| | Variables | Total () | Takoradi () | Tamale () | Accra () | Kumasi () |
| | Age in years, mean ± SEM | 35 ± 0.3 | 29 ± 0.5 | 38 ± 0.7 | 31 ± 0.4 | 39 ± 0.6 | | Gender household head, male, (%) | 45.8 | 51.2 | 28.6 | 60.0 | 39.7 | | Education, (%) | | | | | | | Never been to school | 7.50 | 2.40 | 10.4 | 0.90 | 15.0 | | Basic education | 11.8 | 10.2 | 12.5 | 1.7 | 21.8 | | Senior high school | 20.7 | 17.3 | 18.2 | 14.6 | 29.9 | | Postsecondary (training/vocational) | 9.00 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 5.10 | 7.80 | | Tertiary (diploma and degree)/others | 51.0 | 56.9 | 46.1 | 77.7 | 25.5 | | Marital status, (%) | | | | | | | Single | 38.8 | 62.7 | 18.5 | 48.8 | 27.3 | | Married | 53.3 | 32.9 | 73.7 | 43.5 | 62.3 | | Cohabitation | 2.90 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 6.00 | 1.80 | | Widow/divorce | 5.00 | 2.40 | 6.70 | 1.70 | 8.60 | | Employed (%) | 93.5 | 91.9 | 93.8 | 91.4 | 96.2 | | Occupation (%) | | | | | | | Government (civil servants) | 19.4 | 32.5 | 29.6 | 16.1 | 8.6 | | Private | 31.3 | 26.4 | 17.8 | 57.2 | 18.2 | | Self-employment (informal sector) | 49.3 | 41.0 | 52.5 | 26.8 | 73.3 | | Type of occupation (%) | | | | | | | Skilled | 62.1 | 60.4 | 66.2 | 75.8 | 47.5 | | Semiskilled | 27.2 | 30.0 | 18.8 | 17.9 | 39.9 | | Unskilled | 10.7 | 9.60 | 15.1 | 6.30 | 12.6 | | Amount earned from all economic activities, GH¢, median (25th and 75th percentiles) |
900.00 (500.00, 1500.00) |
800.00 (500.00, 1500.00) |
1000.00 (500.00, 1600.00) |
1100.00 (600.00, 2000.00) |
800.00 (500.00, 1200.00) | | ≤300 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 10.1 | 7.7 | 16.8 | | 300–600 | 22.7 | 30.0 | 21.9 | 18.0 | 23.0 | | 600–100 | 27.4 | 25.1 | 24.6 | 23.8 | 32.7 | | >1000 | 37.5 | 32.6 | 43.4 | 50.5 | 27.5 | | Rate of socioeconomic status | | | | | | | Very rich | 6.5 | 9.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 10.2 | | Rich | 11.0 | 12.0 | 13.4 | 6.4 | 13.4 | | Moderately rich | 73.0 | 66.7 | 66.4 | 84.6 | 69.9 | | Poor | 9.40 | 11.7 | 17.8 | 5.80 | 6.60 | | Place of residence (%) | | | | | | | Estate | 18.8 | 27.8 | 13.5 | 27.2 | 8.8 | | New site | 27.1 | 36.6 | 26.9 | 26.3 | 22.2 | | Inner-city | 16.8 | 10.2 | 12.5 | 28.7 | 12.2 | | Old town | 23.5 | 11.5 | 25.9 | 7.9 | 43.7 | | Slums | 1.20 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 0.90 | 0.80 | | Zongos | 7.90 | 8.80 | 15.80 | 4.90 | 5.40 | | Others | 4.80 | 3.40 | 3.70 | 4.10 | 7.00 | | Description of residency (%) | | | | | | | Urban | 76.7 | 76.6 | 79.1 | 76.9 | 75.0 | | Periurban | 23.3 | 23.4 | 20.9 | 23.1 | 25.0 | | Duration of stay in community, years, median (25th and 75th percentiles) |
7 (4, 17) |
5 (3, 11) |
6 (3, 18) |
7 (4, 15) |
10 (4, 20) | | <5 | 41.2 | 54.0 | 50.0 | 40.2 | 29.3 | | 5–10 | 24.5 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 27.6 | 25.5 | | 10–15 | 8.20 | 6.90 | 3.10 | 10.1 | 10.2 | | 15–20 | 10.2 | 13.7 | 4.60 | 8.50 | 12.5 | | >20 | 16.0 | 4.5 | 21.2 | 13.5 | 22.5 | | Number of dependents median (25th and 75th percentiles) |
2 (3,5) |
2 (2, 4) |
4 (3, 6) |
3 (2, 4) |
3 (2, 5) | | 0 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.20 | 1.70 | | 1 | 15.1 | 20.4 | 6.4 | 15.9 | 16.7 | | 2 | 24.8 | 40.7 | 15.7 | 25.1 | 20.9 | | 3 | 17.7 | 12.4 | 19.1 | 22.8 | 15.2 | | ≥4 | 41.2 | 26.5 | 58.9 | 34.0 | 45.5 |
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