Akwa Ibom

(n = 948), %

Delta

(n = 992), %

Rivers

(n = 880), %

Total

(n = 2820) %

Age groups

19 - 29 years

551 (58.12)

486 (48.99)

372 (42.27)

1409 (50.0)

30 - 39 years

384 (40.51)

472 (47.58)

483 (54.89)

1339 (47.4)

40 - 49 years

13 (1.37)

34 (3.43)

25 (2.84)

72 (2.6)

Marital status

Married

891 (93.99)

954 (96.17)

860 (97.73)

2705 (95.9)

Divorced

1 (0.11)

2 (0.20)

1 (0.11)

4 (0.14)

Single

54 (5.70)

35(3.53)

17 (1.93)

106 (3.8)

Widowed

2 (0.21)

1 (0.10)

2 (0.23)

5 (0.18)

Education

No formal education

3 (0.32)

4 (0.40)

0 (0.0)

7 (0.25)

Primary

42 (4.43)

43 (4.33)

3 (0.34)

88 (3.1)

Secondary

459 (48.42)

484 (48.79)

293 (33.30)

1236 (43.8)

Tertiary

444 (46.84)

461 (46.47)

584 (66.36)

1489 (52.8)

Occupation

Civil servant

80 (8.44)

40 (4.03)

80 (9.09)

200 (7.1)

Farmer

12 (1.27)

9 (0.91)

8 (0.91)

29 (1.0)

Public servant

71 (7.49)

49 (4.94)

72 (8.18)

192 (6.8)

Self-employed

228 (24.05)

185 (18.65)

159 (18.07)

572 (20.3)

Teacher

111 (11.71)

109 (10.99)

117 (13.30)

337 (12.0)

Trader

321 (33.86)

432 (43.55)

252 (28.64)

1005 (35.6)

Others

125 (13.19)

168 (16.94)

192 (21.82)

485 (17.2)