Variable | Frequency (n = 297) | Percent (%) |
---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
≤ 24 | 10 | 3.4 |
25–29 | 176 | 59.3 |
30–34 | 105 | 35.4 |
≥ 35 | 6 | 2.0 |
Mean age ± SD (years) | 28.8 ± 2.6 | |
Education | ||
Primary | 12 | 4.1 |
Secondary | 106 | 35.7 |
Tertiary | 176 | 59.2 |
No formal | 3 | 1.0 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 294 | 99.0 |
Single | 3 | 1.0 |
Occupation | ||
Unemployed | 55 | 18.5 |
Trading | 113 | 38.1 |
Civil servant | 112 | 37.7 |
Othera | 17 | 5.7 |
Ethnicity | ||
Hausa | 12 | 4.0 |
Igbo | 71 | 23.9 |
Ijaw | 160 | 53.9 |
Yoruba | 35 | 11.8 |
Other | 19 | 6.4 |
Place of residence | ||
Rural | 35 | 11.8 |
Urban | 262 | 88.2 |
Religion | ||
Christianity | 283 | 95.3 |
Islam | 14 | 4.7 |
Gravidity | ||
1 | 73 | 24.6 |
2–4 | 192 | 64.6 |
≥ 5 | 32 | 10.8 |
Monthly income | ||
≤ N18000 | 153 | 51.5 |
> N18000 | 144 | 48.5 |