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.