Table 1.
Demographic and background characteristics of respondents (N = 13784).
| Characteristic | Weighted n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gendera | |
| Male | 4388 (31.8) |
| Female | 9396 (68.2) |
| Age group (years)b | |
| 15–19 | 2480 (18.0) |
| 20–29 | 4394 (31.2) |
| 30–39 | 3692 (26.8) |
| 40–49 | 2699 (19.6) |
| 50–59 | 519 (3.8) |
| Region of residence | |
| Western | 1540 (11.2) |
| Central | 1358 (9.9) |
| Greater Accra | 2820 (20.5) |
| Volta | 1057 (7.7) |
| Eastern | 1306 (9.5) |
| Ashanti | 2588 (18.8) |
| Brong Ahafo | 1133 (8.2) |
| Northern | 1142 (8.3) |
| Upper East | 526 (3.8) |
| Upper West | 314 (2.3) |
| Area of residencec | |
| Rural | 6448 (46.8) |
| Urban | 7336 (53.2) |
| Religiond | |
| Christian | 10714 (77.7) |
| Moslem | 2194 (15.9) |
| Traditional/Spiritualist | 350 (2.5) |
| Other | 4 (0.03) |
| No religion | 521 (3.8) |
| Missing | 1 (0.0001) |
| Ethnic groupe | |
| Akan | 6856 (49.7) |
| Ga/Dangbe | 1122 (8.1) |
| Ewe | 1861 (13.5) |
| Guan | 303 (2.2) |
| Mole – Dagbani | 2019 (14.7) |
| Grussi | 382 (2.8) |
| Gurma | 800 (5.8) |
| Mande | 133 (1.0) |
| Other | 307 (2.2) |
| Missing | 1 (0.0001) |
| Marital statusf | |
| Never married | 4958 (36.0) |
| Married | 5861 (42.5) |
| Cohabitation | 1751 (12.7) |
| Widowed | 283 (2.1) |
| Divorced | 391 (2.8) |
| Separated | 540 (3.9) |
| Education | |
| None | 2261 (16.4) |
| Primary (1–6 years of schooling) | 2262 (16.4) |
| Secondary/SHS (6–13 years of schooling) | 8147 (59.1) |
| Higher (≥14 years of schooling) | 1114 (8.1) |
| Occupation | |
| Unemployed | 2801 (20.4) |
| Professional/Technical/Managerial | 1053 (7.7) |
| Clerical | 194 (1.4) |
| Sales | 3832 (27.9) |
| Agriculture – Self employed | 3041 (22.1) |
| Agriculture – Employed | 99 (0.7) |
| Services | 300 (2.2) |
| Skilled manual | 1738 (12.6) |
| Unskilled manual | 695 (5.1) |
| Missing | 31 (0.002) |
| Wealth status | |
| Poorest | 2263 (16.4) |
| Poorer | 2416 (17.5) |
| Middle | 2773 (20.1) |
| Richer | 3077 (22.3) |
| Richest | 3255 (23.6) |
| Body mass index (Kg/m2, n = 9044)* | |
| Underweight (<18.5) | 711 (7.9) |
| Normal (18.5–24.9) | 5646 (62.4) |
| Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 1762 (19.5) |
| Obesity (>29.9) | 864 (9.6) |
| Unweighted population | 61 (0.7) |
Covariates: aFemale, b15–29 years, cRural, dChristian, eNorthern tribe (Mole – Dagbani, Grussi, Gurma and Mande), and fNever married served as reference category.
*Population size is 8983.