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Results
Respondents’ Background Characteristics
European Journal of Social Sciences – Volume 5, Number 3 (2007)
Table 1: A table showing the background characteristics of Nigerian women (NDHS 2003)
Background Variables Percent (Frequency)
Age (5-year age group)
15-19 22.95 (1,749)
20-24 19.21 (1,464)
25-29 17.80 (1,356)
30-34 12.34 (940)
35-39 10.47 (798)
40-44 9.12 (695)
45-49 8.11 (618)
Total 100.00 (7,620)
Region
North-Central 16.48 (1,256)
North-East 18.54 (1,413)
North-West 23.50 (1,791)
South-East 14.19 (1,081)
South-South 12.31 (938)
South-West 14.97 (1,141)
Total 100.00 (7,620)
Type of Place of Residence
Urban 40.12 (3,057)
Rural 59.88 (4,563)
Total 100.00 (7,620)
De facto Place of Residence
Capital/Large City 21.90 (1,669)
Small City 17.11 (1,304)
Town 17.97 (1,369)
Countryside 43.02 (3,278)
Total 100.00 (7,620)
Childhood Place of Residence
City 14.20 (1,080)
Town 32.87 (2,499)
Countryside 52.93 (4,024)
Total 100.00 (7,603)
Type of Place of Previous Residence
City 21.48 (808)
Town 33.98 (1,278)
Countryside 44.54 (1,675)
Total 100.00 (3,761)
Highest Educational Level
No Formal Education 39.44 (3,005)
Primary Education 21.86 (1,666)
Secondary Education 32.31 (2,462)
Higher 6.39 (487)
Total 100.00 (7,620)
Religious Affiliation
Catholic 15.25 (1,161)
Protestants 17.08 (1,300)
Other Christians 18.69 (1,423)
Islam/Moslem 47.31 (3,601)
Traditionalists 1.51 (115)
Others 0.16 (12)
Total 100.00 (7,612)
Literacy
Can not read at all 48.80 (3,708)
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