Table 6.
Socio-demographic determinants of participation in galamsey operations.
| Explanatory Variables | Participation in ASM Operations |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Odd-ratios | P-value. | Standard Error | |
| Age | |||
| Age <30 (Reference Category) | 1.000 | ||
| 31–40 years | 14.12 | .998 | 7819.460 |
| 41–50 years | .160∗∗ | 000 | .497 |
| 51 years+ | .015∗∗ | .000 | .984 |
| Gender | |||
| Male (Reference Category) | 1.000 | ||
| Female | .337 | .051 | .558 |
| Marital Status | |||
| Married (Reference Category) | 1.000 | ||
| Widowed | .291∗ | .042 | .609 |
| Single | 58.591 | .999 | 16781.266 |
| Religious Status | |||
| ATR (Reference Category) | 1.000 | ||
| Islam | 21.867 | .999 | 17339.259 |
| Christianity | 5.629∗∗ | .000 | .440 |
| Household Size | |||
| Household Size_1–5 (Reference Category) | 1.000 | ||
| Household Size _6-10 | 1.526 | .407 | .509 |
| Household Size 11+ | 51.709 | .999 | 14500.053 |
| Educational Status | |||
| No formal Education (Reference Category) | 1.000 | ||
| Basic Education | 38.366 | .995 | 7856.257 |
| SHS | 20.621 | .997 | 4431.968 |
| Diploma | 35.208 | 1.000 | 29127.633 |
| First Degree | .241∗∗ | .008 | .535 |
| Employment Status | |||
| Formal Sector (Reference Category) | 1.000 | ||
| Informal Sector | 58.614 | .995 | 6378.210 |
∗∗p ≤ 0.01,∗p ≤ 0.05.