Causes and suggested remedies to taro endangerment in four regions of Ghana

Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents (cross-tabulation)

Item	Responses	Respondent's region of residence				Total
Item	Responses	Ashanti	Bono	Western	Eastern	Total
Respondent's age group	20–30 years	12	12	9	9	42
	31–40 years	11	11	10	11	43
	41–50 years	16	18	19	20	73
	51–60 years	7	5	7	7	26
	61–70 years	4	4	5	3	16
	Total	50	50	50	50	200
Gender	Male	33	35	43	40	151
	Female	17	15	7	10	49
	Total	50	50	50	50	200
Level of education	Primary	8	10	8	8	34
	Junior high	29	29	27	29	114
	Senior high	1	1	6	5	13
	Tertiary	0	0	0	0	0
	Illiterate	12	10	9	8	39
	Total	50	50	50	50	200
Occupation	Farmer	42	41	40	41	164
	Farmer and trader	8	5	10	9	32
	Trader	0	4	0	0	4
	Total	50	50	50	50	200