Sociodemographic Correlates of Alcohol Abuse in Kassena-Nankana Municipality, Ghana

Table 3

Chi-square analysis for the relationship between the level of alcohol use and independents factors.

		Level of alcohol use			df	X^2	-value
		Moderate	Harmful	Defendant
Age	15–29	38	24	56	4	6.619	0.157
	30–49	40	51	99
	50–65	17	14	42
Sex	Male	42	53	122	2	8.526	0.014
	Female	53	36	75
Education level	Primary	11	6	27	8	21.751	0.005
	JHS	8	20	25
	SHS	16	14	29
	Tertiary	31	20	31
	No formal education	29	29	85
Occupation	Artisan	6	10	11	6	14.223	0.027
	Public servant	21	13	20
	Civil servant	4	4	20
	Unemployed	64	61	146
Marital status	Married	59	57	130	6	5.743	0.453
	Single	28	18	39
	Widowed	7	11	21
	Divorced	1	3	7
Religious affiliation	Christian	74	60	97	4	25.095	0.001
	Muslim	3	5	11
	Traditionalist	18	24	89
	Other-specify	0	0	0
What is your alcohol of choice	Beer	42	44	58	8	19.182	0.014
	Guinness	17	15	27
	Paper wine	5	3	12
	Spirits	14	14	56
	Other local drinks	17	13	44

The Chi-square statistic is significant at the 0.05 level.