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 |