Table 1 Description and coding of control variables
Variable | Coding |
|---|---|
Sex | Coded dichotomously using the category male as reference. |
Marital Status | Grouped into 4 categories: married/cohabiting; never married; separated/divorced and widowed. Reference category: married/cohabiting. |
Education | Converted into 4 categories from none to tertiary education with no formal education as reference category. |
Age | Treated as a categorical variable: Younger adults: (18-29,30-39,40-49) with 18-29 used as reference category Older adults: (50-59, 60-69, 70+) with 50-59 used as reference category. |
Employment status | Converted into 2 categories with not currently employed in the informal sector as reference category. |
Wealth | Wealth tertile. Reference category: Lower third. |
Region | 10 regions of Ghana. Reference: Greater Accra. |
Residence | Coded dichotomously. Reference: Rural. |
Disability | Coded dichotomously into yes -suffering from disabilities that limit his/her full participation in life activities- and no – not suffering from disabilities that limit his/her full participation in life activities. Latter was used as the reference category. |