Table 1 Descriptive statistics on the socio-demographic characteristics of respondents
Characteristics | Freq. (f) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 777 | 50.65 |
Female | 757 | 49.35 |
Total | 1534 | 100.00 |
Age range | ||
18–23 | 197 | 13.63 |
24–29 | 374 | 25.88 |
30–35 | 454 | 31.42 |
36–41 | 232 | 16.06 |
42–47 | 85 | 5.88 |
48 + | 103 | 7.13 |
Total | 1445 | 100.00 |
Actual age (Mean, Std. Dev.) | 32.77 (9.72) | |
Education | ||
No formal education | 204 | 13.65 |
Primary | 55 | 3.68 |
Middle/JHS/JSS | 50 | 3.34 |
Secondary/SHS/SSSS | 171 | 11.44 |
Tertiary | 1015 | 67.89 |
Total | 1495 | 100.00 |
Occupation | ||
Artisan | 72 | 4.93 |
Farmer | 110 | 7.53 |
Teacher | 295 | 20.19 |
Health worker | 356 | 24.37 |
Trader | 243 | 16.63 |
Other | 385 | 26.35 |
Total | 1461 | 100.00 |
Region | ||
Ashanti | 93 | 6.28 |
Brong Ahafo | 27 | 1.82 |
Bono East | 47 | 3.17 |
Central | 137 | 9.25 |
Eastern | 147 | 9.93 |
Greater Accra | 399 | 26.94 |
Northern | 55 | 3.71 |
Oti | 5 | 0.34 |
Upper East | 31 | 2.09 |
Upper West | 36 | 2.43 |
Volta | 350 | 23.63 |
Western | 132 | 8.91 |
Western North | 22 | 1.49 |
Total | 1481 | 100.00 |
Marital status | ||
Divorced | 32 | 2.23 |
Living together | 57 | 3.97 |
Married | 663 | 46.20 |
Never married | 642 | 44.74 |
Separated | 21 | 1.46 |
Widowed | 20 | 1.39 |
Total | 1435 | 100.00 |
Religion | ||
Christian | 1406 | 92.26 |
Moslem | 98 | 6.43 |
Traditionalist/other | 20 | 1.31 |
Total | 1524 | 100.00 |
COVID-19 is caused by a virus | ||
No | 47 | 3.42 |
Yes | 1326 | 96.58 |
Total | 1373 | 100.00 |
Participate in COVID-19 vaccine trial | ||
No | 657 | 60.22 |
Yes | 434 | 39.78 |
Total | 1091 | 100.00 |
Advise someone to participate in a COVID-19 vaccine | ||
No | 579 | 53.96 |
Yes | 494 | 46.04 |
Total | 1073 | 100.00 |
Accept to be immunized with a COVID-19 vaccine | ||
No | 380 | 35.28 |
Yes | 697 | 64.72 |
Total | 1077 | 100.00 |
Advice someone to take COVID-19 vaccine | ||
No | 338 | 31.24 |
Yes | 744 | 68.76 |
Total | 1082 | 100.00 |
Willing to pay for COVID-19 vaccine | ||
No | 628 | 58.36 |
Yes | 448 | 41.64 |
Total | 1076 | 100.00 |
Amount willing to pay (Mean, Std. Dev.) | 38.82 (80.53) | |