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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants

From: Women’s approval of domestic physical violence against wives: analysis of the Ghana demographic and health survey

Characteristics

Number

Percent

Age groups (N = 4917)

 

15-24

1903

38.8

 

25-34

1478

30.2

 

35-49

1536

31.0

Level of education (N = 10603)

 

No education

3160

29.8

 

Primary

2111

19.9

 

Secondary

5007

47.2

 

Higher

325

3.1

Occupation (N = 10,566)

 

Working

7998

75.7

 

Not working

2568

24.3

Marital status (N = 10,607)

  
 

Never married

3055

28.8

 

Currently married

6644

62.6

 

Formerly married

908

8.6

Place of residence (N = 10,607)

 

Urban

4536

42.8

 

Rural

6071

57.2

 

Religion (N = 10,603)

  
 

Christian

7794

73.5

 

Traditional

476

4.5

 

Moslem

1845

17.4

 

Others

488

4.6

Wealth Index (N = 10,607)

 

Poorest

2428

22.9

 

Poor

1920

18.1

 

Middle

1887

17.8

 

Rich

2104

19.8

 

Richest

2268

21.4

  1. N = Number; % = Percentage of N