Table 3 Descriptive summary of the population

Household size

5.42

4.30

Incidence of illness

53.5%

57.4%

Number of people visited the health facilities

19.1%

24.6%

Age groups

 • 0–15

62.1%

46.3%

 • 15–40

65.9%

62.1%

 • 40–60

15.9%

14.9%

 • 60 + 

5.1%

3.6%

Household Headship

 • Female

26.1%

27.9%

 • Male

74.0%

72.0%

Marital status

 • Married

37.1%

56.1%

 • Others

62.9%

43.9%

Insurance

 • Insurance

13.9%

14.5%

 • No insurance

86.1%

85.5%

Education

 • No schooling

26.1%

8.8%

 • Primary

61.7%

49.3%

 • lower Secondary

10.7%

32.4%

 • upper Secondary

0.2%

1.5%

 • University

1.3%

8.0%

Mean consumption expenditure-TZS

96,734.81

173,239.50

Mean Out-Of-Pocket health expenditure-(TZS)

1,900.73

4,668.05

Mean CHE (as a proportion of none food income-TZS)

8.1%

5.2%

Mean CHE (as a proportion of household total income-TZS)

5.1%

6.8%

The proportion of households with health insurance

14.5%

13.9%

Number of observations

2,560

2,149