Table 1: Background characteristics of study participants.
|
Characteristics |
Frequency |
Percentage |
|
Age of respondents |
|
|
|
18-28 |
122 |
38.1 |
|
29-39 |
82 |
25.6 |
|
40-50 |
63 |
19.7 |
|
Above 50 |
53 |
16.6 |
|
Gender of respondents |
|
|
|
Female |
159 |
49.7 |
|
Male |
161 |
50.3 |
|
Occupation of respondents |
|
|
|
Farmer |
175 |
54.7 |
|
Trader |
50 |
15.6 |
|
Artisan |
24 |
7.5 |
|
Driver |
10 |
3.1 |
|
Public servant |
8 |
2.5 |
|
Student |
36 |
11.3 |
|
Other |
17 |
5.3 |
|
Educational level of respondents |
|
|
|
None |
135 |
42.2 |
|
Primary |
57 |
17.8 |
|
JHS |
54 |
16.9 |
|
SHS |
61 |
19.1 |
|
Tertiary |
13 |
4.1 |
|
Marital status of respondents |
|
|
|
Married |
188 |
58.8 |
|
Single |
108 |
33.8 |
|
Divorced |
11 |
3.4 |
|
Separated |
5 |
1.6 |
|
Widowed |
8 |
2.5 |
|
Religious background of respondents |
|
|
|
Christianity |
167 |
52.2 |
|
Islam |
126 |
39.4 |
|
Traditional |
21 |
6.6 |
|
Other |
6 |
1.9 |