Table 1 Background characteristics of study businesses
Indicator | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Total no. of employees | 8141 | 100 |
No. of employees by gender | ||
Male | 5644 | 69.3 |
Female | 2497 | 30.7 |
No. of employees by sectors | ||
Construction and engineering | 420 | 5.2 |
Services | 3825 | 47.0 |
Manufacturing and processing | 1335 | 16.4 |
Financial services | 57 | 0.7 |
Pharmaceutical | 537 | 6.6 |
Agriculture and agribusiness | 1967 | 24.2 |
No. of employees by region | ||
Greater Accra | 3304 | 40.6 |
Ashanti | 2026 | 24.9 |
Western | 2811 | 34.5 |