Table 1 Patients’ information to estimate willingness to pay
Variables | Number | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 153 | 57.52 |
Female | 113 | 42.48 |
Employment status | ||
Unemployed | 157 | 59.02 |
Employed | 109 | 40.98 |
Health insurance status | ||
No insurance coverage | 4 | 1.5 |
Health insurance (rural insurance) | 58 | 21.58 |
Health insurance (other than rural insurance) | 106 | 39.85 |
Social security | 92 | 34.59 |
Armed forces | 4 | 1.5 |
Other | 2 | 0.75 |
Age | ||
0–19 years | 14 | 5.26 |
20–44 years | 119 | 44.74 |
45–64 years | 132 | 49.62 |
65–75 years | 1 | 0.38 |
Preference for a kidney preparation | ||
Buy from a healthy person | 255 | 95.86 |
Gifts from the deceased | 8 | 3.01 |
Gifts from family and friends | 3 | 1.13 |
Awareness of kidney function | ||
I don’t know | 4 | 1.5 |
Less than 60% | 28 | 10.53 |
Between 30 and 50% | 65 | 24.44 |
Between 15 and 30% | 79 | 29.7 |
Less than 15% | 90 | 33.83 |
Average income ($) | 266 | 482 ± 370 |