Table 2 The association between socio-demographic factors and willingness to pay for drugs (n = 324)
Variables | WTP for drugs | χ2 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | |||
Age (years) | ||||
18–47 | 21 (12.4) | 148 (87.6) | 2.446 | 0.118 |
48 and above | 29 (18.7) | 126 (81.3) | ||
Gender | ||||
Male | 25 (17.1) | 121 (82.9) | 0.582 | 0.445 |
Female | 25 (14.0) | 153 (86.0) | ||
Ethnicity | ||||
Malay | 29 (15.1) | 163 (84.9) | 0.039 | 0.844 |
Non-Malay | 21 (15.9) | 111 (84.1) | ||
Marital status | ||||
Married | 43 (16.8) | 213 (83.2) | 1.741 | 0.187 |
Single | 7 (10.3) | 61 (89.7) | ||
Level of education | ||||
Lower level of education | 36 (14.6) | 210 (85.4) | 0.499 | 0.480 |
Higher level of education | 14 (17.9) | 64 (82.1) | ||
Personal income | ||||
Lower level (RM0-950) | 18 (11.0) | 145 (89.0) | 4.842 | 0.028* |
Higher level (RM951 and above) | 32 (19.9) | 129 (80.1) | ||
Household income | ||||
Lower level (RM0-1900) | 18 (10.9) | 147 (89.1) | 5.271 | 0.022* |
Higher level (RM1901 and above) | 32 (20.1) | 127 (79.9) | ||
Number of children | ||||
Less than 3 | 37 (19.1) | 157 (80.9) | 4.909 | 0.027* |
4 and above | 13 (10.0) | 117 (90.0) | 1.051 | |
Status of prior insurance | ||||
Have insurance | 19 (18.4) | 84 (81.6) | 0.305 | |
No insurance | 31 (14.0) | 190 (86.0) | ||