Table 2

Change In View Towards TRM (n = 512)


Change in View


Yes
No
Total

Place of Birth (x2 = 0.079, p < 0.779)



     Ghana
123 (27.3%)
327 (72.7%)
450 (100%)
     Canada
18 (29.0%)
44 (71.0%)
62 (100%)
Gender (x2 = 0.798, p < 0.372)



     Male
74 (26.0%)
211 (74.0%)
285 (100%)
     Female
67 (29.5%)
160 (70.5%)
227 (100%)
Marital Status (x2 = 1.141, p < 0.285)



     Married
77 (29.6%)
183 (70.4%)
260 (100%)
     Single
64 (25.4%)
188 (74.9%)
252 (100%)
Age (x2 = 0.049, p < 0.824)



     Under 40 years
68 (27.1%)
183 (72.9%)
251 (100%)
     40 years and over
73 (28.0%)
188 (72.0%)
261 (100%)
Highest Educational Level (x2 = 7.179, p < 0.007)



     Secondary & below
81 (33.1%)
164 (66.9%)
245 (100%)
     Post-secondary
60 (22.5%)
207 (77.5%)
267 (100%)
Religion (x2 = 10.894, p < 0.012)



     Christian
84 (26.5%)
233 (73.5%)
317 (100%)
     Traditionalist
23 (24.5%)
71 (75.5%)
94 (100%)
     Free Thinker
24 (46.2%)
28 (53.8%)
52 (100%)
     Muslim
10 (10.4%)
39 (79.6%)
49 (100%)
Ethnic Group (x2 = 33.702, p < 0.000)



     Akan
48 (21.3%)
177 (78%)
225 (100%)
     Ga
27 (37.5%)
45 (62.5%)
72 (100%)
     Ewe
17 (25.8%)
49 (74.2%)
66 (100%)
     Hausa
25 (47.8%)
28 (52.8%)
53 (100%)
     Frafra
11 (24.4%)
34 (75.6%)
45 (100%)
     Mamprusi
2 (5.7%)
33 (94.3%)
35 (100%)
     Dagomba
9 (56.3%)
7 (43.8%)
16 (100%)
Self-Reported Annual Income (x2 = 5.584, p < 0.018)



     $29,000 or less
89 (31.8%)
191 (68.2%)
280 (100%)
     $30,000 or more
52 (22.4%0
180 (77.6%)
232 (100%)
Length of Stay in Canada (x2 = 10.571, p < 0.001)



     10 years and under
76 (35.0%)
141 (65.0%)
217 (100%)
     Over 10 years
65 (22.0%)
230 (78.0%)
295 (100%)

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