Empirical Research
ASSESSMENT OF ADULTS` OPINION ON THE IDEAL FAMILY SIZE AND FAMILY WELL-BEING IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
By Kalesanwo O.O. PhD and Adenuga Emmanuel, A.
Volume 7 - Issue 3
Aug 10, 2009 - 3:55:59 PM

The study assessed adults` opinion on ideal family size and family well being in Ogun state. Two hundred respondents were randomly chosen using simple random sampling techniques. The sampling covered both the rural and urban segment of each zone. Therefore, the sample size for the study is eight hundred (800) subjects. A self-structured questionnaire with reliability index of 0.92 was used for data collection. The data obtained were collated and analyzed using inferential statistics of chi-square to test the acceptance and non acceptance of the hypotheses. Three hypotheses were tested, two hypotheses were accepted, while one was rejected. This implies that religion and child’s sex do not influence Ogun State Adults` opinion on ideal family size and family well being while level of education does. Based on this finding some of the recommendations included the teaching of Family life education should be extended to families, homes, and communities; government and private bodies should collaborate to provide family planning facilities in all the parts of the state; and family planning facilities should be made available and easily accessible to the rural dwellers.