Table 1.
Percentage distribution of young never-married males aged 15-24 years by selected sociodemographic characteristics
| Characteristics | No. (n=827) | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age-group (years) | ||
| 15-19 | 448 | 54.2 |
| 20-24 | 379 | 45.8 19.0* |
| Place of residence | ||
| Urban | 387 | 46.8 |
| Rural | 440 | 53.2 |
| Region of residence | ||
| North-central | 160 | 19.3 |
| Northeast | 107 | 12.3 |
| Northwest | 169 | 20.4 |
| Southeast | 113 | 13.7 |
| South-South | 127 | 15.4 |
| Southwest | 151 | 18.3 |
| Childhood place of residence | ||
| City | 174 | 21.1 |
| Town | 262 | 31.7 |
| Countryside | 390 | 47.2 |
| Educational level | ||
| No education | 71 | 8.6 |
| Primary | 174 | 21.0 |
| Secondary | 528 | 63.8 |
| Tertiary | 54 | 6.5 |
| Religious affiliation | ||
| Catholic | 167 | 20.2 |
| Protestant | 124 | 15.0 |
| Other Christians | 188 | 22.7 |
| Muslim | 341 | 41.2 |
| Traditional/others | 7 | 0.8 |
| Wealth quintile | ||
| First | 140 | 16.9 |
| Second | 124 | 15.0 |
| Third | 152 | 18.4 |
| Fourth | 213 | 25.8 |
| Fifth | 198 | 23.9 |
| Frequency of reading newspapers or magazines | ||
| Never | 392 | 47.5 |
| Less than once a week | 216 | 26.2 |
| At least once a week | 158 | 19.1 |
| Almost every day | 60 | 7.3 |
| Frequency of watching television | ||
| Never | 190 | 23.0 |
| Less than once a week | 193 | 23.3 |
| At least once a week | 196 | 23.7 |
| Almost every day | 247 | 29.9 |
| Frequency of listening to radio | ||
| Never | 45 | 5.4 |
| Less than once a week | 104 | 12.6 |
| At least once a week | 192 | 23.2 |
| Almost every day | 484 | 58.5 |
Source of data: Nigeria demographic and health survey 2003 (24).
* Median age of respondents