Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents.
Variable | Frequency | Percent |
---|---|---|
Age | ||
15–24 | 1 570 | 36.2 |
25–34 | 1 258 | 20.0 |
35–44 | 1 092 | 25.2 |
45–49 | 417 | 9.6 |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 2 138 | 49.3 |
Rural | 2 199 | 50.7 |
Level of education | ||
No education | 1 050 | 24.2 |
Primary | 829 | 19.1 |
Secondary | 2 240 | 51.7 |
Higher | 218 | 5.0 |
Marital status | ||
Never married | 1 447 | 33.4 |
Currently married | 2 442 | 56.3 |
Formerly married | 448 | 10.3 |
Ethnicity | ||
Akan | 1 905 | 43.9 |
Ga-Dangme | 238 | 5.5 |
Ewe | 511 | 11.8 |
Mole-Dagbani | 1 607 | 37.0 |
Other | 76 | 1.8 |
Wealth quintile | ||
Poorest | 1 105 | 25.5 |
Poorer | 792 | 18.3 |
Middle | 893 | 20.6 |
Richer | 813 | 18.7 |
Richest | 734 | 16.9 |
Parity (mean) | 2.49 (± 2.47) | |
Fruit consumption, days per week (mean) | 3.45 (± 2.56) | |
Vegetable consumption, days per week (mean) | 3.42 (± 2.41) | |
Total | 4 337 | 100.0 |