SOURCES OF DATA
(PRIMARY)
The
study involved the used of primary data, that is primary data collection
technique were used in securing the required information. The research was
carried out in three towns namely Onuiyi, Odenigbo and Nguru. Each town was
regarded as a cluster, hence giving us a total of three clusters. The town
Nguru is a minority town with far less population than others.
A
situation where a planned sampling procedure like systematic random sampling
i.e. (interviewing every tenth house in a street) could not take place because
the areas ere not planned, the people live scattered and surveyed households
were randomly selected at the wish of the researcher. Hence the researcher
resorted to simple random sampling technique for convenience because the
research was operating under a tight schedule. The “random” indicates that the sample is selected in such a way that
it’s impossible to predict which members will be included, and hat it is simply
a matter of chance that any particular member is selected. This statistical
technique is justified by
statistical theory. A total of 50 households’ heads
were interviewed comprising 25 from Onuiyi, 15 from Odenigbo and 10 from Nguru.
Most
of the household heads interviewed were illiterates and the researcher had to
resort to interview method. The responses gathered were three processed and
presented in a tabular form in the next chapter. A sample of interview
questions is also enclosed at the last page.
SOURCES OF SECONDARY
DATA
The
secondary data used to complement the survey exercise were obtained from CBN
the World Bank, UNDR, Federal Office of Statistics relevant ministries,
journal, serials, Newspapers, other institutions/agencies including
non-government organizations (NGOs).
METHODOLOGY
The
method used was predominantly descriptive analysis because the entire data were
processed and developed into descriptive statistics utilized for the
measurement and assessment of poverty in Nigeria. Comparisons were drawn
with contemporary developing countries in order to appreciate the degree of poverty
and its alleviation in Nigeria.