The European Journal of Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Effects of Economic Recession on the Lifestyle of Undergraduates in Nigeria
Table 3: Socio- demographic characteristics of respondents (n=239).
| Variables | F (%) |
| Age (Years) | |
| ≤20 | 40 (16.7) |
| 21-25 | 143 (59.8) |
| 26-30 | 52 (21.8) |
| ≥30 | 4 (1.7) |
| Mean | 23 |
| S.D. | 3.143 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 117 (49.0) |
| Female | 122 (51.0) |
| Marital Status | |
| Single | 198 (82.8) |
| Married | 38 (15.9) |
| Divorce | 3 (1.3) |
| Level | |
| 300 | 112 (46.9) |
| 400 | 127 (53.1) |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | 160 (66.9) |
| Islam | 75 (31.4) |
| Traditional | 4 (1.7) |
| Monthly allowance (Naira) | |
| ≤20,000 | 196 (82.0) |
| 21,000-40,000 | 29 (12.1) |
| 41,000-60,000 | 13 (5.4) |
| ≥60,000 | 1 (0.4) |
| Mean | 16577.41 |
| S.D. | 110.505 |
| Family Type | |
| Monogamy | 182 (76.2) |
| Polygamy | 57 (23.8) |
| Household size (Persons) | |
| 1-10 | 217 (90.8) |
| 11-19 | 22 (9.2) |
| Mean | 6 |
| S.D. | 3.095 |