Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the households
Variables | Frequency (%) N = 180 |
|---|---|
Religion | |
Christianity | 134 (74.4) |
Islam | 45 (25.0) |
Other | 1 (0.6) |
Marital Status | |
Married | 175 (97.2) |
Single never married | 3 (1.7) |
Widowed | 2 (1.1) |
Types of Marriage** | |
Monogamous | 160 (90.4) |
Polygamous | 17 (9.6) |
Tribe | |
Yoruba | 158 (87.8) |
Igbo | 10 (5.5) |
Hausa | 9 (5.0) |
Others | 3 (1.7) |
Occupation | |
Trading | 95 (52.8) |
Artisan | 54 (30.0) |
Civil servant | 13 (7.2) |
Housewife | 9 (5.0) |
Farming | 5 (2.8) |
Others | 4 (2.2) |
Level of Education of Female Head | |
No formal education | 9 (5.0) |
Primary | 13 (7.2) |
Secondary | 134 (74.5) |
Tertiary | 24 (13.3) |