A Multilevel Analysis of Regressors of Access to Improved Drinking Water and Sanitation Facilities in Ghana

Table 3

Descriptive analysis of variables (N = 11,829).

Variables	N	%
Sources of drinking water
Unimproved	1429	12
Improved	10,400	88
Toilet facilities
Unimproved	10,414	88
Improved	1415	12
Sex of the household head
Female	3825	32
Male	8004	68
Age of the household head
15–34 years	3691	31
35–54 years	4876	41
55 years and above	3262	28
Education level of the household head
No education/preschool	3346	28
Primary	1662	14
Middle/JSS/JHS	4082	35
Secondary/SSS/SHS	1511	13
Postsecondary	1228	10
Marital status of the household head
Never married/never lived together	1756	15
Currently married	7454	63
Formerly/ever married	2619	22
Household size
1–3 members	6267	53
4–6 members	4079	35
7 members and above	1483	13
Household wealth index
Poorest	2508	21
Poor	2418	20
Middle	2577	22
Richer	2285	19
Richest	2041	17
Place of residence
Rural	5894	50
Urban	5935	50
Region of residence
Northern	1014	9
Central	1228	10
Greater Accra	1337	11
Volta	1115	9
Eastern	1307	11
Ashanti	1310	11
Brong Ahafo	1325	11
Western	1302	11
Upper East	998	8
Upper West	893	8

Note. Due to rounding errors, percentages may not equal 100%.