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Socio-Economic and Cultural Barriers that Affect Women’s Participation in Local Level Governance in the Central Region of Ghana
Universal Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
| Vol 2, Issue 4
Table 1. Demographic Data of Participants
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
| Age 30-50 51-70 70 and above Total |
2 8 1 11 |
18 73 9 100 |
| Level of Education |
|
|
| Primary | 1 | 9 |
| Middle School | 4 | 36 |
| SSS | 2 | 18 |
| NVTI | 2 | 18 |
| Commercial School Diploma Total | 1 1 11 | 9 9 100 |
| Occupation |
|
|
| Formal | 2 | 18 |
| informal Total | 9 11 | 82 100 |
| Religion |
|
|
| Christianity | 9 | 82 |
| Islam Total | 2 11 | 18 100 |
| Marital Status |
|
|
| Married | 7 | 64 |
| Single | 2 | 18 |
| Divorced | 1 | 9 |
| Widowed Total | 1 11 | 9 100 |
| Number of Children |
|
|
| 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | 45 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 18 |
| 5 | 2 | 18 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 Total | 1 11 | 9 100 |
| Current status |
|
|
| Outgone (Former) | 8 | 73 |
| Won but not in office | 1 | 9 |
| Contested but lost | 2 | 18 |
| Total | 11 | 100 |
Source: Field Data, 2020