Table 2 Background characteristics of survey respondents (N = 1234)
CHARACTERISTICS | Â | |
|---|---|---|
|  | 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 |