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. 2015 Apr 18;15:397. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1709-2

Table 1.

Demographic information

Characteristics Abbi [ n (%)] Kwale [ n (%)] Lagos [ n (%)]
Gender
Male 56 (38.6) 51 (28.2) 42 (43.8)
Female 89 (61.4) 130 (71.8) 54 (56.3)
Total 145 (34.4) 181 (42.9) 96 (22.7)
Age group
18-24 34 (23.8) 106 (58.6) 11 (11.7)
25-34 10 (7.0) 21 (11.6) 8 (8.5)
35-44 17 (11.9) 19 (10.5) 25 (26.6)
45-54 15 (10.5) 27 (14.9) 27 (28.7)
55-64 11 (7.7) 8 (4.4) 17 (18.1)
65-74 17 (11.9) 0 (0.0) 4 (4.3)
≥75 39 (27.3) 0 (0.0) 2 (2.1)
Missing variables 2 0 2
Education completed
No formal school 43 (29.7) 6 (3.4) 1 (1.0)
Less than primary school 4 (2.8) 2 (1.1) 4 (4.2)
Primary school 68 (46.9) 95 (53.1) 35 (36.5)
Secondary school 19 (13.1) 46 (25.7) 36 (37.5)
University 10 (6.9) 24 (13.4) 17 (17.7)
Postgraduate 0 (0.0) 6 (3.4) 3 (3.1)
Refused 1 (0.7) 0 (0) 0 (0.0)
Missing variables 0 2 0
Work status
Government employee 7 (4.8) 28 (15.6) 2 (2.1)
Non-government employee 3 (2.1) 1 (0.6) 17 (17.7)
Self-employed 23 (15.9) 24 (13.3) 58 (60.4)
Non-paid 58 (40.0) 14 (7.8) 0 (0.0)
Student 31 (21.4) 106 (58.9) 7 (7.3)
Homemaker 2 (1.4) 0 (0.0) 2 (2.1)
Retired 6 (4.1) 0 (0.0) 5 (5.2)
Unemployed (able to work) 6 (4.1) 6 (3.3) 4 (4.2)
Unemployed (unable to work) 8 (5.5) 1 (0.6) 1 (1.0)
Refused 1 (0.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Missing variables 0 1 0
Average daily income (US$)
Low income 41 (28.3) 21 (11.6) 20 (20.8)
Low-middle income 15 (10.3) 15 (8.3) 25 (26.0)
Upper-middle income 3 (2.1) 5 (2.8) 10 (10.4)
High income 1 (0.7) 4 (2.2) 14 (14.6)
Unknown 85 (58.6) 136 (75.1) 27 (28.1)