|  | Total Sample (N = 4214) | Greater Accra Region (N = 2187) | Western Region (N = 2027) | ||||||
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 |  | Mean (N = 4214) | Urban (N = 2171) | Rural (N = 2043) | Mean (N = 2187) | Urban (N = 1407) | Rural (N = 780) | Mean (N = 2027) | Urban (N = 764) | Rural (N = 1263) |
Mean Age | Â | 37.74 | 38.61 | 36.81 | 38.61 | 39.26 | 37.98 | 36.59 | 37.43 | 36.09 |
Sex (%) | Female | 56.29 | 56.06 | 56.53 | 56.65 | 56.15 | 57.56 | 55.90 | 55.89 | 55.90 |
 | Male | 43.71 | 43.94 | 43.47 | 43.35 | 43.85 | 42.44 | 44.10 | 44.11 | 44.10 |
Marital Status (%) | Never Married | 34.77 | 36.99 | 32.40 | 37.27 | 38.59 | 34.87 | 32.07 | 34.03 | 30.88 |
 | Married | 51.50 | 48.60 | 54.58 | 48.98 | 46.91 | 52.56 | 54.27 | 51.70 | 55.82 |
 | Divorced | 13.74 | 14.42 | 13.02 | 13.81 | 14.50 | 12.56 | 13.67 | 14.27 | 13.30 |
Religion (%) | Other Religion | 10.39 | 9.44 | 11.40 | 10.52 | 10.31 | 10.90 | 10.26 | 7.85 | 11.72 |
 | Christian | 89.61 | 90.56 | 88.60 | 89.48 | 89.69 | 89.10 | 89.74 | 92.15 | 88.28 |
Mean Household Size | Â | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
Educational Level (%) | No Education | 13.69 | 9.95 | 17.67 | 10.75 | 7.18 | 17.18 | 16.87 | 15.05 | 17.97 |
 | Basic Education | 52.06 | 47.31 | 57.12 | 50.80 | 45.70 | 60.00 | 53.43 | 50.26 | 55.34 |
 | Secondary Educ. and above | 34.24 | 42.75 | 25.21 | 38.45 | 47.12 | 22.82 | 29.70 | 34.69 | 26.68 |
Employment (%) | Not Employed | 30.45 | 33.12 | 27.61 | 32.14 | 34.47 | 27.95 | 28.61 | 30.63 | 27.40 |
 | Employed | 69.55 | 66.88 | 72.39 | 67.86 | 65.53 | 72.05 | 71.39 | 69.37 | 72.26 |
Type of Employment (%) (N = 2931) | Part-time | 1.71 | 2.13 | 1.28 | 2.09 | 2.60 | 1.25 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.31 |
 | Full-Time | 98.29 | 97.87 | 98.72 | 97.91 | 97.40 | 98.75 | 98.69 | 98.68 | 98.69 |
Occupation (%) (N = 1931) | Farmer | 18.85 | 10.22 | 27.34 | 8.41 | 3.44 | 16.76 | 29.40 | 22.01 | 33.63 |
 | Artisan/Trader | 46.85 | 49.05 | 44.69 | 51.95 | 51.94 | 51.96 | 41.70 | 44.02 | 40.38 |
 | Laborer/Casual Worker | 7.83 | 8.67 | 7.01 | 8.07 | 8.10 | 8.01 | 7.59 | 9.65 | 6.42 |
 | Managerial/Professional | 18.46 | 22.41 | 14.57 | 20.79 | 24.20 | 15.08 | 16.10 | 19.35 | 14.27 |
 | Business Owner | 8.01 | 9.68 | 6.28 | 10.78 | 12.32 | 8.19 | 5.20 | 5.02 | 5.31 |
Wealth Status (%) | Poorest | 17.56 | 11.56 | 23.94 | 12.53 | 8.53 | 1974 | 22.99 | 17.15 | 26.52 |
 | Poor | 17.13 | 15.02 | 19.38 | 15.96 | 14.14 | 19.23 | 18.40 | 16.62 | 19.48 |
 | Average | 19.06 | 19.81 | 18.26 | 18.98 | 18.91 | 19.10 | 19.14 | 21.47 | 17.74 |
 | Rich | 22.19 | 24.74 | 19.48 | 22.95 | 23.95 | 21.15 | 21.36 | 26.18 | 18.45 |
 | Richest | 24.06 | 28.88 | 18.94 | 29.58 | 34.47 | 20.77 | 18.11 | 18.59 | 17.81 |
Average Annual Income | Â | 2340.76 | 2470.33 | 2203.07 | 2470.33 | 2256.41 | 2413.73 | 2371.23 | 2864.29 | 2072.97 |
Health Status (%) | Bad Health | 4.77 | 4.65 | 4.89 | 5.21 | 5.90 | 3.97 | 4.29 | 2.36 | 5.46 |
 | Fair Health | 8.66 | 8.01 | 9.35 | 9.33 | 9.10 | 9.74 | 7.94 | 6.02 | 9.11 |
 | Good Health | 86.57 | 87.33 | 85.76 | 85.46 | 85.00 | 86.28 | 87.77 | 91.62 | 85.43 |
Ownership of Facility (%) | Private | 39.44 | 20.73 | 59.32 | 38.45 | 18.62 | 74.23 | 40.50 | 24.61 | 50.12 |
 | Public | 60.56 | 79.27 | 40.68 | 61.55 | 81.38 | 25.77 | 59.50 | 75.39 | 49.88 |
Time to Health Facility | Â | 12.43 | 12.64 | 12.19 | 12.64 | 10.46 | 12.63 | 13.75 | 16.68 | 11.92 |