Table 3.
Intention to migrate by background characteristics
| Characteristics | Intend to migrate (n = 194) % |
| Age | |
| 20–24 | 54.9 |
| 25 –29 | 31.9 |
| 30 + | 55.6 |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 55.5 |
| Married | 42.3 |
| Medical school | |
| UG MS | 61.3 |
| KNUST SMS | 44.0 |
| UDS SMHS | 26.8 |
| UCC SMS | 60.0 |
| Level | |
| 400 | 54.2 |
| 500 | 53.6 |
| 600 | 39.1 |
| Fee Status | |
| Non fee paying | 41.1 |
| Fee paying | 58.6 |
| Sponsor | |
| Self | 50.0 |
| Guardian | 47.2 |
| Parents | 50.2 |
| Other | 38.5 |
| Allegiance to government | |
| No | 52.2 |
| Yes | 35.2 |
Source: Field work, 2012. % indicates proportion within each category who intend to migrate