Educational Level Of Residents And Attitude Towards Solid Waste Disposal In Calabar Education Zone Of Cross River State, Nigeria

The purpose of this study was to investigate of educational level of residents on their attitude towards solid waste disposal in Calabar Education Zone of Cross River State. To achieve the purpose of the study one research question guided the study and one hypothesis was tested in the study. Ex-post facto research design was adopted for the study. A sample of 576 respondents from a population of 203,126 was used for the study. The questionnaire was the instrument for data collection. The reliability estimate of the instrument was established through Cronbach Alpha reliability method with a coefficient of 0.89 which was high enough. One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was the statistical techniques utilized to test the hypothesis under study at .05 level of significance. The result of the analysis revealed that, educational level of residents significantly influenced their attitude towards solid waste disposal in Calabar Education Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria. Based on the finding, it was recommended that Government should adequate educational engagements for residents with low educational level in solid waste disposal activities.