Does the Ghanaian livelihood empowerment against poverty programme lead to an increase in household productive livelihood assets? Analysing the Ashanti scenario

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Table 1. Sample characteristics of respondents

Sample characteristics of beneficiaries	Category	Frequency	Per cent
Gender	Male	30	16.7
	Female	150	83.3
	Total	180	100
Education	None	120	66.7
	Basic	55	30.6
	High	5	2.7
	Tertiary	0	0
	Total	180	100
Occupation	Peasant farming	50	27.8
	Petty trading	7	3.9
	None	123	68.3
	Total	180	100
Income	Between GHS 10–50	150	83.3
	Between GHS 51–100	21	11.7
	Above GHS 100	9	5
	Total	180	100
Household size	Minimum (2 person per household)	25	13.9
	Maximum (6 persons per household)	155	86.1
	Total	180	100
Age	10–20	3	1.6
	21–30	6	3.3
	31–40	14	7.8
	41–50	19	10.6
	51–60	21	11.7
	Above 60	117	65.0

Figure 1. LEAP cash ability to provide livelihood assets for economic activity.

Figure 2. Beneficiary’s alternative livelihood source(s).