Research Article
Cultural Beliefs and Infant Mortality in Nigeria
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of sample (N = 2400).
| | Variable | Frequency (%) |
| | Locality | | | Rural | 1284 (53.5%) | | Urban | 1116 (46.5%) | | Region | Urban/rural/total | | Bauchi | 235/165/400 (16.7%) | | Cross river | 108/292/400 (16.7%) | | Ibadan | 274/126/400 (16.7%) | | Imo | 274/126/400 (16.7%) | | Kano | 29/371/400 (16.7%) | | Kwara | 196/204/400 (16.7%) | | Age | | | 18–24 years | 596 (24.83%) | | 25–32 years | 926 (38.58%) | | 33–39 years | 594 (24.75%) | | 40 years and above | 284 (11.83%) | | Religion | | | ATR | 73 (3.04%) | | Christianity | 1488 (62%) | | Islam | 839 (34.96%) | | Marital status | | | Single | 1041 (43.38%) | | Married | 1253 (52.21%) | | Divorced/separated | 60 (2.5%) | | Widowed | 46 (1.92%) | | Education | | | SSCE | 455 (18.96%) | | OND/HND | 546 (22.75%) | | B.A./B.S. | 1117 (46.54%) | | Master’s degree | 181 (7.54%) | | Ph.D. | 59 (2.46%) | | Others | 42 (1.75%) | | Ethic group | | | Hausa/Fulani | 634 (26.42%) | | Igbo | 1240 (51.67%) | | Yoruba | 433 (18.04%) | | Others | 93 (3.88%) | | Income | | | Less than 15,000 ($75/month) | 561 (23.38%) | | 16,000–35,000 ($76–$155/month) | 1285 (53.54%) | | 36,000–49,000 ($156–$208/month) | 417 (17.38%) | | 50,000 and above ($250 and above) | 137 (5.71%) |
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