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vicinity. Pearson product moment correlation showed that there is a significant relationship between the students’ age and their choice of residence, as a correlation value of 0.187 and a significant p-value of 0.008 was derived. f) Level and place of residence Table 5.3: Cross – tabulation of Level and Place of residence Place of residence Total On campus Off campus On campus quarters Level 200 level 35 38 1 74 300 level 27 36 1 64 400 level 18 25 1 44 500 level 4 11 3 18 Total 84 110 6 200 Table 5.3.1: Correlations between Level and Place of residence Level Place of residence Level Pearson Correlation 1 -.163 * Sig. (2-tailed) .021 N 200 200 Place of residence Pearson Correlation .163 * 1 Sig. (2-tailed) .021 N 200 200 *. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed). Result in Table 5.3 also shows that more students from the 200 level (74) participated in the survey, while the least level was the 400 and 500 level (44 and 18 respectively). This low response from this set of students can be attributed to the claim of them being too busy with final year researches and the likes. A cursory look at the table shows that only few students tend to stay on campus when they are in their final year, as only 26 students out of the 62 stated that they stay on campus. More students in the 200 level can be found staying on campus. This can be attributed to the fact that it is mandatory for them to stay on campus in their first year in the institution, hence, the tendency of wanting to stay there in their second year might be high. However, as they move higher on the academic ladder, they tend to outgrow the school environment and the urge to stay off campus increases. Pearson product moment correlation further corroborates this fact as a correlation value of -0.163 and a significant p value of 0.021. This result shows that there is a negative relationship between students’ level and their choice of residence, as the significant p-value derived is less than the 0.05 threshold. g) Factors Influencing Students’ Choice of Accommodation The study sought to establish the factors influencing students’ choice of accommodation with either on-or off- campus accommodation in University of Ibadan. The responses are stated in 5.4. Table 5.4: Cross - tabulation of reasons for choice of residence and place of residence Reasons for choice of residence Place of residence On campus Percent Off campus Percent On campus quarters Percent Total No reason 3 3.61 1 0.90 0 0 4 Inadequate accommodation 10 12. 49 44.14 4 66.66 63 Need for privacy 13 15.6 54 48.6 1 16.66 68 Family decision 40 48.19 5 4.5 1 16.66 46 Educational balance 1 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 Nearness to school or academic area 3 3.61 0 0 0 0 3 Cost and convenience 6 7.222 1 0.9 0 0 7 Security reasons 4 4.81 0 0 0 0 4 No choice other than taking what was available 1 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 Poor state of school hostels 2 2.4 1 0.9 0 0 3 83 100 111 100 6 100 200 The Effects of Students' Housing on Academic Performance at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria 71 Global Journal of Management and Business Research Volume XXII Issue IV Version I Year 2022 ( ) B © 2022 Global Journals