Table 2 Distribution of characteristics by religiosity
From: Religiosity and sexual abstinence among Nigerian youths: does parent religion matter?
Demographic Characteristics | Religiosity | |
|---|---|---|
Low | High | |
State | ||
Edo | 25.38 (135) | 74.62 (397) |
Enugu | 4.30 (27) | 95.70 (601) |
Osun | 11.92 (74) | 88.08 (547) |
Kano | 8.72 (45) | 91.28 (471) |
Sex | ||
Female | 13.83 (179) | 86.17 (1115) |
Male | 10.17 (102) | 89.83 (901) |
Age | ||
15–17 | 11.81 (49) | 88.19 (366) |
18–24 | 12.33 (232) | 87.67 (1650) |
Education | ||
No education | 56.34 (40) | 43.66 (31) |
Primary | 19.75 (62) | 80.25 (252) |
Secondary | 8.54 (123) | 91.46 (1318) |
Higher | 11.89 (56) | 88.11 (415) |
Work for pay | ||
No | 12.99 (198) | 87.01 (1326) |
Yes | 10.74 (83) | 89.26 (690) |
Father alive | ||
No | 24.19 (120) | 75.81 (376) |
Yes | 8.94 (161) | 91.06 (1640) |
Living with father | ||
No | 9.88 (32) | 90.12 (292) |
Yes | 8.73 (129) | 91.27 (1348) |
Mother alive | ||
No | 22.15 (66) | 77.85 (232) |
Yes | 9.54 (186) | 90.46 (1764) |
Living with mother | ||
No | 10.97 (35) | 89.03 (284) |
Yes | 9.26 (151) | 90.74 (1480) |
Drink Alcohol | ||
No | 11.44 (203) | 88.56 (1571) |
Yes | 14.91 (78) | 85.09 (445) |
Have role models | ||
No | 13.21 (149) | 86.79 (979) |
Yes | 11.29 (132) | 88.71 (1037) |