Table 1 Distribution of respondents by socio-demographic information and locality (% are in brackets)

 Ezeagu

–

–

250 (50.0)

250 (16.7)

 Ihite Uboma

–

250 (50.0)

–

250 (16.7)

 Nsukka

250 (50.0)

–

–

250 (16.7)

 Obowo

–

–

250 (50.00)

250 (16.7)

 Owerri Municipal

250 (50.0)

–

–

250 (16.70)

 Udi

–

250 (50.0)

–

250 (16.7)

 Far

250 (50.0)

250 (50.0)

250 (50.0)

250 (50.0)

 Near

250 (50.00)

250 (50.0)

250 (50.0)

250 (50.0)

 Igbo

489 (97.8)

487 (97.4)

494 (98.8)

1470 (98.0)

 Others

11 (2.2)

13 (2.6)

6 (1.2)

30 (2.0)

 Catholic

307 (61.4)

272 (54.4)

334 (66.8)

913 (60.9)

 Protestant

109 (21.8)

105(21.0)

91 (18.2)

305 (20.3)

 Other Christian

82 (16.4)

118 (23.6)

75 (15.0)

275 (18.3)

 Islam

2 (0.4)

4 (0.8)

6 (0.4)

 Tradition

1 (0.2)

1 (0.1)

 Married

491 (98.2)

496 (99.2)

485 (97.0)

1472 (98.1)

 Widowed

4 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.4)

6 (0.4)

 Divorced

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.4)

2 (0.1)

 Single

5 (1.0)

4 (0.8)

11 (2.2)

20 (1.3)

 Yes

496 (99.2)

497 (99.4)

494 (98.8)

1487 (99.1)

 No

4 (0.8)

3 (0.6)

6 (1.2)

13 (0.9)

Level of education

n = 497

n = 496

n = 494

N = 1487

 Primary

26 (5.2)

32 (6.5)

60 (12.1)

118 (7.9)

 Secondary

227 (45.7)

345 (69.6)

368 (74.5)

940 (63.2)

 Post secondary

244 (49.1)

119 (24.0)

66 (13.4)

429 (28.9)

Work for pay

n = 500

n = 500

n = 500

N = 1500

 Yes

355 (71.0)

373 (74.6)

364 (72.8)

1092 (72.8)

 No

145 (29.0)

127 (25.4)

136 (27.2)

408 (27.2)

Primary occupation

n = 355

n = 373

n = 364

N = 1092

 Domestic assistance

3 (0.8)

3 (0.8)

3 (0.8)

9 (0.8)

 Petty trading

87 (24.5)

104 (27.9)

157 (43.1)

348 (31.9)

 Business

154 (43.4)

199 (53.4)

157 (43.1)

510 (46.7)

 Teaching

40 (11.3)

23 (6.2)

24 (6.6)

87 (8.0)

 Health worker

21 (5.9)

17 (4.6)

14 (3.8)

52 (4.8)

 Other civil service

33 (9.3)

22 (5.9)

7 (1.9)

62 (5.7)

 Other

17 (4.8)

5 (1.3)

2 (0.5)

24 (2.2)

Age at last birthday

n = 500

n = 500

n = 500

N = 1500

Mean

29.01

27.97

28.42

28.47

STD

4.97

5.31

5.71

5.35

15–19

12 (2.4)

15 (3.0)

27 (5.4)

54 (3.6)

20–24

72 (14.4)

115(23.0)

94 (18.8)

281 (18.7)

25–29

183 (36.6)

190 (38.0)

169 (33.8)

542 (36.1)

30–34

164 (32.8)

118 (23.6)

132 (26.4)

414 (27.6)

35–39

55 (11.0)

49 (9.8)

59 (11.8)

163 (10.9)

40–44

12 (2.4)

11 (2.2)

17(3.4)

40 (2.7)

45+

2 (0.4)

2 (0.4)

2 (0.4)

6 (0.4)