Influence of Demographic Factors on the Entrepreneurial Intentions of Motor Vehicle Mechanic Students at Technical College Level in Niger State

Abstract

The study was designed to examine the influence of the demographic factors on the entrepreneurial intentions of motor vehicle mechanic students at technical college level in Niger State. One research question and three null hypotheses guided the study. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The study covered three technical colleges in Niger State one from each senatorial zone. A total of 457 respondents comprising of 386 male and 71 female students constituted the total population for the study. Frequency and percentage count was use to analyzed the demographic data of the respondents collected for the study; while One-way Analysis of the Variance (ANOVA) was used to test the null hypotheses formulated for the study at .05 level of significance. Findings revealed among others that certain factors such as age category, ethnic group and family background influence the entrepreneurial intentions of motor vehicle mechanic students at technical college level. Based on the findings it was recommended that motor vehicle mechanic students at technical college level should be mixed during entrepreneurship programmes with respect to their age category, family background and ethnic group and as this measure will go a long way to facilitate joint practical experimental training and learning that will lead to the discovery of entrepreneurship opportunities upon graduation.