Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants.
Characteristics | Category | Number (%) |
Gender | Male | 88 (33.8) |
Female | 172 (66.2) | |
Total | 260 (100.0) | |
Age range | 18-37 years | 18-37 years |
38-57 years | 94 (36.2) | |
58-77 years | 36 (13.8) | |
78-97 years | 26 (10.0) | |
Total | 260 (100.0) | |
Marital status | Single | 139 (53.5) |
Married | 20 (7.7) | |
Divorced | 40 (15.4) | |
Separated | 57 (21.9) | |
Widow | 4 (1.5) | |
Total | 260 (100.0) | |
Religion | Christianity | 139 (53.5) |
Islam | 105 (40.4) | |
Traditional | 16 (6.2) | |
Total | 260 (100.0) | |
Tribe | Yoruba | 154 (59.2) |
Igbo | 21 (8.1) | |
Hausa | 33 (12.7) | |
Others | 52 (20.0) | |
Total | 260 (100.0) | |
Educational Levels | None | 121 (46.5) |
Primary | 26 (10.0) | |
Secondary | 46 (17.7) | |
Tertiary | 66 (25.4) | |
Total | 260 (100.0) | |
Occupation | Self employed | 142 (54.6) |
Trader | 20 (7.7) | |
Student | 34 (13.1) | |
Civil Servant | 59 (22.7) | |
Unemployed | 5 (1.9) | |
Total | 260 (100.0) |