Research Article
Intraurban Analysis of Domestic Solid Waste Disposal Methods in a Sub-Sahara African City
Table 1
Socioeconomic characteristics of residents in the study area.
| Variables | High | Medium | Low | Total | Freq. | (%) | Freq. | (%) | Freq. | (%) | Freq. | (%) |
| Income classification | | | | | | | | | ₦18,780–₦50,000 (LI) | 12 | 5.3 | 8 | 8.5 | — | — | 20 | 5.2 | ₦50,001–₦100,000 (MI) | 88 | 38.4 | 46 | 48.9 | — | — | 134 | 34.9 | Above ₦100,000 (HI) | 129 | 56.3 | 40 | 42.6 | 61 | 100 | 230 | 59.9 | Age of residents | | | | | | | | | 19–30 years | 32 | 14.0 | 5 | 5.3 | 12 | 19.7 | 49 | 12.8 | 31–55 years | 167 | 72.9 | 69 | 73.4 | 35 | 57.4 | 271 | 70.6 | 56 and above | 30 | 13.1 | 20 | 21.3 | 14 | 23.0 | 64 | 16.7 | Educational status | | | | | | | | | Primary school | 1 | 0.4 | 4 | 4.2 | — | — | 5 | 1.3 | Secondary school | 51 | 22.3 | 30 | 31.9 | 4 | 6.6 | 85 | 22.1 | Tertiary school | 177 | 77.3 | 60 | 63.9 | 57 | 93.4 | 294 | 76.6 | Length of stay | | | | | | | | | 1–10 years | 149 | 65.0 | 67 | 71.3 | 47 | 77 | 263 | 68.5 | 11–25 years | 78 | 34.1 | 25 | 26.6 | 14 | 23.0 | 117 | 30.5 | 26–40 years | — | — | 2 | 2.1 | — | — | 2 | 0.5 | Above 40 years | 2 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0.5 |
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Note: Freq. means frequency.
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