Research Article
An Assessment of Public Knowledge and Potential Health Impacts of Global Warming in Ghana
Table 1
Demographic data of respondents.
| | Variables | Female, (%) | Male, (%) | Total, (%) | Significance value |
| | Age | | Under 20 | 82 (7.3) | 138 (12.2) | 220 (19.5) | | | 20-30 | 274 (24.2) | 212 (18.8) | 486 (43.0) | | | 30-40 | 140 (12.4) | 98(8.7) | 238 (21.1) | | | 40-50 | 70 (6.2) | 74 (6.5) | 144 (12.7) | | | 50 and higher | 24 (2.1) | 18 (1.6) | 42 (3.7) | | | Total | 590 (52.2) | 540 (47.8) | 1130 (100) | | | Education | | Primary | 103 (9.1) | 156 (13.8) | 259 (22.9) | | | Secondary | 120 (10.6) | 87 (7.7) | 207 (18.3) | | | Undergraduate | 174 (15.4) | 143 (12.7) | 317 (28.1) |
| | Postgraduate | 66 (5.8) | 42 (3.7) | 108 (9.6) | | | Nonformal | 127 (11.2) | 112 (9.9) | 239 (21.2) | | | Total | 590 (52.2) | 540 (47.8) | 1130 (100) | | | Residence | | Rural | 234 (20.7) | 226 (20.0) | 460 (40.7) | | | Urban | 356 (31.5) | 314 (27.8) | 670 (59.3) | | | Total | 590 (52.2) | 540 (47.8) | 1130 (100) | | | Region | | Northern belt | 110 (9.7) | 82 (7.3) | 192 (17.0) | | | Middle belt | 308 (27.3) | 230 (20.4) | 538 (47.6) | | | Coastal belt | 172 (15.2) | 228 (20.2) | 400 (35.4) | | | Total | 590 (52.2) | 540 (47.8) | 1130 (100) | | Social status | | Upper class | 264 (23.4) | 162 (14.3) | 426 (37.7) | | | Middle class | 296 (26.2) | 302 (26.7) | 598 (52.9) | | | Lower class | 30 (2.7) | 76 (6.7) | 106 (9.4) |
| | Total | 590 (52.2) | 540 (47.8) | 1130 (100) | |
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