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Table 2 Household characteristics and possessions of respondent

From: Domestic waste disposal practice and perceptions of private sector waste management in urban Accra

Variable

Frequency (N = 364)

Percent

Monthly earnings in GH¢ ($)^

  

Less than 100 (67)

79

21.7

100 – 399 (67-266)

175

48.1

400 – 799 (267-532)

81

22.3

800 above (533 above)

29

8.0

Residential unit

  

Detached house

90

24.7

Semi – detached house

87

23.9

Flats

43

11.8

Compound house

144

39.6

Electricity in house

  

Have electricity

269

73.9

Do not have electricity

95

26.1

People living in your household

  

1 – 4

116

31.9

5 – 9

182

50.0

10 – 14

50

13.7

15 – 19

8

2.2

>19

8

2.2

Cook at home

  

I cook at home

270

74.2

I don’t cook at home

94

25.8

Cooking schedule*

  

Daily

210

77.8

Every other day

32

11.9

Three times a week

15

5.5

Weekly

13

4.8

  1. *Calculated from those who cook at home.
  2. ^Cedi/US Dollar exchange rate on interbank exchange rate 2010.