Awareness and Willingness to Pay for Health Insurance: A Study of Darjeeling District

Abstract

The present study is an effort to find out the response of the people of Darjeeling in the area of health insurance. As firstly, this study examines the respondents who are aware or not aware about health insurance as well as various sources of awareness; secondly, those who are aware have subscribed for it or not; thirdly, those who have not subscribed what are the reasons behind the same; and lastly are they willing to join and pay for it? If yes then what would be the possible amount? The study was conducted in some selected villages in Darjeeling district and 200 questionnaires were got filled from randomly selected general people. The results shown low level of awareness and willingness to join and pay for health insurance scheme.