Table 6.
Definition of variables
| Signs | Variables | Measurement | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Cases | Number of reported COVID-19 cases | Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC 2020) |
| Yoruba | Yoruba | States dominated by Yoruba tribe | The World Fact (2018).1 is assigned to Yoruba states and 0 if otherwise. |
| Igbo | Igbo | States dominated by Yoruba tribe | The World Fact (2018).1 is assigned to Igbo states and 0 if otherwise. |
| Hausa | Hausa | States dominated by Hausa tribe | The World Fact (2018).1 is assigned to Hausa states and 0 if otherwise. |
| Muslim | Religion(Muslim) | Muslim-dominated states | The World Fact (2018).1 is assigned to Muslim dominated states and 0 if otherwise. |
| Christian | Religion(Christian) | Christian-dominated states | The World Fact (2018).1 is assigned to Christian dominated states and 0 if otherwise. |
| Res | Resources | States with natural resources abundance | National Bureau of Statistics (2019).1 is assigned to states with vast resources and 0 if otherwise. |
| surface | Surface area | Surface area | World Gazetteer (2013) |
| intspt | International airport | International airports | Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN 2020). 1 is assigned to states with international airport whereas 0 if otherwise. |
| seapt | Seaports | Seaports | Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA 2020). 1 is assigned to states with major seaports whereas 0 if otherwise. |
| edu | Education | Education | National Bureau of Statistics (2018). 1 is assigned to states that have their literacy rate above 50% and 0 to those below 50%. |
| apc | APC states | States controlled by APC governors | Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC 2020). 1 for the APC controlled states, 0 if otherwise |
| napc | Non-APC states | States controlled by non-APC governors | Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC 2020). 1 for non-APC controlled states, 0 if otherwise |
| rrpc | Retail and recreation % change | Retail and recreation percent change from baseline | NCDC (2020) |
| gppc | Grocery and pharmacy % change | Grocery and pharmacy percent change from baseline | NCDC (2020) |
| ppc | Parks % change | Parks percent change from baseline | NCDC (2020) |
| tspc | Transit stations % change | Transit stations percent change from baseline | NCDC (2020) |
| wpc | Workplaces % change | Workplaces percent change from baseline | NCDC (2020) |
| rpc | Residential % change | Residential percent change from baseline | NCDC (2020) |