[Ibadan Journal of Sociology, June, 2019, 9 ]
[© 2014-2019 Ibadan Journal of Sociology]53interviewees were civil servants; government employees. 12.5% (05) of
the interviewees were students. During the course of the interviews,
majority of the interviewees who are self-employed believed remittances
help to boost their businesses and provide support in times of need.
While those employed in government and private sectors opined
remittances augment their earnings and assist them to meet their needs.
The distribution of the interviewees in relation to sex shows that
52.5% (21) of the interviewees were males while 47.5% (19) of the
interviewees were females. This shows that both sexes were well
represented to a very large extent though they are not equally distributed
which is not one of the aims of the study. The result on marital status
indicates that 62% (25) of the interviewees were married, 35% (14) were
single and 2.5% (01) was widowed. The inference from the marital status
is that the marital status of the interviewees affects the remittance
behaviour of their kin migrant and the interviewees’ migratory tendency
as well. The educational qualification shows that 12.5% (05) of the
interviewees had secondary education and are currently pursuing their
B.A, B.sc, LLb and others, 87.5% (35) had tertiary education which
include NCE, ND, HND, Bachelor degrees holders, Masters degrees
holders and Ph.D holders. Majority of the interviewees are highly
educated as they have higher educational attainment and this was seen in
their perception of international migration and remittances received from
their kin migrant(s) as well their migratory tendency.
The next variable considered was the age distribution of the
interviewees. The result shows that interviewees who were between 21 –
25 were 15% (06); also, 15% (06) of the interviewees were between the
age range of 26 – 30; those between the range of 31 – 35 constituted
17.5% (07) and this was the highest within the age distributions; 15%
(06) of the interviewees were between the age ranges of 36 – 40; 7.5%
(03) fall under the age range of 41 – 45; 7.5% (03) also fall under the age
range of 46 – 50; those between the range of 51 – 55 constituted 10%
(04); 2.5% (01) of the interviewees were between the age range of 56 –
60 and those between age range of 61 and above constituted 10% (04) of
the total interviewees. This implies that economic wise, majority of the
interviewees were within the active age of economic production and they
are actually engaged in one economic activity or the other. The inference
from the age distribution and remittance was that older kinfolks receive
remittances more often than the younger ones.
With regards to religion, 87.5% (35) of the interviewees were
Christians while 12.5% (05) of the interviewees were Muslims. With
regards to ethnicity, 12.5% (05) of the interviewees were Igbo, 75% (30)
of the interviewees were Yoruba, and 12.5% (05) of the interviewees