Codes and Frequencies
Description
INSHHANYORG indicates whether any member of the household is covered by a community health insurance program. Community health insurance programs, also called "micro" or "local" health insurance, involve prepayment and the pooling of resources to cover the cost of health-related events, generally for low-income populations. The "community" may consist of residents of the same town or district, members of a work group, families living near a health facility, or some other definition.
The information in INSHHANYORG is taken from the household record and applies to regular household members, not temporary visitors. Researchers may wish to exclude visitors using the RESIDENT variable (with visitors coded "2") when women, children, or births are the unit of analysis, and using the HHRESIDENT variable when household members are the unit of analysis.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
Along with universe differences, INSHHANYORG varies across samples in the specific insurance program referenced.
Comparability - Standard DHS
INSHHANYORG is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS household questionnaire.
Comparability — Ethiopia [top]
The 2019 Ethiopian survey asks, "Is your household enrolled in a Community Based Health insurance scheme?"
Comparability — Rwanda [top]
The 2008 Rwanda sample asks about coverage via Mutuelle de Sante, a community-based health insurance scheme that is the most common health insurance plan for Rwandans.
Universe
- Ethiopia 2019: All women age 15-49.
- India 2005: Women age 15-49 in households in which at least one regular household member is covered by a health scheme or health insurance.
- India 2015: Women age 15-49 in households in which at least one regular household member is covered by a health scheme or health insurance.
- Rwanda 2008: Women age 15-49 in households in which at least one regular household member is covered by a health scheme or health insurance.
