PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA FROM POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMME



HOUSEHOLD SURVEY (ONUIYI, ODENIGBO AND NGURU)
Table 1: Ages of Household
AGE GROUP OF  HOUSEHOLD
NUMBER
PERCENTAGE
16 – 25
4
8.0
26 – 35
33
66.0
36 – 45
3
6.0
46 – 55
7
14.0
56 and above
3
6.0

Age Group of Household:
Out of the 50 household surveyed, 8% were between the ages of 16-25, 6% were between 36-45 and 14% were between the ages of 46 to 55 and 6% were 55 and above.


Table 2: Gender of the Household Head
GENDER OF HEAD
NUMBER
PERCENTAGE
Male
36
72.0
Female
14
28.0

Gender of Household Head:
            The households headed by males accounted for 72% while that of female accounted for 28%.

Table 3: Households Martial status
STATUS
NUMBER
PERCENTAGE
Married
40
80.0
Single
10
20.0

Household Marital Status:
Majority of the household head surveyed were married, 80% to be precise and then the remaining 20% were single.

TABLE 4:      DOMINANT NUTRITIONAL TYPES, DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME AND FEEDING AND FREQUENCY
S/N
NUTRITIONAL TYPES
NUMBER
PERCENTAGE
1.
Garri
13
26.0
2.
Yam
8
16.0
3.
Cassava
19
38.0
4.
Rice
4
8.0
5.
Maize
2
4.0
6.
Okpa
4
8.0

TABLE 5: DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
PERCENTAGE OF INCOME SPENT ON FEEDING

NUMBER

PERCENTAGE
20-40%
6
12.0
40-70%
40
80.0
70 – 100%
4
8.0


TABLE 6: SOURCES OF FOOD SUPPLY
FOOD SUPPLY SOURCES
NUMBER
PERCENTAGE
Market
17
34.0
Farm
32
64.0
Elsewhere
1
2.0


TABLE 7: FREQUENCY OF CONSUMPTION
NUMBER OF TIMES AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD EATS DAILY
NUMBER
PERCENTAGE
Once
-
-
Twice
17
34..0
Thrice
33
66.0


DOMINANTS NUTRITIONAL TYPES, DISTRIBUTION OF ECONOMIC RESOURCES ON FEEDING AND FREQUENCY OF FEEDING:
            Analysis of household feeding conditions include description of the dominant nutritional types, their consumption patterns food supply sources, he proportion of households income devoted to feeding and the number of times the average household eats.
            Most of the people consume mostly carbohydrates and few others consume proteins. 25% f the population eat garri 15% eat yam 38% eat cassava, 8% eat rice, 4% eat beans, while the remaining 8% eat maize or meals made out of it. The income spent by most respondents on feeding vary from people to people, that means that 12% spend between (20-40%) on their income on feeding and 8% spend between (70-100%) on feeding.
            The food supply sources of most of the surveyed population were mainly sourced from farms, 34% from the markets, 64% from farm while 2% from elsewhere. More than half percent of the surveyed population 66% to be exact consumed or eat thrice daily, while 43% eat twice daily.



TABLE 8: EMPLOYMNET STATUS OF HOUSEHOLD HEAD
EMPLOYMNET STATUS
NUMBER
PERCENTAGE
Wage-earner
10
20.0
Self-employed
30
60.0
Others
10
20.0

Employment status of household head
            20% of the surveyed rural populations are wage-earners, 60% are self-employed, 20% are involved in other things.

TABLE 9: TYPES AND OWNERSHIP OF DWELLING UNITS
(A) TYPES
NUMBER
PERCENTAGE
1. Mud house
23
46%
2. Block/Brick rooming types
25
50%
3. Bungalow
2
4%

TABLE 10: OWNERSHIP OF DWELLING UNITS
(B) OWNERSHIP
NUMBER
PERCENTAGE
1. Purcahsed
2
4.0
2.  Rented
10
20.0
3. Owned or built by respondent
20
40.0
4. Inherited
18
36.0
Types and Ownership of Dwelling units:
            Housing conditions which are reflected in the types, ownership has strong bearing of the economic status and social well-being of the household. According to the surveyed results, 46% live in mud-bacha house, 50% live in block/brick rooming type and the remaining 4% live in bungalows.
            The ownership structure of dwelling houses in the rural area surveyed shows that most of the respondents live in their own houses, 4% of the population purchased their houses, 20% live rented houses, 40% own or built their houses while 34% inherited theirs.

TABLE 11: PROVISIONING OF INFRASTRUCTURE
TYPES OF INFRASTRUCTURE
GOVERNMENT NO
COMMUNITY NO.
PRIVATE
1. Economic
    a. Electricity
    b. Motorable

100%
60%

30%

10%
2. Social
  a. Schools
  b. Health institution
  c. Water supply (pipe borne)

70%
80%
100%

30%
20%
-


Provisioning of Infrastructure
            The basic socio-economic infrastructure facilities include electricity, motorable roads, schools, health institution, water supply etc, where available and adequately accessed, those facilities contribute immensely to the people, while the lack of them aggravate poverty situation. 100% of the electricity accessed by respondent was installed by the government, 60% of the motorable roads was by the government, 30% by the communities and 10% by private individuals and bodies. 70 of access to schools was by government and 30% by the community, 80% of health facilities/institutions were built by the government, 20% by the community, while water supply was 100% by the government.
TABLE 12:                CCESSIBILITY AND NON-ACCESSIBILITY TO SOCIAL ECONOMIC INFRASTRCUTURES

HEALTH
EDUCATION
ENERGY
WATER SUPPLY
ELECTRICITY
Rural
No
%
No
%
No
%
No
%
No
%
Non accessible
30
60
25
50
20
40
37
74
20
40
Accessible
20
40
25
50
30
60
13
26
30
60



Accessibility and Non-Accessibility to Social Economic Facilities by Rural Households:
            It was all the respondents that has access to more of the socio-economic facilities for instance 6% has no access to health facilities while 40% has access, 50% has no access to educational and 50% has access 50% has no access to energy while 60% has access. 74% has no access to water supply while 26% has access and also 40% has access to electricity, 60% did not have access.

TABLE 13: MODES OF TRANSPORTATION
MODES
NUMBER
PERCENTAGE
1.  Public Transport (Bus)
10
20
2.  Trekking
10
40
3.  Bicycle
12
24.0
4.  Motor cycle
8
16.0
5.  Canoes
-
-

 Modes of transportation:
Out of 50 households, 20% made use of public transport (Bus) to get to work and other places, 40% trek to any place of their choice, 24% use bicycle to transport themselves while 16% have motor cycle at their disposal.

TABLE 14:    INCIDENCE OF POVERTY EDUCATION ATTAINMENT HOUSEHOLD HEAD
EDUCATION
NUMBER
PERCENTAGE
No education
25
50
Primary
15
30
Post secondary
3
6
Secondary
7
14

Incidence of poverty educational attainment household head
            50% of the surveyed population are illiterates and have no access education while 30% were opportune to go primary school, 4% attended secondary school and 6% post secondary.
 
TABLE 15: TYPES OF HEALTH FACILITIES ACCESSED
TYPES
NUMBER
PERCENTAGE
1.  Traditional
35
70
2.  Cottage hospital
-
-
3.  Clinic
15
30

Types of health facilities accessed
            The health facilities available range from the orthodox to the traditional types. Most of these health facilities were regarded as not available because of their accessibility due to long distances between their locations and residence of the household, 70% of the population made use of the traditional health facilities while 30% made use of clinics. None had access to cottage or general hospitals because of the non-availability of any.
TABLE 16: INCOME DISTRIBUTION
(A) INCOME BRACKET(N)
NUMBER
PERCENTAGE
Less than 1,000
1
2.0
1,001 – 5,000
39
78.0
10,000 – 20,000
10
20.0
More than 20,000
-
-

(B)  CHANGE IN INCOME


1.  Increaing
9
18.0
2.  Decreasing
20
40.0
3.  No change in income
21
42.0

Income distribution
2% of the population surveyed is less than 1,000, 78% lies between 1001-5000, 20% lies between 5,001-10,000. The change in income tends to change in most cases where there is instability, 18% of the population income increases, 40% of the population income decreases while 42% of the remaining population does not change.

TABLE 17: HOUSEHOLD ACCESS TO CREDIT FACILITEIS

NUMBER
PERCENTAGE
1. Household who have no access to credits
45
90.0
2. Household with access to credit
5
10

Household access to credit faculties
90% of the surveyed population did not have access to credit facilities while 10% has access to credit.
TABLE 18: FARMING AND STRCUTURE OF LAND OWNERSHIP
TYPE
NUMBER
PERENTAGE
1.  Family owned and inherited
38
76.0
2.  Rented
2
4.0
3.  Leasehold
6
12.0
4.  Purchased
4
8.0

TABLE 19: UTILIZATION OF ENERGY
(A) LIGHTING
NUMBER
PERCENTAGE
1.  Electricity
30
60
2.  Kerosene
20
40
3.  Candle
-
-
B. COOKING


i.   Firewood
32
34
ii.  Stove
17
2.0
iii. Gas
1


The utilization of Energy:                                                                                     
            The main energy types available to the house are electricity and kerosene lamps. Electricity dominates a little the energy types sourced by households for lighting with the assistance of kerosene lamps in some cases. Government provides most of the electricity. 60% of the population made use of electricity, 40% made use of kerosene lamps.
            Most of the populations surveyed make use of firewood, which has contributed, enormously to the deforestation and degradation of the rural environment.
            64% make use of fire wood, 34% use stoves and 2% make use of gas for cooking.
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