Table 2 Respondents' and households' Socio-economic and demographic characteristics
| Â | Abakaliki (urban) | Ezilo (semi-urban) | Nkalagu (rural) | Eke-na-ene (rural) | Enugu (urban) | Udi (semi-urban) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | (N = 370) | (N = 366) | (N = 376) | (N = 300) | (N = 352) | (N = 300) | ||||||
Household heads: n % | 163 | 43.9 | 341 | 93.2 | 104 | 27.7 | 199 | 66.3 | 118 | 33.5 | 236 | 78.7 |
No of household residents: Mean (SD) | 4.8 (2.5) | 6.4 (3.4) | 6.8 (4.2) | 5.9 (2.8) | 4.4(2.0) | 5.2(2.54) | ||||||
Age of respondent: Mean (SD) | 36.6 (11.2) | 42.6 (11.7) | 42.1 (13.6) | 54.8 (14.1) | 40.46(13.34) | 54.4(13.5) | ||||||
Sex (Males) | 163 | 43.9 | 334 | 91.3 | 91 | 24.2 | 188 | 62.7 | 95 (27.0) | 164 (54.7) | ||
Years of education: Mean (SD) | 8.6 (4.7) | 6.0 (5.1) | 3.3 (5.0) | 6.0 (4.9) | 11.5 (4.7) | 4.5(4.4) | ||||||
Whether married: n % | 356 | 96.0 | 351 | 95.9 | 366 | 97.3 | 290 | 96.7 | 331 | 94.0 | 293 (97.7) | |
Weekly food cost: Mean (SD) | $15.75 ($10.61) | $17.21 ($18.0) | $26.14 ($28.09) | $10.07 ($16.35) | $16.98 ($11.15) | $8.61 ($9.25) | ||||||
Radio: n % | 347 | 93.5 | 323 | 88.3 | 346 | 92.0 | 276 | 92.0 | 346 | 98.3 | 239 | 79.7 |
Fridge: n % | 176 | 47.4 | 26 | 7.1 | 30 | 8.0 | 96 | 32.0 | 309 | 87.8 | 48 | 16.0 |
TV: n % | 296 | 79.8 | 96 | 26.2 | 60 | 16.0 | 177 | 59.0 | 325 | 92.3 | 95 | 31.7 |
Bicycle: n % | 84 | 22.6 | 206 | 56.3 | 260 | 69.1 | 46 | 15.3 | 6 | 1.7 | 37 | 12.3 |
Motorcycle: n % | 169 | 45.6 | 58 | 15.8 | 47 | 12.5 | 20 | 6.7 | 41 | 11.6 | 17 | 5.7 |
Motorcar: n % | 50 | 13.5 | 5 | 1.4 | 23 | 6.1 | 60 | 20.0 | 106 | 30.1 | 14 | 4.7 |