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Table 1 Selected demographic variables

From: Rural–urban and socio-demographic differentials in perceived health state among aging population in Ghana

Variable

Measured item

N = 4511 (%)

Rural–Urban

Rural

2684 (59.5%)

Urban

1827 (40.5%)

Sex

Male

1870 (41.5%)

Female

2641 (58.5%)

Age group

18 to 49

1018 (22.6%)

50 to 59

1269 (28.1%)

60 to 69

1079 (23.9%)

70 and above

1145 (25.4%)

Marital status

Never Married

342 (7.6%)

Currently Married

2550 (56.5%)

Cohabiting

59 (1.3%)

Separated/Divorced

514 (11.4%)

Widowed

1046 (23.2%)

Ever schooled

Yes

2561 (56.8%)

No

1950 (43.2%)

Currently working

Yes

3113 (69%)

No

1398 (31%)

Religion

None

130 (2.9%)

Buddhism

2 (0.0%)

Chinese Trad Religion

36 (0.8%)

Christianity

3287 (72.9%)

Hinduism

1 (0.0%)

Islam

849 (18.8%)

Primal Indigenous

184 (4.1%)

Other

22 (0.5%)