Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents by district type
Characteristic | Metropolitan (%*) | Municipal n (%*) | Ordinary District n (%*) | Pooled n (%*) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Residence | ||||
Urban | 251 (100) | 229 (77.1) | 39 (21.5) | 519 (86.3) |
Rural | 0 | 68 (22.9) | 142 (78.5) | 210 (13.7) |
Sex | ||||
Male | 82 (32.7) | 138 (46.5) | 84 (46.4) | 304 (38.8) |
Female | 169 (67.3) | 159 (53.5) | 97 (53.6) | 425 (61.2) |
Age group | ||||
25–34 | 58 (23.3) | 112 (37.7) | 60 (33.5) | 230 (29.4) |
35–44 | 59 (23.7) | 73 (24.6) | 43 (24.0) | 175 (24.1) |
45–54 | 59 (23.7) | 53 (17.9) | 30 (16.8) | 142 (21.0) |
55–64 | 45 (18.1) | 36 (12.1) | 24 (13.4) | 105 (15.5) |
65–74 | 20 (8.0) | 20 (6.7) | 10 (5.6) | 50 (7.4) |
75 + | 8 (3.2) | 3 (1.0) | 12 (6.7) | 23 (2.6) |
Marital status | ||||
Never married | 42 (17.3) | 68 (23.1) | 33 (18.3) | 143 (19.6) |
Married/cohabiting | 136 (56.0) | 181 (61.5) | 107 (59.5) | 424 (58.3) |
Separated/divorced | 39 (16.0) | 26 (8.9) | 17 (9.4) | 82 (12.9) |
Widowed | 26 (10.7) | 19 (6.5) | 23 (12.8) | 68 (9.2) |
Ethnicity | ||||
Akan | 56 (22.9) | 86 (31.2) | 3 (1.7) | 145 (24.5) |
Ga/Adangbe | 86 (35.3) | 85 (30.8) | 156 (87.6) | 327 (37.1) |
Ewe | 55 (22.5) | 96 (34.8) | 19 (10.7) | 170 (26.3) |
Other | 47 (19.3) | 9 (3.2) | 0 | 56 (12.1) |
Educational status | ||||
No formal education | 45 (18.0) | 30 (10.2) | 41 (22.8) | 116 (15.3) |
Basic education | 147 (58.8) | 165 (55.9) | 107 (59.4) | 419 (57.8) |
Secondary/ SHS | 37 (14.8) | 65 (22.0) | 21 (11.7) | 123 (17.3) |
Tertiary | 21 (8.4) | 35 (11.9) | 11 (6.1) | 67 (9.6) |
Religion | ||||
None | 10 (4.1) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (1.1) | 13 (2.5) |
Islam | 45 (18.2) | 22 (7.5) | 12 (6.7) | 79 (13.4) |
Christian | 189 (76.5) | 267 (91.1) | 161 (90.0) | 617 (82.9) |
Other | 3 (1.2) | 3 (1.0) | 4 (2.2) | 10 (1.2) |
Average monthly Income | ||||
< GH₵ 200 | 53 (26.9) | 35 (18.0) | 45 (35.7) | 133 (24.4) |
GH₵ 200–GH₵ 499 | 74 (37.5) | 68 (34.9) | 47 (37.3) | 189 (36.6) |
GH₵ 500–GH₵ 999 | 47 (23.9) | 57 (29.2) | 20 (15.9) | 124 (25.2) |
GH₵ 1000 + | 23 (11.7) | 35 (17.9) | 14 (11.1) | 72 (13.8) |
Work status | ||||
Government employee | 15 (7.1) | 17 (6.4) | 7 (4.6) | 39 (6.6) |
Non-government employee | 160 (75.1) | 190 (71.2) | 110 (71.4) | 460 (73.3) |
Unemployed | 26 (12.2) | 42 (15.7) | 23 (14.9) | 91 (13.8) |
Retired | 12 (5.6) | 18 (6.7) | 14 (9.1) | 44 (6.3) |
Health insurance status | ||||
Insured, Active | 94 (38.9) | 98 (33.2) | 63 (35.4) | 255 (36.4) |
Insured, Expired | 93 (38.4) | 108 (36.6) | 72 (40.4) | 273 (37.9) |
Not Insured | 55 (22.7) | 89 (30.2) | 43 (24.2) | 187 (25.7) |