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Table 1 Background characteristics of women (N = 4916)

From: Consumption and drinking frequency of alcoholic beverage among women in Ghana: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

n

%

Age

  

15-19

1025

20.8

20-24

878

17.9

25-29

832

16.9

30-34

644

13.1

35-39

638

13.0

40-44

470

9.6

45-49

429

8.7

Marital status*

  

Never married

1593

32.4

Married/Cohabiting

2876

58.5

Divorced/Separated/Widowed

446

9.1

Residence

  

Urban

2383

48.5

Rural

2533

51.5

Region

  

Western

447

9.1

Central

424

8.6

Greater Accra

853

17.3

Volta

431

8.8

Eastern

483

9.8

Ashanti

1011

20.6

Brong Ahafo

425

8.7

Northern

467

9.5

Upper East

253

5.2

Upper West

122

2.5

Education*

  

No education

1042

21.2

Primary

988

20.1

Secondary/Higher

2692

58.7

Ethnicity*

  

Akan

2493

50.7

Ga/Dangme

343

7.0

Ewe/Guan

755

15.3

Mole-Dagbani

795

16.2

Grussi/Gruma/Mande

528

10.8

Wealth

  

Poor

1683

34.2

Middle

979

19.9

Rich

2254

45.8

Employment (past 12 months)

  

Not employed

1240

25.2

Employed

3676

74.8

  1. n: frequency of variable, %: percentage of frequency, *N < 4916 due to missing responses.