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. 2020 Dec 28;15(12):e0244362. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244362

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