Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents
Variables and levels | N (%) |
|---|---|
Health insurance status | |
Yes | 957 (99.1) |
No | 9 (0.9) |
Average monthly income (in GHC) | |
<100 | 378 (56.3) |
100–499.9 | 211 (31.4) |
500–999.9 | 66 (9.8) |
≥1000 | 17 (2.5) |
Occupation | |
Professional | 53 (5.5) |
Middle level officer | 44 (4.6) |
Trades | 245 (25.5) |
Trader | 331 (34.5) |
Unemployed | 287 (39.9) |
Parity | |
0–1 | 422 (43.7) |
2–3 | 436 (45.1) |
≥4 | 108 (11.2) |
Marital status | |
Single | 141 (14.6) |
Married | 825 (85.4) |
Education | |
Primary | 93 (9.6) |
Secondary | 526 (54.5) |
Tertiary | 347 (35.9) |
Age (years) | |
<20 | 48 (5.0) |
20–29 | 471 (48.8) |
30–39 | 416 (43.1) |
≥40 | 31 (3.2) |