Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents
Variable | Total | Wa Municipality | Lawra District | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Age group (years) | ||||||
≤24 | 137 | 30.4 | 64 | 26.7 | 73 | 34.8 |
25–35 | 243 | 54.0 | 140 | 58.3 | 103 | 49.0 |
>35 | 70 | 15.6 | 36 | 15.0 | 34 | 16.2 |
Total | 450 | 100.0 | 240 | 100.0 | 210 | 100.0 |
Marital Status | ||||||
Married | 382 | 84.9 | 209 | 87.1 | 173 | 82.4 |
Not Married | 68 | 15.1 | 31 | 12.9 | 37 | 17.6 |
Total | 450 | 100.0 | 240 | 100.0 | 210 | 100.0 |
Occupation | ||||||
Unemployed | 252 | 56.0 | 105 | 43.8 | 147 | 70.0 |
Employed | 198 | 44.0 | 135 | 56.2 | 63 | 30.0 |
Total | 450 | 100.0 | 240 | 100.0 | 210 | 100.0 |
Educational level | ||||||
Educated | 281 | 62.4 | 171 | 71.2 | 110 | 52.4 |
Uneducated | 169 | 37.6 | 69 | 28.8 | 100 | 47.6 |
Total | 450 | 100.0 | 240 | 100.0 | 210 | 100.0 |
Gravidity | ||||||
Primidgravida | 105 | 23.3 | 57 | 23.8 | 48 | 22.9 |
Multigravida | 343 | 76.2 | 182 | 76.2 | 161 | 76.6 |
Total | 448 | 99.5 | 240 | 100.0 | 209 | 99.5 |
Average monthly income | ||||||
≤ GHC500 | 429 | 95.3 | 227 | 94.5 | 202 | 96.2 |
GHC501–1000 | 17 | 3.8 | 9 | 3.8 | 8 | 3.8 |
> GHC1000 | 4 | 0.9 | 4 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
Total | 450 | 100.0 | 240 | 100.0 | 210 | 100.0 |
Family Set-up | ||||||
Polygamous | 151 | 33.6 | 89 | 37.1 | 62 | 29.5 |
Monogamous | 261 | 58.0 | 132 | 55.0 | 129 | 61.4 |
Other | 37 | 8.2 | 18 | 7.5 | 19 | 9.0 |
Total | 449 | 99.8 | 239 | 99.6 | 210 | 100.0 |