Table 4

Respondents' WTP for the two forms of health insurance


For household
per month
Per person
and year*




Mean
Median
Mean
Median
% of
respon-
dents
N

Compulsory health insurance






WTP for all respondents
17 873
15 000
47 661
40 000
100%
2 063
WTP for respondents whose WTP > 0
22 690
20 000
60 507
53 333
79%
1 625
WTP for respondents who prefer HI over OOP
23 650
20 000
63 067
53 333
48%
999







Voluntary health insurance






WTP for all respondents
15 588
10 000
41 568
26 667
100%
2 063
WTP for respondents whose WTP > 0
22 239
20 000
59 304
53 333
70%
1 446
WTP for respondents who prefer HI over OOP
22 501
20 000
60 003
53 333
48%
999

*Average household size is 4.5 persons.

HI = health insurance.

OOP out-of-pocket payments

Lofgren et al. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2008 6:16   doi:10.1186/1478-7547-6-16

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