Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents

Sex

Male

178

53.6

Female

154

46.4

Ethnicity

Igbo

325

97.9

Minority eg. Ijaw

7

2.1

Age category (years)

9–11

9

2.7

12–14

245

73.8

15–17

78

23.5

Mean age (SD) = 14 (1.2)

Household size category

1–4

37

11.1

5–9

264

79.5

10+

31

9.3

Total number of children category

1–4

101

30.4

5+

231

69.6

Birth order category

1–4

250

75.3

5+

82

24.7

Custodian of the respondents

Both parents

210

63.3

Single mother

30

9.0

Single father

3

.9

Other relatives

55

16.6

Unrelated guardian

34

10.2

Employment status of the father

Petty trading

50

15.1

Big business

58

17.5

Public servants

61

18.4

Employed in a private firm

17

5.1

Artisan / Self-employed

110

33.1

Farmer

20

6.0

Unemployed

16

4.8

Employment status of the mother

Petty trading

101

30.4

Big business

50

15.1

Public servants

55

16.6

Employed in a private firm

2

8.1

Artisan / Self-employed

59

17.8

Farmer

25

7.5

Unemployed

15

4.5

Employment status of the male custodian

Petty trading

25

26.9

Big business

24

25.8

Public servants

12

12.9

Employed in a private firm

28

30.1

Artisan / Self employed

1

1.1

Farmer

2

2.2

Unemployed

1

1.1

Employment status of the female custodian

Petty trading

9

9.7

Big business

21

22.6

Public servants

24

25.8

Employed in a private firm

13

14.0

Artisan / Self employed

23

24.7

Farmer

2

2.2

Unemployed

1

1.1