4.3 Occupation Table 3: Categories of occupation Occupation Frequency Percentage of n Employee 25 12.5% Retired 18 9.0% Student 22 11.0% Trader 82 41.0% others (self- employed, farmers, clergy, etc) 53 26.5% valid responses 200 Source: researcher’s field data, Lagos, March 2018 Figure 9. Bar chart displaying occupation of respondents It is interesting to note that 41% of the respondents that participated in the survey were people actively engaged in trading as an occupation. In each of the 6 LCDAs, this occupation category recorded the highest number. This category of people either operates commercial shops in the building where they reside or are involved in one form of buying and selling of goods such that they have a control over their time as opposed to office workers. This is a significant proportion of respondents in the study area that generates packaging waste, nylon and other plastics in high volume because they sell food items and other household goods to residents in their neighbourhood. This set of people should be targeted fora community-based awareness 28
29 campaign on how to separate household solid waste from source their all-time availability at home qualify them as custodians of the environment, and they would be useful in educating others.
