Table 3 Market respondents’ summary statistics
From: Food safety and dietary diversity in African urban cities: evidence from Ghana
Variable | Accra | Kumasi | Tamale | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
% female respondents | 92.68 | 89.00 | 82.50 | 88.50 |
Age(mean) | 44.59 (10.72) | 44.52 (12.27) | 41.31 (13.38) | 43.64 (12.14) |
% respondents with no education | 12.68 | 11.50 | 51.88 | 23.36 |
% respondents who migrated to current location to do business | 34.63 | 4.00 | 6.88 | 15.93 |
Average length of doing business (years) | 13.61 (9.64) | 15.60 (11.19) | 14.46 (10.31) | 14.55 (10.42) |
Sample size of all retailers (N) | 205 | 200 | 160 | 565 |
 Average purchase per customer (small retailers) [GHS] | 15.28 (16.58) | 13.51 (14.72) | 14.28 (14.22) | 14.35 (15.26) |
Sample size of small retailers (n) | 121 | 127 | 90 | 338 |
 Do you have access to: (%) | ||||
  Waste disposal | 78.54 | 66.50 | 63.75 | 70.09 |
  Toilet facilities | 90.73 | 80.50 | 88.75 | 86.55 |
  Running water | 80.00 | 61.50 | 23.75 | 57.52 |
 Visit from sanitation officers/inspectors (%) | ||||
  Never | 29.76 | 47.00 | 51.25 | 41.95 |
  Annually | 32.20 | 13.00 | 16.25 | 20.88 |
  Monthly | 18.05 | 16.00 | 6.25 | 13.98 |
  Weekly | 6.83 | 6.00 | 12.50 | 8.14 |
  Quarterly | 7.32 | 8.00 | 5.63 | 7.08 |
  Daily | 1.95 | 9.00 | 1.88 | 4.42 |
  Bi-annually | 3.41 | 0.50 | 3.13 | 2.30 |
  Fortnightly | 0.49 | 0.50 | 3.13 | 1.24 |
N | 205 | 200 | 160 | 565 |
Source of primary product sold (%) | ||||
  Within the market | 42.93 | 65.50 | 29.38 | 47.08 |
  Other sellers within the region | 21.46 | 12.00 | 22.50 | 13.81 |
  Other sellers outside the region | 8.29 | 7.00 | 12.50 | 13.63 |
  Other sellers within this community | 14.63 | 7.50 | 16.25 | 12.57 |
  Own production | 10.24 | 7.50 | 14.38 | 10.44 |
  Outside the country | 2.44 | 0.50 | 3.13 | 1.95 |
  Others | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.88 | 0.53 |
N | 205 | 200 | 160 | 565 |
Most important cost constrain (%) | ||||
  Transportation | 44.39 | 48.00 | 32.50 | 42.30 |
  Staffing (wages) | 1.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.71 |
  Storage | 6.34 | 10.50 | 10.00 | 8.85 |
  Spoilage | 12.68 | 17.00 | 18.13 | 15.75 |
  Debts | 9.27 | 6.50 | 14.37 | 9.73 |
  Rent of trading spot | 11.71 | 13.50 | 11.25 | 12.21 |
  Rent of living space | 0.98 | 0.00 | 1.25 | 0.71 |
  Electricity | 11.71 | 3.00 | 3.75 | 6.37 |
  Other | 0.98 | 1.50 | 8.75 | 3.36 |
N | 205 | 200 | 160 | 565 |