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 | Â | Â |
Detached house | 90 | 24.7 |
Semi – detached house | 87 | 23.9 |
Flats | 43 | 11.8 |
Compound house | 144 | 39.6 |
Electricity in house | Â | Â |
Have electricity | 269 | 73.9 |
Do not have electricity | 95 | 26.1 |
People living in your household | Â | Â |
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 | Â | Â |
I cook at home | 270 | 74.2 |
I don’t cook at home | 94 | 25.8 |
Cooking schedule* | Â | Â |
Daily | 210 | 77.8 |
Every other day | 32 | 11.9 |
Three times a week | 15 | 5.5 |
Weekly | 13 | 4.8 |