Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents
Variables | Category | Frequency (N = 2237) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male Female | 1414 823 | 63.2 36.8 |
Age Group Mean age: 35.4 | 18–30 years 31–40 years 41–50 years 51 years and above | 758 567 768 144 | 33.9 23.3 34.3 6.4 |
Marital Status | Single (Never Married) Married Divorced/Separated (Previously married) | 1096 1047 94 | 49.0 46.8 4.2 |
Highest Level of Formal Education Attained | Primary Secondary National Diploma Higher National Diploma First Degree Master Degree Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Median Education: First Degree | 48 143 472 97 867 387 223 | 2.1 6.4 21.1 4.3 38.8 17.3 10.0 |
Citizenship | Nigerian Non-Nigerian | 2237 0 | 100 - |
Resident in Nigeria in the last 6 months | Yes No | 2237 0 | 100 - |
Geo-political zone | North-central North-east North-west South-east South-south South-west | 251 98 100 367 875 546 | 11.2 4.4 4.5 16.4 39.1 24.4 |
If the respondent is the head of the household | Yes No | 1190 1047 | 53.2 46.8 |
Household size Mean Household Size: 5.2 | Â | Â | Â |
If the respondent has children | Yes No | 957 1280 | 57.2 42.8 |
Number of children had Mean number of children: 2.9 | Â | Â | Â |
Mean Average Monthly Income (In Naira -₦’000) Mean: 174,723.3 Minimum: 3,000.00 Maximum: 350,000.00 | 30 and below 31–90 91–150 151 − 210 211–270 271 and above | 203 408 364 393 418 451 | 9.1 18.2 16.3 17.6 18.7 20.2 |