Public transportation in metropolitan Lagos, Nigeria: analysis of public transport users’ socioeconomic characteristics

Figures & data

Table 1. Summary and descriptive statistics of variables.

Variable	Description	Unit	Mean	Standard deviation
Age	Respondent’s age	Years	32.9	0.289
Education	Years of formal education	Years	12.84	0.119
Income	Household monthly income	Dollar ($)	285.7	7.23
Household size	Household size	Number	4.92	0.052
Auto-ownership	No. of cars in household		0.86	0.06

Source: Field Survey (2012).

Table 2. Descriptive statistics of socioeconomic characteristics.

Characteristics	Description of category	Distribution (%)
Age group	15–24 years	22.7
	25–34 years	38.5
	35–44 years	24.3
	45–54 years	10.2
	55–64 years	3.2
	>65 years	0.4
Gender	Male	60.3
	Female	39.7
Marital status	Never married	38.4
	Married	53.8
	Divorced	1.7
	Separated	1.8
	Widowed	2.5
Educational level	None	3.3
	Primary education	5.6
	Junior sec/modern school	5.6
	Senior sec/secondary/TTC	32.6
	National diploma/NCE	21.2
	University degree/HND	27.5
	Others	3.3
Employment status	Formal employment	36.9
	Informal employment	36.4
	Retired	2.9
	Schooling/apprenticeship	16.5
	Unemployed	5.8
Employment type	Trading and commerce	28.7
	Civil service	18.3
	Farming	0.9
	Artisans	7.9
	Schooling	15.4
	Retired	2.4
	Unemployed	6.3
	Industrial work	8.3
	Others	7.0

Source: Field Survey (2012).

Table 3. Household characteristics.

Household income/month	Frequency	Percentage
<$100	157	11.6
$100–$200	209	15.5
$200–$300	181	13.4
$300–$400	126	9.3
$400–$500	82	6.1
>$500	106	7.8
Don’t know	155	11.5
Household size
1–2 persons	275	20.4
4–6 persons	837	62.0
7–9 persons	208	15.4
More than 9 persons	13	1.0
Access to telecommunications facilities
Access to radio set	1150	85.1
Access to mobile phone	1308	96.8
Access to land phone	284	21.0
Access to computer	567	42.0
Access to Internet services	631	46.7
Access to television	1280	94.7
Access to cable television	630	46.6
Access to facsimile (fax)	35	2.6
Number of vehicles in household
0	696	51.5
1	356	26.4
2	143	10.6
3–4	92	6.8
More than 4	29	2.2

Source: Field Survey (2012).