Table 2.
Selected characteristics (%) of the household population and households, by region and overall
| Characteristics | All | Ashanti | Brong Ahafo | Central | Eastern | Greater Accra | Northern | Upper East | Upper West | Volta | Western |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||||||||||
| Male | 47.1 | 46.5 | 46.9 | 46.1 | 45.9 | 45.3 | 51.6 | 51.5 | 53.4 | 45.2 | 46.2 |
| Female | 52.9 | 53.5 | 53.1 | 53.9 | 54.1 | 54.7 | 48.4 | 48.5 | 45.6 | 54.8 | 53.8 |
| Age (years) | |||||||||||
| 0–14 | 34.0 | 32.6 | 35.0 | 36.7 | 36.3 | 27.3 | 41.8 | 37.1 | 35.7 | 33.0 | 33.4 |
| 15–49 | 44.9 | 46.1 | 44.2 | 40.5 | 37.7 | 51.8 | 43.6 | 43.7 | 46.8 | 43.4 | 45.2 |
| 50–65 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 9.4 | 12.1 | 10.3 | 12.5 | 13.5 |
| 65+ | 8.3 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 11.2 | 7.1 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 11.1 | 7.9 |
| Marital status* | |||||||||||
| Never married | 41.0 | 42.7 | 41.4 | 39.6 | 34.5 | 48.7 | 35.4 | 31.8 | 39.3 | 37.4 | 44.2 |
| Currently married | 40.7 | 37.1 | 39.6 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 35.1 | 53.6 | 58.7 | 51.2 | 43.4 | 34.9 |
| Cohabiting | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.7 |
| Separated/divorced | 6.4 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 5.8 | 9.3 |
| Widowed | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 11.5 | 8.8 |
| Education status ** | |||||||||||
| No formal school | 24.6 | 18.5 | 23.0 | 23.4 | 18.9 | 13.1 | 52.2 | 53.6 | 44.3 | 21.2 | 18.3 |
| Primary school | 54.0 | 58.3 | 57.5 | 58.7 | 63.3 | 48.6 | 42.1 | 38.9 | 37.8 | 61.7 | 58.3 |
| Secondary school | 10.9 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 7.9 | 20.9 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 12.1 | 8.3 | 9.0 |
| High school | 8.3 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 8.8 | 11.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 6.5 | 12.7 |
| College and higher | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| Residence | |||||||||||
| Urban | 51.1 | 59.5 | 45.0 | 44.3 | 40.5 | 89.3 | 29.9 | 18.2 | 24.2 | 31.1 | 43.8 |
| Rural | 48.9 | 40.5 | 55.0 | 55.7 | 59.5 | 10.7 | 70.1 | 81.8 | 75.8 | 68.9 | 56.2 |
| Insurance coverage | |||||||||||
| Mandatory | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Voluntary | 24.3 | 24.0 | 40.8 | 14.4 | 36.3 | 14.7 | 23.2 | 14.6 | 51.9 | 21.7 | 24.2 |
| Both | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| None | 73.2 | 72.6 | 58.6 | 84.7 | 61.9 | 81.5 | 76.7 | 76.9 | 46.4 | 76.8 | 73.3 |
| Household population (n) | |||||||||||
| 27,270 | 4,689 | 2,355 | 2,101 | 2,850 | 4,875 | 2,989 | 1,595 | 743 | 2,248 | 2,825 | |
| Household size | |||||||||||
| 1 | 11.0 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 9.6 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 13.2 | 11.6 |
| 2–5 | 47.2 | 50.8 | 47.6 | 55.9 | 52.0 | 46.9 | 22.3 | 22.1 | 35.8 | 54.1 | 50.2 |
| 6–10 | 34.8 | 32.7 | 35.1 | 28.3 | 31.2 | 37.3 | 46.4 | 46.9 | 51.9 | 27.4 | 34.7 |
| 11+ | 6.9 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 28.1 | 28.2 | 9.4 | 5.3 | 3.5 |
| Mean household size | |||||||||||
| 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | |
| Income quintiles | |||||||||||
| Q1 | 17.3 | 10.6 | 13.1 | 20.4 | 18.5 | 6.1 | 33.1 | 50.5 | 33.5 | 21.9 | 17.6 |
| Q2 | 18.5 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 22.8 | 21.2 | 10.7 | 24.4 | 22.6 | 28.3 | 25.6 | 19.1 |
| Q3 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 24.8 | 28.7 | 22.4 | 12.5 | 17.8 | 13.6 | 14.2 | 20.2 | 18.1 |
| Q4 | 21.4 | 25.6 | 27.3 | 17.0 | 22.3 | 22.1 | 16.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 18.0 | 24.0 |
| Q5 | 23.4 | 29.4 | 18.7 | 10.9 | 15.5 | 48.6 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 21.2 |
| Total households (n) | |||||||||||
| 5178 | 966 | 473 | 477 | 621 | 920 | 367 | 197 | 113 | 471 | 573 |
*
Subjects aged (0–14) not included;
**
Subjects aged (0–5) not included.