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Table 1

Variables definitions and measurement

Variables	Definitions	Measurement
Welfare	Total revenue from sales in the last week of operation	Continuous; in Ghana Cedis
Language literate	Ability to read and write a simple phrase in both English and French with understanding	Dummy = 1 if the woman is both English and French literate, = 0 if otherwise
English literate	Ability to read and write a simple phrase in English language with understanding	Dummy; = 1 if woman is only English literate, = 0 if otherwise
French literate	Ability to read and write a simple phrase in French language with understanding	Dummy; = 1 if woman is only French literate, = 0 if otherwise
Age	How old the woman is	Continuous; in years
Square of age	Square of the age of the woman	Continuous; in years
Hours worked	Hours worked since the last week	Continuous; in hours
Household size	The total number of people living in the household	Continuous
Household head	Relationship with the head of the household	Dummy; = 1 if woman is head, = 0 if otherwise
Married	Marital status of the woman	Dummy; = 1 if woman is married, = 0 if otherwise
Location	Geographical location	Dummy; = 1 if woman lives in the urban area, = 0 if rural area

Variables	Definitions	Measurement
Welfare	Total revenue from sales in the last week of operation	Continuous; in Ghana Cedis
Language literate	Ability to read and write a simple phrase in both English and French with understanding	Dummy = 1 if the woman is both English and French literate, = 0 if otherwise
English literate	Ability to read and write a simple phrase in English language with understanding	Dummy; = 1 if woman is only English literate, = 0 if otherwise
French literate	Ability to read and write a simple phrase in French language with understanding	Dummy; = 1 if woman is only French literate, = 0 if otherwise
Age	How old the woman is	Continuous; in years
Square of age	Square of the age of the woman	Continuous; in years
Hours worked	Hours worked since the last week	Continuous; in hours
Household size	The total number of people living in the household	Continuous
Household head	Relationship with the head of the household	Dummy; = 1 if woman is head, = 0 if otherwise
Married	Marital status of the woman	Dummy; = 1 if woman is married, = 0 if otherwise
Location	Geographical location	Dummy; = 1 if woman lives in the urban area, = 0 if rural area

Source(s): Authors' construction based on GLSS 7