Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents
Variables | Weighted N (7340) | Weighted % | NHIS coverage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | No (%) 48.1 | Yes (%) 51.9 | ||
Age (in years) |  |  |  |  |
 15–19 | 1569 | 21.4 | 52.8 | 47.2 |
 20–24 | 1105 | 15.1 | 43.2 | 56.8 |
 25–29 | 1088 | 14.8 | 42.2 | 57.8 |
 30–34 | 1015 | 13.8 | 50.1 | 49.9 |
 35–39 | 1046 | 14.2 | 48.5 | 51.5 |
 40–44 | 851 | 11.6 | 47.2 | 52.8 |
 45–49 | 665 | 9.1 | 52.5 | 47.5 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Never in union | 2180 | 29.7 | 50.4 | 49.6 |
 Cohabitation | 659 | 9.0 | 51.2 | 48.8 |
 Married | 4501 | 61.3 | 46.6 | 53.4 |
Educational status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No education | 1875 | 25.6 | 50.0 | 49.0 |
 Primary | 1569 | 21.4 | 53.1 | 46.9 |
 Middle | 3003 | 40.9 | 48.4 | 51.6 |
 Secondary | 751 | 10.2 | 35.9 | 64.1 |
 Higher | 142 | 1.9 | 15.5 | 84.5 |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Akan | 3188 | 43.4 | 47.4 | 52.6 |
 Ga/Dangme | 559 | 7.6 | 57.1 | 42.9 |
 Ewe | 826 | 11.3 | 54.5 | 45.5 |
 Guan | 412 | 5.6 | 32.1 | 67.9 |
 Gruma | 382 | 5.2 | 56.6 | 43.4 |
 Mole Dagbani | 1271 | 17.3 | 44.7 | 55.3 |
 Grusi | 204 | 2.8 | 46.1 | 53.9 |
 Mande | 23 | 0.3 | 55.6 | 44.4 |
 Others | 472 | 6.4 | 44.9 | 55.1 |
Parity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 0 | 1911 | 26.0 | 51.4 | 48.6 |
 1 | 909 | 12.4 | 35.8 | 64.2 |
 2 | 795 | 10.8 | 42.8 | 57.2 |
 3 | 803 | 11.0 | 49.1 | 50.9 |
 4 | 797 | 10.9 | 49.2 | 50.8 |
 5 | 691 | 9.4 | 49.9 | 50.1 |
 6 | 623 | 8.5 | 50.4 | 49.6 |
 7 | 373 | 5.1 | 57.0 | 43.0 |
 8 | 224 | 3.0 | 55.9 | 44.1 |
 9+ | 213 | 2.9 | 61.1 | 38.9 |
Pregnancy status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Not pregnant | 6798 | 92.6 | 50.4 | 49.6 |
 Pregnant | 542 | 7.4 | 19.5 | 80.5 |
Frequency of reading newspaper or magazine | Â | Â | ||
 Not at all | 6969 | 94.9 | 48.6 | 51.4 |
 Less than once a week | 232 | 3.2 | 43.8 | 56.2 |
 At least once a week | 113 | 1.5 | 36.2 | 63.8 |
 Almost every day | 26 | 0.4 | 28.8 | 71.2 |
Frequency of listening to the radio | Â | Â | ||
 Not at all | 2734 | 37.3 | 48.8 | 51.2 |
 Less than once a week | 1313 | 17.9 | 51.2 | 48.8 |
 At least once a week | 1403 | 19.1 | 46.1 | 53.9 |
 Almost every day | 1890 | 25.7 | 46.6 | 53.4 |
Frequency of watching television | Â | Â | ||
 Not at all | 2796 | 38.1 | 51.4 | 48.6 |
 Less than once a week | 954 | 13.0 | 49.6 | 50.4 |
 At least once a week | 1140 | 15.5 | 46.9 | 53.1 |
 Almost every day | 2450 | 33.4 | 44.5 | 55.5 |
Wealth quintile | Â | Â | Â | |
 Poorest | 2248 | 30.6 | 54.5 | 45.5 |
 Poor | 1,994 | 27.2 | 51.5 | 48.5 |
 Middle | 1546 | 21.1 | 45.2 | 54.8 |
 Richer | 932 | 12.7 | 41.9 | 58.1 |
 Richest | 620 | 8.4 | 31.0 | 69.0 |
Region | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Western | 893 | 12.2 | 48.5 | 51.5 |
 Central | 778 | 10.6 | 58.5 | 41.5 |
 Greater Accra | 234 | 3.2 | 60.8 | 39.2 |
 Volta | 814 | 11.1 | 44.4 | 55.6 |
 Eastern | 938 | 12.8 | 55.1 | 44.9 |
 Ashanti | 1457 | 19.8 | 45.4 | 54.6 |
 Brong Ahafo | 666 | 9.1 | 30.0 | 70.0 |
 Northern | 962 | 13.1 | 52.3 | 47.7 |
 Upper East | 338 | 4.6 | 39.1 | 60.9 |
 Upper West | 260 | 3.5 | 49.2 | 50.8 |