The Effects of Rural-Urban Migration on Rural Communities of Southeastern Nigeria

Table 5

Kruskal-Wallis results of developmental impact variables of rural-urban migration.

Migration impact variable	Abia North	Abia Central	Abia South	Imo West	Imo North	Imo East
Debt repayment	46	41	38	43	44	46
Buying of food	44	51	32	47	43	43
Savings	48	39	38	42	48	42
House building/maintenance	43	48	36	42	49	42
Education of children	35	36	52	50	41	42
Investments	40	48	39	45	44	44
Funerals	42	41	41	45	43	45
Purchase of household goods	42	44	39	45	44	44
Education project	32	41	51	54	36	43
Electrification project	42	39	43	44	44	45
Water supply project	46	42	37	41	47	45
Road project	47	41	37	44	45	44
Agricultural project	46	41	38	46	45	42
Church projects	42	40	42	44	46	43
Other projects	39	44	41	45	45	43