Comparative analysis of poverty status of rural and urban households in Kwara State, Nigeria.
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2011
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Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Ladoke Akintola University Ogbomoso
Abstract
Poverty is a global menace that threatens the standard of living of the people across various
countries of the world. This study made a comparative analysis of the poverty status of the urban and rural
househols in Kwara State, Nigeria. Specifically the study examined the demographic and socio-economic
characteristics of the people, examined their poverty profile and identified the determinants of poverty
among the respondents. Primary data obtained from 250 respondents in urban and rural settlements of the
state were used. Descriptive statistics, weighted poverty measures and logistic regression models were the
tools employed for the analyses. The study revealed prevalence of poverty among the rural households,
female-headed ones, those with no formal education, and households with farming as their only occupation.
Poverty level was also dicovered to increase with household size, low per capita income, low educational
status and living in the rural settlements. The study therefore calls for access to formal education by the
people, control of family size through appropriate techniques, creation of more jobs in the rural areas,
diversification of job activities by the people as well as improvement of the female individuals’ access to
job opportunities.
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Poverty profile, determinants, weighted poverty measures, job opportunities
Citation
7. Olorunsanya, E. O., A. Falola & F. S. Ogundeji (2011): Comparative analysis of poverty status of rural and urban households in Kwara State, Nigeria. International Journal of Agricultural Economics & Rural Development, 4(2):44-52. Published by Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso. Available online at http://lautechaee-edu.com/journal/current_edition.php