Table 1.
Language of interview and demographic characteristics of the respondents
| Language | Number (%) interviewed (Ijora Oloye | Number (%) interviewed (Ajegunle) | Number (%) interviewed (Makoko) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 77 (9.6) | 277 (34) | 192 (23.6) | 546 |
| Yoruba | 650 (80.7) | 247 (30.3) | 562 (69) | 1,45 |
| Igbo | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.2) | 7 (0.9) | 10 |
| Hausa | 2 (0.2) | 12 (1.5) | 1 (0.1) | 15 |
| Pidgin | 67 (8.3) | 234 (28.7) | 38 (4.7) | 339 |
| Others | 8 (1) | 42 (5.1) | 15 (1.8) | 65 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 348 (43.2) | 387(47.5) | 417 (51.2) | 1152 |
| Female | 457 (56.8) | 427(52.5) | 398 (48.8) | 1282 |
| Ethnic Group | ||||
| Yoruba | 746 (92.7) | 337(41.4) | 634 (77.8) | 1717 |
| Igbo | 17 (2.1) | 227(27.9) | 125 (15.3) | 369 |
| Hausa | 19 (2.4) | 8 (1.0) | 4 (0.5) | 31 |
| Others | 23(2.8) | 242 (29.8) | 52(6.4) | 317 |
| Educational status | ||||
| No formal schooling | 179 (22.2) | 86(10.6) | 107 (13.1) | 372 |
| Less than Primary school | 33(4.1) | 32(3.9) | 33 (4.0) | 98 |
| Primary school completed | 224 (27.8) | 194 (23.8) | 201 (24.7) | 619 |
| Secondary school completed | 276(34.3) | 417 (51.2) | 377(46.3) | 1070 |
| Post secondary school completed | 51(6.3) | 70(8.6) | 70(8.7) | 191 |
| Postgraduate degree | 6(0.7) | 9(1.1) | 11(1.3) | 26 |
| Quranic | 28(3.5) | 8(1.0) | 36 | |
| No response | 8(1.0) | 6(0.7) | 8(1.0) | 22 |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Single | 170(21.1) | 226(27.8) | 246 (30.2) | 642 |
| Currently Married | 559(69.4) | 518(63.6) | 496 (60.6) | 1573 |
| Separated | 6(0.7) | 13 (1.6) | 9(1.1) | 28 |
| Divorced | 2(0.2) | 9(1.1) | 10(1.2) | 21 |
| Widowed | 66(8.2) | 45(5.5) | 49(6.0) | 160 |
| Cohabitating | 1(0.1) | 3(0.4) | 4(0.5) | 8 |
| No response | 1(0.1) | 3(0.4) | 4 | |
| Religion | ||||
| Christianity | 77(9.6) | 564(69.3) | 526 (64.5) | 1167 |
| Islam | 715(88.8) | 245(30.1) | 276 (33.9) | 1236 |
| Traditional | 11(1.4) | 3 (0.4) | 11(1.3) | 25 |
| Others | 1(0.1) | 1(0.1) | 2 | |
| No response | 1(0.1) | 1(0.1) | 2(0.2) | 4 |
| Occupational Status | ||||
| Civil servant | 34(4.2) | 36(4.4) | 32 (3.9) | 102 |
| Private sector employee | 46 (5.7) | 67(8.2) | 85 (10.4) | 198 |
| Trading | 367 (45.6) | 362 (44.5) | 342(42.0) | 1071 |
| Farming | 14(1.7) | 5(0.6) | 2(0.1) | 21 |
| Artisan | 133(16.5) | 161(19.8) | 130(16.0) | 424 |
| Fisherman | 1(0.1) | 1(0.1) | 8(1.0) | 10 |
| Student | 81(10.1) | 54(6.6) | 74(9.1) | 209 |
| Housewife | 11(1.4) | 25(3.1) | 14(1.7) | 50 |
| retiree | 30(3.7) | 26(3.2) | 25(3.1) | 81 |
| Unemployed | 22(2.7) | 30(3.7) | 19(2.3) | 71 |
| Others | 63(7.8) | 41(5.0) | 83(10.2) | 186 |
| No response | 3(0.4) | 6(0.7) | 2(0.2) | 11 |