Urban Households' Willingness to Pay for Improved Solid Waste Disposal Services in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana

Table 1

Description of explanatory variables used in the model.

Variable	Description	Unit of measure
Income	Monthly income of the household	Ghana Cedis (GHC)
Gender	Gender of respondents	Binary = 1 if male,; 0 = otherwise
Age	Age of respondents	Years
Education	Number of years of formal education	Years
Marital status	Marital status of respondent	D = 1 if married; 0 = otherwise
Time spent in the area	How long respondent has been living in the area	Years
Housing arrangement	Housing arrangement	Binary = 1 if owner occupied, 0 = otherwise
Number of dependents	Number of household members below 18 years of age	Number individuals
Quantity of waste	Volume of waste generated	Number of GHC 30 worth plastic (polythene) bag
Responsibility of solid waste management	Responsibility of solid waste management	Binary 1 = if they think KMA is responsible,; 0 = otherwise