Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of IDPsa by gender of respondents (n = 258).
| Characteristics | N | (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Female | 134 | (51.9) |
| Religion | ||
| Islam | 258 | (100) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 154 | (59.7) |
| Widowed | 53 | (20.5) |
| Single | 35 | (13.6) |
| Divorced | 11 | (4.3) |
| Separate | 5 | (1.9) |
| Level of educationb | ||
| Quranic | 101 | (39.3) |
| Primary | 68 | (26.5) |
| Secondary | 50 | (19.5) |
| None | 31 | (12.1) |
| Tertiary | 7 | (2.7) |
| Employment status | ||
| Unemployed | 176 | (68.2) |
| Employed | 65 | (25.2) |
| Student | 2 | (0.8) |
| Retired | 3 | (1.2) |
aIDPs, internally displaced persons.
bn = 257.