The graph below shows the percentage of households, grouped by poverty, on the basis of access to refrigerator, electricity and water in Ghana for the year 1991/1992 to 1998/1999.
The bar chart compares the access to facilities such as refrigerator, electricity and water among the very poor, the poor and the non poor in Ghana in 1991-1992 and in 1998-1999. Overall, access to refrigerator, electricity and water increased significantly among the non poor during the period. The percentage of the very poor and the poor who had the facility of refrigerator, electricity and water either decreased or remained almost the same. Only 3% of the very poor had refrigerator in 1991-1992 and it remained the same during 1998-1999. While 11% of the poor had refrigerators during the 1991-92 period, that figure dropped to 7% by 1998-99. As for electricity, 48% of the very poor households had access to it in 1991-92, but only 34% of them enjoyed that facility in 1998-92. The access to electricity among the poor also declined from 57% in 1991-92 to 48% in 1998-99. There was no significant change in the percentage of households with access to water during the given time periods. Meanwhile, among the non poor, the access to refrigerator, electricity and water increased from 1991-92 to 1998-99.
The bar chart compares the
access
to facilities such as
refrigerator
,
electricity
and
water
among the
very
poor
, the
poor
and the non
poor
in Ghana in 1991-1992 and in 1998-1999.
Overall
,
access
to
refrigerator
,
electricity
and
water
increased
significantly
among the non
poor
during the period. The percentage of the
very
poor
and the
poor
who had the facility of
refrigerator
,
electricity
and
water
either decreased or remained almost the same.
Only
3% of the
very
poor
had
refrigerator
in
1991-1992 and
it remained the same during 1998-1999. While 11% of the
poor
had
refrigerators
during the 1991-92 period, that figure dropped to 7% by 1998-99. As for
electricity
, 48% of the
very
poor
households had
access
to it in 1991-92,
but
only
34% of them enjoyed that facility in 1998-92. The
access
to
electricity
among the
poor
also
declined from 57% in 1991-92 to 48% in 1998-99. There was no significant
change
in the percentage of households with
access
to
water
during the
given
time periods. Meanwhile, among the non
poor
, the
access
to
refrigerator
,
electricity
and
water
increased from 1991-92 to 1998-99.