679 (79.8%) | |
Rural | 93 (16.9%) | 78 (26.4%) | 171 (20.2%) | 0.001*** |
Monthly income US$ | ||||
Less than US$ 78 | 263 (47.7%) | 158 (53.4%) | 421 (49.7%) | |
US$ 78–155 | 125 (22.7%) | 72 (24.3%) | 197 (23.3%0 | |
US$ 156–310 | 113 (20.5%) | 52 (17.6%) | 165 (19.5%) | |
More than US$ 310 | 50 (9.1%) | 14 (4.7%) | 64 (7.6%) | 0.008*** |
Own chronic (long-term) disease | ||||
Yes | 101 (18.3%) | 58 (19.6%) | 159 (18.8%) | |
No | 450 (81.7%) | 238 (80.4%) | 688 (81.2%) | 0.653 |
Family member with chronic diseases such as cancer | ||||
Yes | 118 (21.4%) | 68 (23.0%) | 186 (22.0%) | |
No | 433 (78.6%) | 228 (77.0%) | 661 (78.0%) | 0.602 |
Family member died in last year | ||||
Yes | 82 (14.9%) | 47 (15.9%) | 129 (15.2%) | |
No | 469 (85.1%) | 249 (84.1%) | 718 (84.8%) | 0.700 |