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Table 2 The average of WTA and WTP regarding to sociodemographic variables of the samples

From: Mothers’ willingness to accept and pay for vaccines to their children in western Iran: a contingent valuation study

Explanatory variables

Mean WTA (SD) in US$ (n = 667)

Mean WTP (SD) in US$ (n = 667)

Mother’s age (in year)

6.8 (12.6)

4.3 (9.7)

Mother’s educational level

Below high school

6.2 (12.5)

3.4 (8.8)

High school and above

7.1 (12.7)

4.7 (10.1)

Health insurance coverage

Yes

6.8 (12.8)

4.4 (9.7)

No

6.2 (11.3)

4.0 (10.0)

Sex of the child

Female

7.2 (12.6)

4.7 (10.6)

Male

6.3 (12.6)

3.9 (8.6)

Mother’s birthplace

Rural

7.5 (14.2)

3.9 (8.7)

Urban

6.6 (12.3)

4.4 (9.9)

Monthly household income (US$)

< 80

5.2 (10.1)

2.4 (4.6)

80–160

6.3 (12.7)

4.5 (10.9)

160–320

6.8 (13.0)

4.1 (8.6)

> 320

12.4 (14.1)

8.1 (12.7)

  1. WTA willingness to accept, WTP willingness to pay, SD standard deviation, IRR Iranian Rials. Note: At the time of this study, US$1 was equal to 125,000 IRR