Table 1 Frequency Distribution of Characteristics
From: Religiosity and sexual abstinence among Nigerian youths: does parent religion matter?
Demographic Characteristics | Frequency Distribution (%) |
|---|---|
Ever had sex | |
Yes | 758 (32.41) |
No | 1581 (67.59) |
Religiosity | |
Low | 281 (12.23) |
High | 2016 (87.77) |
Sex | |
Female | 1311 (56.05) |
Male | 1028 (43.95) |
Age | |
15–17 | 420 (17.96) |
18–24 | 1919 (82.04) |
Religious affiliation | |
Catholic | 671 (28.69) |
Other Christian | 935 (39.97) |
Islam | 691 (29.54) |
Other | 42 (1.80) |
Importance of religion | |
Important | 800 (34.20) |
Not important | 108 (4.62) |
Very important | 1431 (61.18) |
Parental religion | |
Catholic | 709 (30.31) |
Other Christian | 927 (39.63) |
Islam | 669 (28.60) |
Other | 34 (1.45) |
Education | |
No education | 72 (3.08) |
Primary | 322 (13.77) |
Secondary | 1461 (62.46) |
Higher | 484 (20.69) |
Work for pay | |
No | 1544 (66.01) |
Yes | 795 (33.99) |
Father alive | |
No | 510 (21.80) |
Yes | 1829 (78.20) |
Living with father | |
No | 334 (18.26) |
Yes | 1495 (81.74) |
Ever discuss sex matters with father | |
No | 1903 (81.36) |
Yes | 436 (18.64) |
Mother alive | |
No | 307 (13.44) |
Yes | 1977 (86.56) |
Living with mother | |
No | 326 (16.49) |
Yes | 1651 (83.51) |
Ever discuss sex matters with mother | |
No | 1309 (55.96) |
Yes | 1030 (44.04) |
Gotten drunk (in last 30 days) | |
No | 1807 (77.26) |
Yes | 532 (22.74) |
Have role models | |
No | 1150 (49.17) |
Yes | 1189 (50.83) |
State | |
Edo | 552 (23.60) |
Enugu | 638 (27.28) |
Osun | 623 (26.64) |
Kano | 526 (22.49) |