Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study respondents

VariablesFrequency (n=335)Percentage (%)
Sex
 Male16449.0
 Female17151.0
Age (years)
 18–35 (young adults)21263.3
 36–55 (middle-aged adults)10731.9
 >55 (older adults)164.8
Marital Status
 Single8726.0
 Married14543.3
 Divorced226.6
 Separated5014.9
 Widowed319.2
Level of education
 No formal education6820.3
 Primary8324.8
 Secondary12236.4
 Tertiary6218.5
Residence status
 Indigene17451.9
 Non-indigene16148.1
Occupation
 Unemployed7522.3
 Public servant267.8
 Business owner8224.5
 Farmer15245.4
Family size (members)
 1–320260.3
 ≥413339.7
Monthly income
 No income earned7823.3
 None to ₦30 00019457.9
 Between ₦30 000 and ₦40 0004613.7
 Above ₦40 00092.7
 I’d rather not say82.4
Reason for displacement
 Conflicts10832.2
 Natural disasters13540.3
 Both9227.5
Duration of displacement
 About 1 month226.6
 >1 month to <6 months9127.2
 >6 months to <12 months16248.3
 >12 months6017.9
  • ₦, Nigerian Naira.