Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of respondents
Variable | Category | Frequency (n = 100) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | 50–55 | 61 | 61% |
Gender | Male | 57 | 57% |
Female | 43 | 43% | |
Marital Status | Single | 31 | 31% |
Married | 67 | 67% | |
Divorced/separated | 1 | 1% | |
Widowed | 1 | 1% | |
Ethnicity | Akan | 49 | 49% |
Ewe | 17 | 17% | |
Ga/Adangme | 5 | 5% | |
Gonja | 11 | 11 | |
Dagomba | 17 | 17 | |
Others | 1 | 1% | |
Religion | Christian | 55 | 55% |
Muslim | 39 | 39% | |
Traditionalist | 5 | 5% | |
No religion | 1 | 1% | |
Occupation | Trader | 46 | 46% |
Farmer | 7 | 7% | |
Apprentice | 6 | 6% | |
Student | 16 | 16% | |
Artisan | 4 | 4% | |
Civil servant | 3 | 3% | |
Unemployed | 5 | 5% | |
Hairdresser | 13 | 13% | |
Level of Education | BECE/O level | 38 | 38% |
SSCE/A level | 43 | 43% | |
HND/Bachelors | 7 | 7% | |
No formal Education | 12 | 12% |