Table 1. Open in new tab Demographic...

	Male	Female	Total
Educational status
Educational levels
No education	44.9	72.6	60.4
Primary	8.4	8.8	8.6
Middle/JSS (JHS)	30.0	13.0	20.5
Secondary (SSS, SHS “O” & “A” Levels)	5.4	1.8	3.4
Post-secondary	8.5	3.4	5.6
Higher	2.8	0.4	1.5
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0
Employment status
Economic activity
Employee	14.00	3.90	8.90
Self-employed without employee(s)	72.20	77.40	74.80
Self-employed with employee(s)	6.60	4.30	5.50
Casual worker	1.10	0.70	0.90
Contributing family worker	2.90	9.70	6.30
Apprentice	0.20	0.20	0.20
Domestic employee (House-help)	0.50	0.50	0.50
Other	0.20	0.10	0.10
Persons seeking work for the first time	2.50	3.2	2.8
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00
Marital status
Marital status
Never married	4.7	3.0	3.8
Consensual union	2.5	1.3	1.8
Married	74.3	33.3	51.4
Separated	2.9	3.2	3.1
Divorced	6.8	10.2	8.7
Widowed	8.83	49.1	31.3
Total	100	100	100

	Male	Female	Total
Educational status
Educational levels
No education	44.9	72.6	60.4
Primary	8.4	8.8	8.6
Middle/JSS (JHS)	30.0	13.0	20.5
Secondary (SSS, SHS “O” & “A” Levels)	5.4	1.8	3.4
Post-secondary	8.5	3.4	5.6
Higher	2.8	0.4	1.5
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0
Employment status
Economic activity
Employee	14.00	3.90	8.90
Self-employed without employee(s)	72.20	77.40	74.80
Self-employed with employee(s)	6.60	4.30	5.50
Casual worker	1.10	0.70	0.90
Contributing family worker	2.90	9.70	6.30
Apprentice	0.20	0.20	0.20
Domestic employee (House-help)	0.50	0.50	0.50
Other	0.20	0.10	0.10
Persons seeking work for the first time	2.50	3.2	2.8
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00
Marital status
Marital status
Never married	4.7	3.0	3.8
Consensual union	2.5	1.3	1.8
Married	74.3	33.3	51.4
Separated	2.9	3.2	3.1
Divorced	6.8	10.2	8.7
Widowed	8.83	49.1	31.3
Total	100	100	100

Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of the Adults 60 Years and Older

	Male	Female	Total
Educational status
Educational levels
No education	44.9	72.6	60.4
Primary	8.4	8.8	8.6
Middle/JSS (JHS)	30.0	13.0	20.5
Secondary (SSS, SHS “O” & “A” Levels)	5.4	1.8	3.4
Post-secondary	8.5	3.4	5.6
Higher	2.8	0.4	1.5
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0
Employment status
Economic activity
Employee	14.00	3.90	8.90
Self-employed without employee(s)	72.20	77.40	74.80
Self-employed with employee(s)	6.60	4.30	5.50
Casual worker	1.10	0.70	0.90
Contributing family worker	2.90	9.70	6.30
Apprentice	0.20	0.20	0.20
Domestic employee (House-help)	0.50	0.50	0.50
Other	0.20	0.10	0.10
Persons seeking work for the first time	2.50	3.2	2.8
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00
Marital status
Marital status
Never married	4.7	3.0	3.8
Consensual union	2.5	1.3	1.8
Married	74.3	33.3	51.4
Separated	2.9	3.2	3.1
Divorced	6.8	10.2	8.7
Widowed	8.83	49.1	31.3
Total	100	100	100

	Male	Female	Total
Educational status
Educational levels
No education	44.9	72.6	60.4
Primary	8.4	8.8	8.6
Middle/JSS (JHS)	30.0	13.0	20.5
Secondary (SSS, SHS “O” & “A” Levels)	5.4	1.8	3.4
Post-secondary	8.5	3.4	5.6
Higher	2.8	0.4	1.5
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0
Employment status
Economic activity
Employee	14.00	3.90	8.90
Self-employed without employee(s)	72.20	77.40	74.80
Self-employed with employee(s)	6.60	4.30	5.50
Casual worker	1.10	0.70	0.90
Contributing family worker	2.90	9.70	6.30
Apprentice	0.20	0.20	0.20
Domestic employee (House-help)	0.50	0.50	0.50
Other	0.20	0.10	0.10
Persons seeking work for the first time	2.50	3.2	2.8
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00
Marital status
Marital status
Never married	4.7	3.0	3.8
Consensual union	2.5	1.3	1.8
Married	74.3	33.3	51.4
Separated	2.9	3.2	3.1
Divorced	6.8	10.2	8.7
Widowed	8.83	49.1	31.3
Total	100	100	100

Source:Ghana, Statistical Service, 2013a Population and Housing Census.