Table 1 Summary of variables
| Variable category | Variable | Categorization | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Health insurance status |
1 = No insurance 2 = SIS (“Integrated Health Insurance”) 3 = Standard Insurance (EsSalud, EPS, FFAA/Police, PHI) | ||
| Expected sign of association | ||||
| SIS | Other insurance | |||
| Explanatory variables | Highest educational level attained |
0 = Primary or no education 1 = Secondary 2 = Higher but no university 3 = Higher, university or Postgraduate | – | + |
| Ethnicity |
0 = Other 1 = Spanish | – | + | |
| Marital status |
0 = Not currently married 1 = Currently married | + | + | |
| Place of residence |
0 = Rural 1 = Urban | – | + | |
| Wealth index |
0 = Poorest 1 = Poorer 2 = Middle 3 = Wealthier 4 = Wealthiest | – | + | |
| Currently working |
0 = No 1 = Yes | – | + | |
| Births in last 5 years |
0 = 0 births 1 = 1 or more births | + | + | |
| Total living children |
0 = 0 children 1 = 1–2 children 2 = 3 or more children | + | – | |
| Household size |
0 = 1–3 members 1 = 4–6 members 2 = 7 or more members | + | – | |
| Age | continuous | + | + | |