| Parameters | Cassava processors n = 264 | Petty traders n = 264 | χ2 | P value |
| Age (years) |
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| Below 30 | 71(26.9) | 74(28.0) | 5.083 | 0.079 |
| 30 - 49 | 133(50.4) | 150(56.8) |
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| 50 - 60 | 60(22.7) | 40(15.2) |
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| Mean age | 37.39 ± 12.06 | 37.83 ± 10.53 | t= −0.450 | 0.653 |
| Ethnicity |
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| Yoruba | 70(26.5) | 225(85.2) | 197.262** | <0.001* |
| Igede | 82(31.1) | 4(1.5) |
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| Igbo | 44(16.7) | 22(8.3) |
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| Isoko/Urhobo | 35(13.3) | 5(1.9) |
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| Others | 33(12.5) | 8(3.0) |
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| Level of education |
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| No formal education | 75(28.5) | 12(4.6) | 111.839** | <0.001* |
| Primary education | 124(46.8) | 77(28.4) |
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| Secondary | 61(23.2) | 148(55.9) |
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| Post-secondary | 4(1.5) | 27(10.0) |
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| Monthly income (=N=) |
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| <10,000 | 177(67) | 159(60.2) | 4.732 | 0.096 |
| 10,000 - 20,000 | 70(26.5) | 75(28.4) |
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| >20,000 | 17(6.4) | 30(11.4) |
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| Mean income (=N=) | 7075.00 ± 5665.91 | 9251.89 ± 8885.73 | T = 3.356 | 0.001* |