Table 1 Socio-demographic profile of farmers
From: Health risk factors associated with pesticide use by watermelon farmers in Central region, Ghana
Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Male | 240 | 80.0 |
 Female | 60 | 20 |
Age (years) | ||
 ≥ 20 | 6 | 2.0 |
 20–34 | 90 | 30.0 |
 35–49 | 122 | 40.7 |
 ≥ 50 | 82 | 27.3 |
Educational level | ||
 No formal education | 40 | 13.3 |
 Primary education | 152 | 50.7 |
 Secondary education | 100 | 33.3 |
 Tertiary education | 8 | 2.7 |
Economic activity of household | ||
 Farming | 260 | 88 |
 Secondary jobs | 40 | 12 |
Family size | ||
 1–2 | 10 | 3.3 |
 2–4 | 58 | 19.3 |
 ≥ 5 | 226 | 75.3 |
 None | 6 | 2.0 |