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. 2014 Mar 27;12(1):6. doi: 10.1186/1617-9625-12-6

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents

Characteristics Frequency (n = 520) N (%)  
Age group
 
 
19-29
34 (6.6)
 
30-39
134 (25.8)
 
40-49
152 (29.2)
 
50 and above
200 (38.4)
 
Sex
 
 
Male
239 (46)
 
Female
281 (54)
 
Marital status
 
 
Single
150 (28.8)
 
Married
350 (67.4)
 
Divorced
20 (3.8)
 
Highest education level
 
 
None
64 (12.4)
 
Primary
92 (17.6)
 
Secondary
188 (36.2)
 
Tertiary
176 (33.8)
 
Occupation
 
 
Civil servant
111 (21.4)
 
Traders
138 (26.5)
 
Artisan
87 (16.7)
 
Transporters
129 (24.8)
 
Unemployed
55 (10.6)
 
Ethnicity
 
 
Yoruba
466 (89.6)
 
Igbo
23 (4.4)
 
Others
31 (6.0)
 
Religion
 
 
Christianity
294 (56.5)
 
Islam
210 (40.4)
 
Traditional religion
16 (3.1)
 
Smoking pattern
 
 
Current smokers
42 (8.1)
 
Former smokers
57 (10.9)
 
Never smokers 421 (81.0)