Table 1 Socioeconomic characteristics of respondents (n = 438)
Variable | Frequence (%) or average (±SD) |
|---|---|
Place of residence | |
Rural | 250 (57.1) |
Urban | 188 (42.9) |
Age of mothers (years) | |
<30 | 65 (14.9) |
31–40 | 169 (38.8) |
41–50 | 157 (36.0) |
>50 | 45 (10.3) |
Number of daughters | |
One | 314 (71.9) |
Two | 106 (24.3) |
Three | 12 (2.7) |
Four | 5 (1.1) |
Average age of daughters | 10.7 (±1.4) |
Tribe of respondent | |
Ibo | 422 (96.8) |
Others | 14 (3.2) |
Level of education | |
No education | 19 (4.3) |
Primary education | 131 (30.0) |
Secondary education | 167 (38.2) |
Tertiary education | 75 (17.2) |
Post tertirary education | 45 (10.3) |
Monthly incomea | |
Less than <US $251 (N50,000) | 251 (57.6) |
US$ 251–502 (N50,000–N100,000) | 109 (25.0) |
US$ 502–1256 (N100,000–N250,000) | 43 (9.9) |
US$ 1256–2512 (N250,000–N500,000) | 16 (3.7) |
>US$ 2512 (>N500,000) | 17 (3.9) |
Occupation | |
No occupation | 28 (6.4) |
Farming | 57 (13.1) |
House wife | 40 (9.2) |
Public servant | 110 (25.3) |
Private business | 197 (45.3) |
Others | 2 (0.5) |
Religious preference | |
None | 1 (0.2) |
Traditionalist | 48 (11.0) |
Catholic | 276 (63.4) |
Protestant | 101 (23.2) |
Muslim | 7 (1.6) |
Others | 2 (0.5) |