| Characteristics | Frequency (n = 248) | Percentage (%) |
|---|
| Sex |
| Male | 96 | 38.7 |
| Female | 151 | 60.9 |
| Age (mean, sd) | (33.7, 10.3) | – |
| Marital status |
| Single | 102 | 41.1 |
| Married | 133 | 53.6 |
| Separated/divorced | 5 | 2.0 |
| Widow/widower | 8 | 3.2 |
| Highest level of education |
| None | 8 | 3.2 |
| Primary/elementary | 62 | 25.0 |
| Secondary | 96 | 38.7 |
| Tertiary | 63 | 25.4 |
| Vocational/technical | 19 | 7.7 |
| Religion |
| Muslim | 35 | 14.1 |
| Christian | 211 | 85.1 |
| Traditional | 2 | 0.8 |
| Ethnicity |
| Ewe | 64 | 25.8 |
| Akan | 100 | 40.3 |
| Ga/Adangme | 43 | 17.3 |
| Northerner | 36 | 14.5 |
| Other | 5 | 2.0 |
| Occupation |
| Trader | 72 | 29.0 |
| Artisana | 66 | 26.6 |
| Professionalb | 34 | 13.7 |
| Office workerc | 27 | 10.9 |
| Unemployed | 11 | 4.4 |
| Student | 35 | 14.1 |
| Other | 3 | 12.0 |
- aTo a worker in a skilled trade especially one that involves making things by hand. Eg hairdressers, painters, etc.
- bIncludes skilled professionals such as nurses, teachers, etc.
- cMainly people who work in offices e.g. bankers
