Background characteristics | Number | Percent |
---|---|---|
Age group | ||
15–19 | 760 | 21.03 |
20–34 | 1621 | 44.85 |
35–49 | 1233 | 34.12 |
Highest level of education | ||
None | 2113 | 58.47 |
Primary/junior high school | 1201 | 33.23 |
Secondary/tertiary | 283 | 7.83 |
Other | 17 | 0.47 |
Functional literacy (ability to read and understand) | ||
Yes | 1123 | 31.07 |
No | 2491 | 68.93 |
Marital status | ||
Not married yet (single) | 866 | 23.96 |
Married | 2544 | 70.39 |
Widowed | 173 | 4.79 |
Devoiced/separated | 28 | 0.77 |
Marriage type | ||
Polygamous | 885 | 34.79 |
Monogamous | 1639 | 64.43 |
Do not know | 20 | 0.79 |
Occupation | ||
Farming | 1231 | 34.06 |
Trading | 602 | 16.66 |
Artisan | 450 | 12.45 |
No occupation/housewife | 483 | 13.36 |
Civil servant | 52 | 1.44 |
Student | 683 | 18.90 |
Other | 113 | 3.13 |
Religion | ||
Christianity | 2040 | 56.45 |
Traditional | 326 | 9.02 |
Islam | 1196 | 33.09 |
No religion | 52 | 1.44 |
Area of residence | ||
Urban | 326 | 9.02 |
Semi-urban | 512 | 14.17 |
Rural | 2776 | 76.81 |
District of residence | ||
Bolga M. | 346 | 9.62 |
Bongo | 472 | 13.13 |
Builsa | 590 | 16.41 |
Garu/Tempani | 949 | 26.40 |
Bawku West | 322 | 8.96 |
Talensi/Nabdam | 352 | 9.79 |
Bawku East | 564 | 15.69 |
SES (wealth index) | ||
Quintile 1 (poorest) | 760 | 21.03 |
Quintile 2 | 1212 | 33.54 |
Quintile 3 | 263 | 7.28 |
Quintile 4 | 727 | 20.12 |
Quintile 5 (richest) | 652 | 18.04 |
Autonomy | ||
Not autonomous | 1230 | 34.03 |
Semi-autonomous | 607 | 16.80 |
Autonomous | 707 | 19.56 |