| Demographic variables (n = 394) | ||
| Age: Average = 26 years (SD ± 5.4) | ||
| Frequency | Percent (%) | |
| ≤14 | 67 | 17.0 |
| 15 - 24 | 132 | 34.0 |
| 25 - 34 | 99 | 25.0 |
| 35 - 44 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 45 - 54 | 36 | 9.0 |
| Gender (n = 394) | ||
| Male | 143 | 36.0 |
| Female | 250 | 64.0 |
| Marital status (N = 390) | ||
| Single | 116 | 30.0 |
| Married | 177 | 45.0 |
| Divorced | 36 | 9.0 |
| widow(er) | 61 | 16.0 |
| Religion (N = 386) | ||
| Islam | 207 | 54.0 |
| Christianity | 179 | 46.0 |
| Occupation (N = 395) | ||
| Civil Servant | 132 | 33.0 |
| Trading | 82 | 21.0 |
| Farming | 34 | 9.0 |
| House Wife | 66 | 17.0 |
| Others | 6 | 2.0 |
| 6 | 75 | 19.0 |
| Educational level (N = 371) | ||
| None | 152 | 41.0 |
| Qur’anic | 4 | 1.0 |
| Primary | 20 | 5.0 |
| Secondary | 28 | 8.0 |
| Diploma/NCE | 76 | 21.0 |
| First Degree/HND | 63 | 17.0 |
| Advance Level | 1 | 0.3 |
| 0thers | 27 | 7 |