Assessment of Residents’ Socioeconomic Characteristics and their Pattern of Residential Mobility in Osogbo, Nigeria

Abstract

This study focuses on Residents’ Socioeconomic Characteristics and the Pattern of Residential Mobility in Osogbo, Nigeria. Using both primary and secondary data. Primary data obtained from households in Osogbo and Olorunda Local Government Areas LGAs. Information obtained from INEC showed that there were 26 electoral wards in the study area. The wards were classified into core, transition, and suburban zones. A stratified random sampling technique was employed to select 9 electoral wards that were sampled. Through Google Earth, 10027 buildings were identified in the study area. In the core (1201 and 2558), transition (4434 and 1063) and suburb (443 and 328). Five per cent (5%) of the identified buildings were sampled. Thus, one out of every 20 buildings was selected using the systematic random sampling technique. Adopted this procedure, a questionnaire was administered to four hundred and ninety-nine (499) households in the study area. Secondary data obtained were the maps of the study area. Data were analyzed using binomial logistic regression and factor analysis. Findings show that most residents (87.1%) have moved at least once within Osogbo. While 12.9% of the sampled population have not moved. 7%, 4.9% and 1% of this are from the core, transition and suburban zones of Osogbo respectively. It further shows that residential movement within each residential zone is apparent. 35.9%, 34.9% and 2.4% of the residents moved or relocated within the core, transition and suburban residential zones of Osogbo, respectively. Major movement (19.2%) across the residential zones occurs from the core zone to the transition zone. Another notable residential movement is from the core to the suburban, representing 3.2%. The study concluded that special consideration must be given to the socioeconomic characteristics and the pattern of residential mobility of residents, overall housing quality, neighbourhood conditions and attributes, among others, which varied along the different residential areas of Osogbo.