Table 5

OLS regression estimates for log monthly earnings and average earnings (in Naira) by group

CoeffT-test (p value)Average earning
Gender
Female0.46667.40 (0.000)53460.66
Male0.35474.75 (0.001)101957.46
Location
Rural0.26054.46 (0.000)49887.37
Urban0.37805.76 (0.000)66070.14
Region
North−0.1679−2.72 (0.007)55039.52
South0.24361.25 (0.001)62638.92
Educational level
No schooling0.15600.19 (0.849)26500.00
Primary0.1602−0.18 (0.861)36051.78
Secondary0.40500.50 (0.620)36614.14
Tertiary1.05021.29 (0.198)83683.21
Vocational0.73070.88 (0.380)74137.37
Marital status
Married0.0475−0.45(0.655) 
Not Married−0.6613−5.14 (0.000) 
Sector of employment
Agriculture−0.1105−0.39 (0.695)6949.361
Industry0.35241.47(0.142)46991.20
Services0.17920.81 (0.419)47600.44
Constant9.586611.25 (0.000) 
R2 adjusted0.2510  
Sample size807  

Source(s): Authors’ computation 2020

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