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. 2010 Sep 28;10:580. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-580

Table 2.

Rest variable by social variables, Greater Accra sample

Correlates Rest/naps/sleep (%) Number (weighted) χ2
7 or more hours 6 or less hours

Age group p < 0.03
15-19 90.1 9.9 162
20-24 89.6 10.4 173
25-29 86.3 13.7 146
30-34 79.3 20.7 135
35-39 78.8 21.2 104
40-44 87.0 13.0 77
45-49 80.8 19.2 52
Total 85.4 14.6 849

Education p < 0.25
Secondary or higher 84.7 15.3 661
Primary 90.4 9.6 125
No education 84.4 15.6 64

Occupation p < 0.53
White collar 85.6 14.4 824
Agriculture, labour 90.5 9.5 21

Wealth index 86.5 13.5 170 p < 0.000
Richest quintile 73.5 26.5 170
Richer quintile 88.2 11.8 170
Middle quintile 89.9 10.1 168
Poorer quintile 89.5 10.5 172
Poorest quintile

Electricity p < 0.02
Yes 84.1 15.9 718
No 92.7 7.3 123

Refrigerator p < 0.01
Yes 82.8 17.2 505
No 89.5 10.5 333

Cooking fuel
Elec., gas, 85.0 15.0 811 p < 0.03
kerosene 100.0 0.00 27
Wood, bush, grass

Mobile phone p < 0.000
Yes 84.2 15.8 759
No 97.5 2.5 81