Table 2.
Background characteristics of survey respondents (N = 1234)
| CHARACTERISTICS | ||
|---|---|---|
| EJISU-JUABEN (N = 631) | KWABRE (N = 598) | |
| AGE a | ||
| 15–19 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| 20–29 | 39.8 | 46.3 |
| 30–39 | 42.8 | 40.6 |
| 40–49 | 11.2 | 8.5 |
| 50–59 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| 60–69 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| SAMPLE | EJISU-JUABEN (635) | KWABRE (599) |
| EDUCATION | ||
| ≤ 9 years | 65.8 | 79.6 |
| 12 years | 20.7 | 19.0 |
| ≥ 12 years | 3.5 | 1.4 |
| EMPLOYMENT | ||
| Employed | 56.6 | 52.4 |
| Unemployed | 39.8 | 41.1 |
| Retired | 3.6 | 6.5 |
| GENDER | ||
| Female | 97.3 | 97.8 |
| Male | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| LIVING ALONE | ||
| Yes | 29.8 | 20.0 |
| No | 70.2 | 80.0 |
| LONG TERM ILLNESS | ||
| Chronic | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| Non-chronic | 34.5 | 22.5 |
| None | 55.9 | 68.5 |
| LANGUAGE | ||
| Local language | 90.1 | 88.7 |
| English | 9.9 | 11.3 |
Notea Five respondents were excluded (4 in Ejisu-Juaben; 1 in Kwabre), because the reported ages were invalid