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Water Supply And Consumption
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1.5 SOURCES OF DATA
There
are two basic sources of data, the primary source and the secondary
source. This research depended mainly on the primary source of data.
This was done through the administration of questionnaire.
1.5.1 PRIMARY SOURCE
The
primary source will be obtained from the distribution of questionnaires
to the various respondents within the community. The questionnaires
instrument of which will include multi choice question that will be
administered to random household across the different wards in the local
government. This study applied a cross sectional survey research design
and the use of a structured open ended and close ended is used for data
collection. This study was conducted among the dwellers in Ibadan north
east local government and basically among household heads of different
households in the community. A total number of 240 questionnaires were
administered in Ibadan north east local government area. All the
questionnaires were purposively administered among twenty (20) household
held drawn from each ward. Ibadan north east local government have a
total of twelve (12) wards and all the wards has an equal questionnaire
of twenty (20) each. The questionnaire is divided into 2 main sections.
The first section which deals with the socio-economic characteristics of
the respondent which include questions like Age, sex, religion, marital
status, household size, occupation, monthly income etc. The second
section deals with questions on water supply and consumption pattern in
their various households. Questions which include their major source of
household water supply distance to the source of water, quality of water
used in the household and other relevant questions pertinent to the
study. The interviews were administered among the dwellers that showed
interest. No incentive was offered to the participant.
1.5.2 SECONDARY DATA
Data from secondary source was obtained from journals and data from
previous researches. Others sources of information were from test
materials, archives, past projects and literature, article related to
the study. Secondary data was also collected from local government
secretariat, which will be used in the research in order to get the
accurate information about the study area.
1.6 METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS
Theuse of both descriptive and chi-square method of data analysis were
applied for the analysis of the data. For the purpose of making
comparison among the variables (i.e, socio-economic characteristics,
age, sex, occupation etc), descriptive statistics were used in the
analysis. This are used to summarize bulky data for easy understanding.
Among these are, the simple frequencies and percentages, mean, and
standard deviation etc. the results generated from the analysis are
presented in tables and figures to discuss the data and information on
various issues addressed by the research objectives. Chi square a
statistical test which was used to establish the dependency of a factor
on another factor with the aim of determining if there is a significant
relationship between the tested factors was used to test for
hypothesis..
1.7 STUDY AREA
The Ibadan north east local
government was created on the 27th August 1991 by an administration of
former head of state General Ibrahim Badamosi Babaginda. It was carved
out of the defunct Ibadan Municipal government and derived its name from
the metropolitan nature of the area it covered then (12 km radius with
Mapo as the centre)
The local government has its administrative
headquarters located along the Iwo-road axis of Ibadan, a major entry
point through Ife/Ibadan expressway end of Oyo state capital. The
inhabitants of the local government are predominantly Yoruba, although
it is highly heterogeneous, accommodating people from various other
tribes who either engage in commercial activity or work in the public
service.
The local government is heavily populated and covers a large
expanse of land with ab area of about 12.5 square kilometer.it is
bounded on the east by Egbeda and Ona ara local Governments, on the west
by Ibadan North local government and with, Ibadan South east local
government on the south. The population is said to be 330,399 as at the
2006 census.
It comprises twelve(12) wards. Each ward is represented
by a councillor at the legislative council. The 12 wards cover the under
listed areas.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study examines the domestic water supply and consumption in Ibadan north east local government area of Oyo state, Nigeria. Primary and Secondary data were used during the study. Primary data were gathered through the use of administered questionnaires. Structured questionnaire was used to solicit information from two hundred and forty (240) randomly selected households. This questionnaire was used to obtain information on type of water source, distance from household and water consumption p ... Continue reading---
