Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents (n = 200)
Variable | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
21–30 | 70 | 35.5 |
31–40 | 118 | 59.0 |
41–50 | 12 | 6.0 |
Religion | ||
Christianity | 164 | 82.0 |
Islam | 36 | 18.0 |
Ethnic group | ||
Yoruba | 132 | 66.0 |
Ibo | 56 | 28.0 |
Hausa | 5 | 2.5 |
Others | 7 | 3.5 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 5 | 2.5 |
Married | 193 | 96.5 |
Widowed | 2 | 1.0 |
Number of children | ||
1 | 64 | 32.0 |
2 | 91 | 45.5 |
3 | 40 | 20.0 |
4 | 5 | 2.5 |
Job level | ||
Executive staff | 41 | 20.5 |
Junior staff | 117 | 58.5 |
Managerial staff | 42 | 21.0 |
Spouse’s level of education | ||
Primary | 1 | 0.5 |
Secondary | 6 | 3.0 |
Tertiary | 193 | 96.5 |
Occupation of husband/partner | ||
Senior Professional | 141 | 70.5 |
Intermediate Professional | 51 | 25.5 |
Junior Professional | 2 | 1.0 |
Semi-skilled | 4 | 2.0 |
Unskilled | 2 | 1.0 |