Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants
Characteristics | Frequency a | Proportion (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age group | ||
  < 20 | 769 | 11.35 |
 20–24 | 1592 | 23.49 |
 25–29 | 1841 | 27.17 |
 30–34 | 1411 | 20.82 |
 34+ | 1164 | 17.18 |
Mean = 27.83 (SD = 6.97) |  |  |
Ethnicity | ||
 Ga-Dangme | 4949 | 73.03 |
 Akan | 357 | 5.27 |
 Ewe | 1054 | 15.55 |
 Northern | 363 | 5.36 |
 Others | 54 | 0.8 |
Religion | ||
 Christianity | 6190 | 91.34 |
 Islamic | 411 | 6.06 |
 Traditional | 102 | 1.51 |
 Others | 74 | 1.05 |
Occupation | ||
 Unemployed | 1549 | 22.86 |
 Farmer | 1160 | 17.12 |
 Artisan | 842 | 12.42 |
 Trader | 2045 | 30.18 |
 Civil Servant | 109 | 1.61 |
 Student | 941 | 13.89 |
 Others | 131 | 1.93 |
Level of education | ||
 No Education | 1818 | 26.83 |
 Primary | 2055 | 30.32 |
 Junior School Level | 2344 | 34.59 |
 SHS and above | 556 | 8.20 |
 Others | 4 | 0.06 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 1888 | 28.28 |
 Married | 1338 | 20.04 |
 Separated/Divorced | 129 | 1.93 |
 Cohabiting | 3321 | 49.75 |
Parity | ||
 Parity1 | 1802 | 26.59 |
 Parity2 | 1670 | 24.64 |
 Parity3 | 1284 | 18.95 |
 Parity3+ | 2021 | 29.82 |
Socio economic status | ||
 Poorest | 1362 | 20.10 |
 Poorer | 1349 | 19.91 |
 Poor | 1356 | 20.01 |
 Less Poor | 1355 | 19.99 |
 Least Poor | 1355 | 19.99 |