Table 1 Demographic characteristics of Respondents by sex
Variables | Gender | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total | ||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Age | ||||
18–24 | 20 (20.8) | 13 (24.1) | 33 (22) | 0.194 |
25–34 | 24 (25) | 14 (25.9) | 38 (25.3) | |
35–44 | 28 (29.2) | 9 (16.7) | 37 (24.7) | |
45–54 | 12 (12.5) | 4 (7.4) | 16 (10.7) | |
55–64 | 6 (6.2) | 9 (16.7) | 15 (10) | |
65 and above | 6 (6.2) | 5 (9.3) | 11 (7.3) | |
Marital Status | ||||
Married | 44 (45.8) | 14 (25.9) | 58 (38.7) | |
Single | 36 (37.5) | 20 (37) | 56 (37.3) | 0.049a |
Separated | 6 (6.2) | 8 (14.8) | 14 (9.3) | |
Divorced | 6 (6.2) | 7 (13) | 13 (8.7) | |
Widowed | 4 (4.2) | 5 (9.3) | 9 (6) | |
Occupation | ||||
Public sector | 12 (12.5) | 6 (11.1) | 18 (12) | |
Self-employed | 52 (54.2) | 26 (48.1) | 78 (52) | 0.005a |
Private sector | 18 (18.7) | 2 (3.7) | 20 (13.3) | |
Unemployed | 2 (2.1) | 8 (14.8) | 10 (6.7) | |
Student | 6 (6.2) | 7 (13) | 13 (8.7) | |
Retired | 6 (6.2) | 5 (9.3) | 11 (7.3) | |
Religious Beliefs | ||||
Christianity | 80 (83.3) | 49 (90.7) | 129 (86) | 0.248 |
Islamic | 12 (12.5) | 5 (9.3) | 17 (11.3) | |
Traditionalist | 4 (4.2) | 0 (0) | 4 (2.7) | |
Educational level | ||||
Basic education | 52 (54.1) | 28 (51.9) | 80 (53.4) | 0.015a |
Secondary | 26 (27.1) | 7 (13) | 33 (22) | |
Tertiary | 12 (12.5) | 7 (13) | 19 (12.7) | |
None | 6 (6.2) | 12 (22.2) | 18 (12) | |
Ethnic Group | ||||
Akan | 64 (66.7) | 44 (81.5) | 108 (72) | |
Ga-Adangbe | 2 (2.1) | 2 (3.7) | 4 (2.7) | 0.062 |
Guan | 2 (2.1) | 3 (5.6) | 5 (3.3) | |
Ewe | 8 (8.3) | 1 (1.8) | 9 (6) | |
Mole Dagbani | 20 (20.8) | 4 (7.4) | 24 (16) | |