Table 1 Descriptive Statistics
Variable | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Mobile Phone usage | Yes | 1159 | 96.99 |
No | 36 | 3.01 | |
Age in categories | Young Adult (18–44) | 876 | 73.31 |
Middle Adult (45–69) | 311 | 26.03 | |
Older Adult (70+) | 8 | 0.67 | |
Location | Kumasi metropolis (KMA) | 1038 | 86.86 |
Atwima Nwabiagya (AN) | 117 | 9.79 | |
Sekyere central (SC) | 40 | 3.35 | |
Gender | Female | 619 | 51.80 |
Male | 576 | 48.20 | |
Marital Status | Married | 635 | 53.14 |
Formerly married | 149 | 12.47 | |
Single | 411 | 34.39 | |
Education | No education | 40 | 3.35 |
Basic education | 374 | 31.30 | |
SHS | 500 | 41.84 | |
Tertiary education | 281 | 23.51 | |
Employment | Unemployed | 155 | 12.97 |
Formally employed | 173 | 14.48 | |
Informally employed | 867 | 72.55 | |
Age | Mean (SD) | 36.39 (11.51) | |
Dependents | Mean (SD) | 1.94 (1.91) |