Table 2. Main characteristics of respondents (n=311)

Variables Category N %
Gender Female 175 56.3
Male 136 43.7
Age Below 31 94 30.2
31–40 127 40.8
41–50 71 22.8
51 and above 19 6.1
Marital status Single 113 36.3
Married 189 60.8
Widowed 4 1.3
Divorced 5 1.6
Education qualification High School 9 2.9
Diploma 46 14.8
Bachelor 150 48.2
Master’s 101 32.5
Doctoral/Ph.D. 5 1.6
Monthly income <1,000 GH₵ 18 5.8
1,000–2,000 GH₵ 44 14.2
2,001–3,000 GH₵ 102 32.8
3,001–4,000 GH₵ 80 25.7
4,001–5,000 GH₵ 43 13.8
>5,000 GH₵ 24 7.7
Tenure ≤5 151 48.6
6–10 73 23.5
11–15 37 11.9
16–20 18 5.8
≥21 32 10.3