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. 2022 May 19;12:8481. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-12633-3

Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents (N = 126).

Characteristics Variables Frequency %
Age (years)  < 30 2 1.6
30–39 7 5.6
40–49 30 23.8
50–59 23 18.3
60–69 36 28.6
 ≥ 70 28 22.2
Gender Male 56 44.4
Female 70 55.6
Ethnicity Yoruba 93 73.8
Ibo 21 16.7
Hausa 5 4.0
Others 7 5.6
Marital status Married 85 67.5
Divorced 5 4.0
Widowed 30 23.8
Separated 6 4.8
Religion Christianity 97 77.0
Islam 28 22.2
Traditional 1 0.8
Level of education No formal education 7 5.6
Primary education 5 4.0
Secondary education 34 27.0
Tertiary education 80 63.5
Occupation Trading/business 21 16.7
Skilled artisan 5 4.0
Student 3 2.4
Unemployed 5 4.0
Self employed 15 11.9
Civil servant 41 32.5
Retiree 36 28.6
Monthly income (Naira)  < 10,000 10 7.9
11,000–30,000 11 8.7
31,000–50,000 19 15.1
51,000–70,000 24 19.0
 ≥ 70,000 62 49.2
Cigarette smoking Yes 21 16.7
No 105 83.3
Alcohol intake Yes 24 19.0
No 102 81.0