Variables

Practice of Domestic Solid Waste Management

Total (%)

N = 403 (%)

Chi2/P-Value

Good (%) n = 314 (%)

Bad (%) n = 89 (%)

Age

15 - 29 yrs.

68 (21.66)

23 (25.84)

91 (22.58)

6.3008/0.098

30 - 39 yrs.

87 (27.71)

15 (16.85)

102 (25.31)

40 - 49 yrs.

89 (28.34)

34 (38.20)

123 (30.52)

50+ yrs.

70 (22.29)

17 (19.10)

87 (21.59)

Occupation

Farmer

31 (9.87)

18 (20.22)

49 (12.16)

13.0369/0.023

Trader

200 ( 63.69)

45 (50.53)

24 (60.76)

Student

20 (6.35)

7 (7.87)

27 (6.70)

Unemployed

42 (13.38)

17 (19.10)

59 (14.64)

Employed

10 (3.18)

0 (0.00)

10 (2.48)

Others

11 (3.50)

2 (2.25)

13 (3.23)

Ethnic Group

Ewe

273 (86.94)

59 (66.29)

332 (82.38)

26.6275/0.0001

Hausa

17 (5.41)

20 (22.47)

37 (9.18)

Akan

24 (7.64)

10 (11.24)

34 (8.44)

Religion

Christian

302 (96.1)

61 (68.54)

363 (90.07)

60.9484/0.0001

Moslem

12 (3.82)

25 (28.09)

37 (9.18)

Traditionalist

0 (0.00)

3 (3.37)

3 (0.74)

Sex

Male

90 (28.66)

33 (37.08)

123 (30.52)

2.3163/0.128

Female

224 (71.34)

56 (62.92)

280 (69.48)

Educational Level

Primary

117 (37.26)

26 (29.21)

143 (35.48)

6.442/0.168

Secondary

141 (44.90)

45 (50.56)

186 (46.15)

Tertiary

22(7.01)

12(13.48)

34 (8.44)

JSS

4 (1.27)

1 (1.12)

5 (1.24)

None

30 (9.55)

5 (5.62)

35 (8.68)

Marital Status

Single

89 (28.34)

22 (24.72)

111 (27.54)

2.5529/0.466

Married

197 (62.74)

62 (69.66)

259 (64.27)

Divorce

10 (3.18)

3 (3.37)

13 (3.23)

Separated

18 (5.73)

2 (2.25)

20 (4.96)