Variables

Description

Socioeconomic:

Description

1. Gender

0 = male; 1 = female (nominal variable)

2. Age of respondent

1 = below 20; 2 = 21 - 40; 3 = 41 - 60;

4 = above 61 (ordinal variable)

3. Household size

Continuous variable

4. *Household income

1 = below N50,000; 2 = N50,000 - 69,000;

3 = N70,000 - 99,000; 4 = N100,000 and above per month (ordinal variable)

5. Number of cars per-household

Continuous variable

6. Type of job

1 = Farmer; 2 = trader; 3 = civil servant; 4 = cooperate worker; 5 = applicant (nominal variable)

7. Education

1 = no formal education; 2 = primary education;

3 = secondary education; 4 = tertiary education (ordinal variable)

8. Origin

0 = migrant; 1 = indigene (nominal variable)

Determinants of Residential Choice District:

Nominal Variable

9. Sociocultural

1 = Proximity to relatives

2 = Proximity to hometown/ village of origin

10. Neighbourhood settings

3 = Safety and security

4 = Good road network

5 = Clean and well-planned

11. Accessibility

6 = Proximity to workplace

7 = Access to good school

8 = Proximity to place of worship

9 = Access to vacant land

10 = Access to cheap accommodation

12. **Residential districts

1 = Aduwawa-Oregbeni sector

2 = Ugbowo-Siluko sector

3 = Ekehuan-Airport road sector

4 = Sakpoba-Sapele road sector

5 = Core region sector