Table 2.

Description and Measurements of Explanatory Variables used in the Estimations

Explanatory Variables	Description	Measurement
15–29 years	Age category	1 = 15–29 years; otherwise = 0
30–44 years	Age category	1 = 30–44 years; otherwise = 0
45–59 years (ref.)	Age category	1 = 45–59 years; otherwise = 0
Education	Years of education	Number of years spent in school
Education squared	Years of education squared	square of number of years spent in school
Old*educated	Age and education interacted	1 if years of education is greater than 0 and 44 years < age < 60 years, otherwise 0
Use of TV	Utilization of television	1 = sometimes, 0 = never
Lower(ref.)	Wealth category	1 = lower wealth category, otherwise = 0
Middle	Wealth category	1 = average wealth category, otherwise = 0
Higher	Wealth category	1 = higher wealth category, otherwise = 0
Other religion (ref.)	Religious affiliation	1 = other religions aside from Christianity and Islam, otherwise = 0
Christianity	Religious affiliation	1 = Christianity, otherwise = 0
Muslim	Religious affiliation	1 = Islam, otherwise = 0
Western	Region of residence	1 = Western, otherwise = 0
Central	Region of residence	1 = Central, otherwise = 0
Greater Accra (ref.)	Region of residence	1 = Greater Accra, otherwise = 0
Volta	Region of residence	1 = Volta, otherwise = 0
Eastern	Region of residence	1 = Eastern, otherwise = 0
Ashanti	Region of residence	1 = Ashanti, otherwise = 0
Brong Ahafo	Region of residence	1 = Brong Ahafo, otherwise = 0
Northern	Region of residence	1 = Northern, otherwise = 0
Upper East	Region of residence	1 = Upper East, otherwise = 0
Upper West	Region of residence	1 = Upper West, otherwise = 0

*Connotes interaction between the two variables