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

Note: Freq. means frequency.