Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Male | 364 | 95.5 |
 Female | 17 | 4.5 |
Mean age | 27.95 ± 7.08 |  |
Educational status | ||
 None | 22 | 5.8 |
 Completed primary | 68 | 17.8 |
 Completed secondary | 242 | 63.5 |
 Completed tertiary | 49 | 12.9 |
Religion | ||
 Christianity | 358 | 94.0 |
 Islam | 23 | 6.0 |
Tribe | ||
 Tiv | 250 | 65.9 |
 Others | 129 | 34.1 |
State of origin | ||
 Benue | 320 | 84.0 |
 Other | 61 | 16.0 |
Employment before arrest | ||
 Yes | 313 | 82.2 |
 No | 68 | 17.8 |
Occupation (n = 313) | ||
 Civil servant | 15 | 4.8 |
 Self-employed | 298 | 95.2 |
Average monthly income before arrest (in Naira) (n = 313) | ||
 < 20,000 | 118 | 37.7 |
 20,000–100,000 | 182 | 58.1 |
 > 100,000 | 13 | 4.2 |
Mean income | 39,301.02 ± 72,789.25 |  |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 200 | 52.5 |
 Married | 163 | 42.8 |
 Divorced/widowed | 18 | 4.7 |
Family setting (n = 163) Family type, if married | ||
 Monogamous | 120 | 73.682.8 |
 Polygamous | 43 | 26.4 |
Number of children (n = 179) | ||
 1–4 | 156 | 87.1 |
 ≥ 5 | 23 | 12.6 |