Table 1.
Socio-demographic distribution of the respondents in the six states
| Variable | Abuja N =771 n(%) | Adamawa N =728 n(%) | Enugu N = 769n(%) | Kano N = 747 n(%) | Lagos N = 726 n(%) | Rivers N = 776 n(%) | Combined N = 4517 n(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wife |
405 |
664 |
658 |
460 |
537 |
584 |
3308 |
| Adult female household rep |
265 |
42 |
106 |
51 |
176 |
177 |
817 |
|
Sex: Female |
671 |
708 |
763 |
509 |
711 |
761 |
4123 |
|
Attended School |
742 |
460 |
730 |
581 |
710 |
762 |
3985 |
|
Highest level of education | |||||||
| Primary School |
54(7) |
125(27) |
152(21) |
116(20) |
60(8) |
38(5) |
545(14) |
| Junior Secondary School |
40(5) |
57(12) |
66(9) |
83(3) |
23(3) |
32(4) |
301(8) |
| Senior Secondary school |
264(36) |
137(30) |
275(38) |
219(38) |
299(42) |
393(52) |
1587(40) |
| Teacher training college |
21(3) |
8(2) |
26(4) |
31(4) |
14(2) |
16(2) |
116(3) |
| College of Education |
34(5) |
71(15) |
25(3) |
47(8) |
24(3) |
82(11) |
283(7) |
| University of Polytechnic |
310 |
47 |
182 |
71 |
259 |
186 |
1055 |
| Others |
18(2) |
14(3) |
4(.5) |
97(17) |
28(4) |
17(2) |
178(5) |
|
Employment status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Unemployed |
178(16) |
321(29) |
175(16) |
155(14) |
167(15) |
95(9) |
1091(25) |
| Subsistence farmer /herd keeper |
19(3) |
25(10) |
74(2) |
13(2) |
1(.1) |
53(7) |
185(4) |
| Petty trader /artisan |
136(18) |
245(34) |
237(31) |
240(34) |
93(29) |
219(29) |
1170(26) |
| Govt worker |
127(17) |
97(13) |
99(13) |
89(13) |
25(3) |
109(14) |
546(12) |
| Private sector employee |
90(12) |
18(3) |
64(8) |
15(2) |
48(7) |
157(21) |
392(9) |
| Big biz/self employed |
158(21) |
14(2) |
95(12) |
70(10) |
327(45) |
77(10) |
741(17) |
| Others |
77(10) |
7(1) |
39(5) |
129(18) |
58(8) |
50(7) |
360(8) |
|
Marital status: Married |
487(63) |
652(90) |
652(85) |
664(94) |
554(76) |
589(77) |
3598(81) |
| Muslim |
186(24) |
521(72) |
5(7) |
706(99.7) |
148(20) |
9(1) |
1575(35) |
| Christian |
586(76) |
205(28) |
762(99) |
3(.4) |
574(79) |
751(98) |
2830(65) |
| Traditional |
2(.3) |
1(.1) |
0(.0) |
0(.0) |
2(.3) |
2(.3) |
7(.1) |
| Others |
0(0) |
1(.1) |
0(0) |
0(0) |
0(0) |
0(0) |
1(.1) |
| Age mean (SD) | 30.9 (8.0) | 31.6 (7.6) | 31.0 (7.1) | 32.1 (7.0) | 31.0 (6.7) | 31.9 (6.2) | 31.4 (7.1) |