| Districts | Shama | Nzema East | AWDA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study sites | Aboadze | Axim | Dixcove |
| Shama Apo | Akwidaa | ||
| Age (years) | |||
| Below 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20–39 | 18.5 | 30 | 39 |
| 40–59 | 57.7 | 65 | 53.7 |
| Above 60 | 10.8 | 5 | 7.3 |
| Average household size | 5 | 6 | 6.6 |
| Educational level | |||
| No education | 66.7 | 66 | 61 |
| Elementary | 28.6 | 24 | 29.3 |
| Secondary | 0 | 10 | 9.7 |
| Tertiary | 4.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 76.2 | 88.2 | 85.4 |
| Divorced | 9.5 | 5 | 4.9 |
| Single | 4.8 | 6.8 | 7.3 |
| Widowed | 0 | 0 | |
| Monthly income (fisheries) | |||
| 0–199 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 200–399 | 23.8 | 30 | 44 |
| 400–599 | 52.4 | 28 | 45 |
| 600–799 | 9.5 | 26 | 2.4 |
| More than 800 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Monthly income (non-fisheries) | |||
| 0–199 | 7.6 | 5 | 8.3 |
| 200–399 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| 400–599 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 600–799 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| More than 800 | 0 | 0 | 0 |