TABLE 1 Demographic Characteristics of Survey Respondents, Accra, Ghana (N = 468)
No. (%)No. (%)
SexEwe85 (18.1)
Male248 (53.0)Hausa73 (15.6)
Female220 (47.0)Other145 (31.0)
Age, yEducation
18–35277 (59.2)None32 (6.8)
36–50128 (27.3)Primary108 (23.1)
51+63 (13.5)Secondary167 (35.7)
ResidenceTechnical19 (4.1)
Accra metropolitan area448 (95.7)Certificate66 (14.1)
Other20 (4.3)Diploma26 (5.6)
Cell phone ownershipUniversity42 (9.0)
Yes453 (96.8)Post-University6 (1.3)
No15 (3.2)Missing2 (0.4)
Car ownershipOccupation
Yes53 (11.3)Service and sales worker231 (49.4)
No415 (88.7)Student83 (17.7)
Languages spokenaCraft and related trade54 (11.5)
Twi413 (88.2)Technicians and associated profession37 (7.9)
English391 (83.5)Industrial and machinery operator15 (3.2)
Ga220 (47.0)Other48 (10.3)
  • a Percentages do not total to 100%, given multilingual respondents.