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Table 4 Vulnerability to poverty profile for various population characteristics

From: Health and vulnerability to poverty in Ghana: evidence from the Ghana Living Standards Survey Round 5

 

Population share

Mean vulnerability

Vulnerability to population ratio

Total

100

49

100

Region

   

Western

9.64

63

12.39

Central

7.93

57

9.22

Greater Accra

14.25

43

12.51

Volta

8.31

66

11.18

Eastern

10.47

69

14.73

Ashanti

18.14

50

18.51

Brong Ahafo

9.22

57

10.73

Northern

9.16

24

4.49

Upper East

6.96

28

3.98

Upper West

5.92

21

2.53

Location

   

Urban

41.52

47

39.82

Rural

58.48

51

60.86

Gender of household head

 

Male

72.09

51

75.04

Female

27.91

44

25.06

Coastal

29.41

51.46

30.88

Forest

40.96

60.7

50.73

Savannah

29.63

31.97

19.33

  1. Note: Lower poverty line of GH¢288.47 was used for the profiles above.