Table 5.

Description of variables.

Variable	Description
Gender	Dummy variable: 0 = male, 1 = female
Age	Categorical variable: 1 ≤ 20, 2 = 21–35, 3 = 36–45, 4 = 46–55, 5 ≥ 56
Primary Occupation	Categorical variable: 1 = trader, 2 = farmer/fisherman, 3 = civil servant, 4 = private professional, 5 = othera
Education level	Categorical variable: 1 = GCE/SSCE/WAEC, 2 = NCE/ND, 3 = tertiary education
Private business	Dummy variable: 0 = not engaged, 1 = engaged
Marital status	Dummy variable: 0 = single, 1 = married, 3 = divorced, 4 = widowed
Awareness of GHG emissions effect on MSW	Categorical variable: 0 = not aware, 1 = aware

GCE General Certificate of Education, SSCE Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, WAEC West African Examination Council, NCE National Certificate of Education, ND National Diploma.

^aOther = students, retired persons, and unemployed.