A Study of Socio-Economic Characteristics of the Urbanities and Their Travel Pattern in Nigeria

Abstract

This study, examined the relationship between socio-economic characteristics of the urbanities and their intra-urban mobility patterns in and across six selected cities in Osun State, Nigeria. Primary source of data for this work is the households across the cities studied. Instruments of data collection were focusing group discussion and questionnaire administered on the urban residents to investigate the socio-economic characteristics of the households and their travel patterns. Stratified sampling technique was employed to select two cities each from large, medium and small urban centres in Osun State. One percent (2133) of the households in the selected cities was systematically and randomly sampled for data collection. The resulting data were descriptively and inferentially analyzed using tables, percentages and multiple regression analysis. Analysis reveals a positive relationship between the socio-economic and travel pattern of urbanites in the cities. The study shows that about 92.5% of the variability in the observed travel pattern is explained by the socio-economic characteristics of urban residents. The study concluded with the suggestion that urban planning must be done in such a way that it will enhance effective travel pattern within and among different socio-economic groups.

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“…Individuals can participate in events, earn a living, meet their fundamental needs, relax and play. They may also form and maintain social networks due to the availability of transport mobility [9]. Mobility is equally crucial for economic development, exchange of knowledge, ideas, experience, and culture.…”

“…Consequently, there has been a rapid expansion of Nigerian cities' areal extent, which is now tenfold their initial growth point [13]. A critical aspect of this is that city growth and expansion in Nigeria have been largely uncontrolled [9] and are currently expanding to a point where it threatens to smother the transportation system that prepared and promoted its growth [16].…”

Analysis of Households’ Water Access and Consumption in Differential Urban Neighbourhoods of Osogbo, Nigeria

“…The estimated household population of the selected neighbourhoods was 26,829 based on the estimation that the average household size in the urban area was 5 as assumed by Adedotun, et al (2017) and Solanke (2005). This serves as the sample frame for the study.…”

“…This sample size is also based on the statistical belief that where a small sample is selected randomly from a large population, the result will always give a true representation of the area. Similarly, previous research (Adedotun et al 2017;Aluko, 1996;Arimah and Adinnu, 1995) utilized 1% in their studies. While less than 1% was utilized by Olokesusi (1994) and Havlicek (1985).…”