Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents
| Socio-demographic Characteristics | Frequency (n=400) |
Percentage | |
| (n=100%) | |||
| Age (years) | |||
| <35 | 14 | 3.5% | |
| 35-45 | 49 | 12.3% | |
| 46-55 | 87 | 21.7% | |
| 56-65 | 117 | 29.3% | |
| 66-75 | 98 | 24.5% | |
| >75 | 35 | 8.7% | |
| Mean age (±SD) | 59 (13.1) | ||
| Minimum age | 20 | ||
| Maximum age | 95 | ||
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| Sex | |||
| Female | 225 | 56.2% | |
| Male | 175 | 43.8% | |
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| Marital Status | |||
| Single | 7 | 1.8% | |
| Married | 330 | 82.5% | |
| Widowed | 60 | 15.0% | |
| Divorced/Separated | 3 | 0.7% | |
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| Type of marriage | (n=330) | ||
| Monogamy | 251 | 83.7% | |
| Polygamy | 79 | 26.3% | |
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| Religion | |||
| Christianity | 150 | 37.5% | |
| Islam | 249 | 62.3% | |
| Traditional religion | 1 | 0.2% | |
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| Educational Status | |||
| None | 46 | 11.5% | |
| Primary | 37 | 9.3% | |
| Secondary | 112 | 28.0% | |
| Tertiary | 205 | 51.2% | |
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| Employment Status | |||
| Employed | 284 | 71.3% | |
| Unemployed | 115 | 28.7% | |
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| Monthly Income (Naira) | 98 | 24.5% | |
| <30000 | 149 | 37.3% | |
| 30000-79999 | 84 | 21.0% | |
| 80000-129999 | 30 | 7.5% | |
| 130000-179999 | 39 | 9.7% | |
| >180000 | 54,500.0 | ||
| Median (IQR) | (70,000.0) | ||
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| Place of Residence | |||
| Within Ilorin | 346 | 86.5% | |
| Outside Ilorin | 54 | 13.5% | |