Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents
| Variables and levels | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Health insurance status | |
| Yes | 957 (99.1) |
| No | 9 (0.9) |
| Average monthly income (in GHC) | |
| <100 | 378 (56.3) |
| 100–499.9 | 211 (31.4) |
| 500–999.9 | 66 (9.8) |
| ≥1000 | 17 (2.5) |
| Occupation | |
| Professional | 53 (5.5) |
| Middle level officer | 44 (4.6) |
| Trades | 245 (25.5) |
| Trader | 331 (34.5) |
| Unemployed | 287 (39.9) |
| Parity | |
| 0–1 | 422 (43.7) |
| 2–3 | 436 (45.1) |
| ≥4 | 108 (11.2) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 141 (14.6) |
| Married | 825 (85.4) |
| Education | |
| Primary | 93 (9.6) |
| Secondary | 526 (54.5) |
| Tertiary | 347 (35.9) |
| Age (years) | |
| <20 | 48 (5.0) |
| 20–29 | 471 (48.8) |
| 30–39 | 416 (43.1) |
| ≥40 | 31 (3.2) |
Exchange rate:1US$ = 3GHC