Table 2 Demographic characteristics of...

Table 2

Demographic characteristics of respondents

Variable	Description	Frequency	%
Location of IDPs	Niger state	146	25
	Kaduna state	258	44
	Edo state	180	31
Origin of IDPs	Zamfara state	43	7
	Plateau state	16	3
	Kebbi state	12	2
	Sokoto state	19	3
	Niger state	56	10
	Kaduna state	191	33
	Borno state	188	32
	Adamawa state	53	10
Reasons for displacement	Flooding	79	14
	War	326	56
	Fire	19	3
	Kidnapping	53	9
	Banditry	93	16
	Herdsmen and farmers’ conflict	12	2
Gender	Male	293	50.2
Gender	Female	291	49.8
Age	18–25	193	33
	26–35	134	22
	36–45	149	26
	46–55	80	14
	56–65	23	4
	65+	5	1
Employment status	Unemployed	291	49.8
	Self-employed	169	28.9
	Government employee	55	9.4
	Private sector employee	69	11.9
Education status	No formal education	108	18.5
	Primary school	129	22.1
	Pre-University	110	18.8
	University	44	7.5
	National diploma	70	12
	First degree	96	16.4
	Post graduate	27	4.7

Variable	Description	Frequency	%
Location of IDPs	Niger state	146	25
	Kaduna state	258	44
	Edo state	180	31
Origin of IDPs	Zamfara state	43	7
	Plateau state	16	3
	Kebbi state	12	2
	Sokoto state	19	3
	Niger state	56	10
	Kaduna state	191	33
	Borno state	188	32
	Adamawa state	53	10
Reasons for displacement	Flooding	79	14
	War	326	56
	Fire	19	3
	Kidnapping	53	9
	Banditry	93	16
	Herdsmen and farmers’ conflict	12	2
Gender	Male	293	50.2
Gender	Female	291	49.8
Age	18–25	193	33
	26–35	134	22
	36–45	149	26
	46–55	80	14
	56–65	23	4
	65+	5	1
Employment status	Unemployed	291	49.8
	Self-employed	169	28.9
	Government employee	55	9.4
	Private sector employee	69	11.9
Education status	No formal education	108	18.5
	Primary school	129	22.1
	Pre-University	110	18.8
	University	44	7.5
	National diploma	70	12
	First degree	96	16.4
	Post graduate	27	4.7

Source: Author’s own work, 2024

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