Variables | category | Frequency (n = 332) | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 178 | 53.6 |
Female | 154 | 46.4 | |
Ethnicity | Igbo | 325 | 97.9 |
Minority eg. Ijaw | 7 | 2.1 | |
Age category (years) | 9–11 | 9 | 2.7 |
12–14 | 245 | 73.8 | |
15–17 | 78 | 23.5 | |
Mean age (SD) = 14 (1.2) | |||
Household size category | 1–4 | 37 | 11.1 |
5–9 | 264 | 79.5 | |
10+ | 31 | 9.3 | |
Total number of children category | 1–4 | 101 | 30.4 |
5+ | 231 | 69.6 | |
Birth order category | 1–4 | 250 | 75.3 |
5+ | 82 | 24.7 | |
Custodian of the respondents | Both parents | 210 | 63.3 |
Single mother | 30 | 9.0 | |
Single father | 3 | .9 | |
Other relatives | 55 | 16.6 | |
Unrelated guardian | 34 | 10.2 | |
Employment status of the father | Petty trading | 50 | 15.1 |
Big business | 58 | 17.5 | |
Public servants | 61 | 18.4 | |
Employed in a private firm | 17 | 5.1 | |
Artisan / Self-employed | 110 | 33.1 | |
Farmer | 20 | 6.0 | |
Unemployed | 16 | 4.8 | |
Employment status of the mother | Petty trading | 101 | 30.4 |
Big business | 50 | 15.1 | |
Public servants | 55 | 16.6 | |
Employed in a private firm | 2 | 8.1 | |
Artisan / Self-employed | 59 | 17.8 | |
Farmer | 25 | 7.5 | |
Unemployed | 15 | 4.5 | |
Employment status of the male custodian | Petty trading | 25 | 26.9 |
Big business | 24 | 25.8 | |
Public servants | 12 | 12.9 | |
Employed in a private firm | 28 | 30.1 | |
Artisan / Self employed | 1 | 1.1 | |
Farmer | 2 | 2.2 | |
Unemployed | 1 | 1.1 | |
Employment status of the female custodian | Petty trading | 9 | 9.7 |
Big business | 21 | 22.6 | |
Public servants | 24 | 25.8 | |
Employed in a private firm | 13 | 14.0 | |
Artisan / Self employed | 23 | 24.7 | |
Farmer | 2 | 2.2 | |
Unemployed | 1 | 1.1 |