The European Journal of Social & Behavioural Sciences
Online ISSN: 2301-2218
European Publisher
Effects of Economic Recession on the Lifestyle of Undergraduates in Nigeria
Table 7: Effect of economic recession on respondents’ lifestyles (n=239).
| S/N | STATEMENTS | SAF(%) | AF(%) | UF(%) | DF(%) | SDF(%) | Rank | |
| 1 | I lose my sense of direction and purpose during economic recession | 108 (45.2) | 85 (35.6) | 19 (7.9) | 12 (5.0) | 14 (5.9) | 4.13 | 1st |
| 2 | I live life one day at a time and don’t really think about the future during the recession | 88 (36.8) | 90 (37.7) | 26 (10.9) | 19 (7.9) | 16 (6.7) | 3.90 | 2nd |
| 3 | I don’t enjoy making plans and working to make them a reality because of the recession | 23 (9.6) | 26 (10.9) | 18 (7.5) | 94 (39.3) | 78 (32.6) | 3.74 | 3rd |
| 4 | It affects students’ lifestyle (fashion, entertainment, peer groups, status) | 73 (30.5) | 96 (40.2) | 19 (7.9) | 32 (13.4) | 19 (7.9) | 3.72 | 4th |
| 5. | It affects my relationship and communication with family, friends and relatives. | 52 (21.8) | 95 (39.7) | 18 (7.5) | 49 (20.5) | 25 (10.5) | 3.42 | 5th |
| 6 | It causes social insecurity among students. | 43 (18.0) | 90 (37.7) | 33 (13.8) | 55 (23.0) | 18 (7.5) | 3.36 | 6th |
| 7 | It affects the wellbeing (health, income status) of students. | 41 (17.2) | 75 (31.4) | 34 (14.2) | 65 (27.2) | 24 (10.0) | 3.18 | 7th |
| 8 | It affects my class work, seminars and academic performance. | 35 (14.6) | 69 (28.9) | 34 (14.2) | 71 (29.7) | 30 (12.6) | 3.03 | 8th |