Table 1 Socio Demographic Characteristics of Respondents
Variables | N = 394 frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age of respondent | ||
18–30 | 50 | 12.7 |
31–44 | 222 | 56.4 |
45+ | 122 | 30.9 |
Sex | ||
Male | 45 | 11.4 |
Female | 349 | 88.6 |
Educational status | ||
No education | 254 | 64.5 |
Primary | 88 | 22.3 |
Middle/JSS | 39 | 9.9 |
Secondary | 11 | 2.8 |
Tertiary/higher | 2 | 0.5 |
Religion | ||
Traditional | 93 | 23.6 |
Christian | 270 | 68.5 |
Muslim | 24 | 6.1 |
Other | 7 | 1.8 |
Ethnicity | ||
Kassem | 171 | 43.4 |
Nankam | 200 | 50.8 |
Buli | 17 | 4.3 |
Other | 6 | 1.5 |
Marital status | ||
Never married | 5 | 1.3 |
Married/living | 340 | 86.3 |
Together | 9 | 2.3 |
Devoiced | 39 | 9.9 |
Windowed | 1 | 0.2 |
Main occupation | ||
Subsistence farmer | 238 | 60.4 |
Trader | 141 | 35.8 |
Housewife | 3 | 0.8 |
Civil/public servant | 4 | 1.0 |
Unemployed | 2 | 0.5 |
Other | 6 | 1.5 |