determinants of poverty among rural households in south western states, nigeria

نویسندگان

olubunmi lawrence balogun

چکیده

nigeria represents one of the paradoxes of development in which case the nation is rich but her people are poor. this study examines the rate of poverty among rural households in south western, nigeria. a random multistage sampling was employed for the study. ekiti and osun states were randomly selected from the six states in south-western nigeria. this was followed by random selection of two local government areas from each senatorial district of the states. lastly, data were randomly collected from three hundred and ninety-nine households using structured questionnaire. the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, foster-greer-thorbecke (fgt) weighted poverty indices and tobit regression. mean age and household size were 41.3±11.4years and 6.0±2.2 respectively. the monthly mean per adult equivalent household expenditure of the households was n 4396.3. at a poverty line of n2930.90, fifty-two percent of the households were poor. the result of tobit regression shows that age, household size, asset value and presence of toilet facility significantly affected poverty. [olubunmi lawrence balogun. determinants of poverty among rural households in south western states, nigeria. international journal of agricultural science, research and technology, 2011; 1(3):99-104].

برای دانلود باید عضویت طلایی داشته باشید

برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید

اگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید

منابع مشابه

Determinants of Poverty among Rural Households in South Western States, Nigeria

Nigeria represents one of the paradoxes of development in which case the nation is rich but her people are poor. This study examines the rate of poverty among rural households in South western, Nigeria. A random multistage sampling was employed for the study. Ekiti and Osun states were randomly selected from the six states in South-western Nigeria. This was followed by random selection of two L...

متن کامل

The Determinants of Rural Poverty in Nigeria

Most of the population of Nigeria is rural and agriculture is the mainstay of the impoverished people’s livelihood. This paper estimated the determinants of rural poverty in Nigeria using the Tobit regression model. Through the multistage sampling technique, primary data were obtained from 150 rural farming households using a questionnaire. The Result of Tobit regression analysis shows that inc...

متن کامل

Size Distribution of Income among Rice-Based Farming Households in South Eastern States of Nigeria

The study was designed to investigate the income distribution among rice-based farming households in Okigwe Agricultural Zone of Imo State, Nigeria. A sample of 120 rice-based farmers was selected by multistage sampling technique. Data were collected with a well structured questionnaire administered to 120 randomly selected rice farmers. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics...

متن کامل

the determinants of rural poverty in nigeria

most of the population of nigeria is rural and agriculture is the mainstay of the impoverished people’s livelihood. this paper estimated the determinants of rural poverty in nigeria using the tobit regression model. through the multistage sampling technique, primary data were obtained from 150 rural farming households using a questionnaire. the result of tobit regression analysis shows that inc...

متن کامل

Assessment of Poverty Alleviation Strategies Used By Rural Farming Households in Ondo State, Nigeria

Poverty has plagued many rural farming household in Nigeria. Despite several approaches adopted by Government to ameliorate poverty among its citizenry, the number of people living in impoverished condition has continued to rise. This study therefore aimed at assessing the poverty alleviation strategies used among farming household in Ondo State, Nigeria. A validated interview schedule and ques...

متن کامل

Primary School Enrollment and Gender Gap of Rural Households' Children in South Western Nigeria

The study examined school enrollment and gender gap of rural household children at the primary level. A multi-stage sampling technique was used in data collection. Probit model was used in analyzing the data set. Evidence from the analysis indicated that more boys were enrolled than girls. The factors considered affect male and female children differently. Father's education variable is signifi...

متن کامل

منابع من

با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید


عنوان ژورنال:
international journal of agricultural science, research and technology in extension and education systems

ناشر: islamic azad university shoushtar branch

ISSN 2251-7588

دوره 1

شماره 3 2011

میزبانی شده توسط پلتفرم ابری doprax.com

copyright © 2015-2023