Comparative analysis of poverty status of rural and urban households in Kwara State, Nigeria.

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dc.contributor.authorOlorunsanya, E. O.
dc.contributor.authorFalola, A.
dc.contributor.authorOgundeji, F. S.
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-15T10:40:06Z
dc.date.available2019-10-15T10:40:06Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractPoverty 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citation7. 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.phpen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2517
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Ladoke Akintola University Ogbomosoen_US
dc.subjectPoverty profileen_US
dc.subjectdeterminantsen_US
dc.subjectweighted poverty measuresen_US
dc.subjectjob opportunitiesen_US
dc.titleComparative analysis of poverty status of rural and urban households in Kwara State, Nigeria.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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