Table 1 Socio-demographic data of respondents (n = 386)
From: Prevalence and determinants of unmet need for contraception in North Gonja District, Ghana
Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age group (years) | ||
< 20 | 81 | 21.0 |
20–24 | 100 | 25.9 |
25–29 | 70 | 18.1 |
30–34 | 95 | 24.6 |
35+ | 40 | 10.4 |
Religion | ||
Muslim | 286 | 74.1 |
Others | 100 | 25.9 |
Educational level | ||
None | 76 | 19.7 |
Primary | 22 | 5.7 |
Junior High School | 143 | 37.0 |
Senior High School | 112 | 29.0 |
Tertiary | 33 | 8.5 |
Ethnicity | ||
Gonja | 323 | 83.7 |
Dagomba | 42 | 10.9 |
Others | 21 | 5.4 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 249 | 64.5 |
Single or Divorced | 137 | 35.5 |
Occupation | ||
Farmer | 38 | 9.8 |
Trader | 177 | 45.9 |
Civil/Public Servant | 17 | 4.1 |
Student | 76 | 19.7 |
Unemployed | 54 | 14.0 |
Others | 24 | 6.5 |