Table 1.
Summary statistics of variables employed
| Variable | Mean | Standard deviation |
|---|---|---|
| Internet adoption | 0.119 | 0.324 |
| Internet infrastructure | 28.075 | 40.016 |
| Expenditurea | 55055.25 | 79552.62 |
| Tariffs | 0.627 | 0.088 |
| Age | 43.974 | 18.394 |
| Education | 13.314 | 4.978 |
| Male | 0.561 | 0.496 |
| Married | 0.624 | 0.484 |
| Unemployed | 0.118 | 0.323 |
| Christian | 0.619 | 0.486 |
Note: Internet infrastructure: 3G/4G towers within 5 km of respondent; Expenditure: sum of expenditures on food, rent, fuel, clothing & healthcare; Age: age of the individual in years; Education: no of years of formal education; Male: Dummy = 1 if individual’s gender is male; Married: Dummy = 1 if individual is married; Unemployed: Dummy = 1 if individual is unemployed; Christian: Dummy = 1 if individual’s religion is Christianity; Tariffs: average tariff per megabyte (MB) of data use. Number of individuals: 21844
aExpenditure is in Nigerian Naira (1 Nigerian Naira = £0.0022 – as at 14 November 2019)