Table 12c: Availability of In-vehicle Musical Set
Variable Frequency Percent
YES 58 71.6
NO 23 28.4
Total 81 100
From descriptive statistics in table 12c above, it could be seen that observed cases for availability of Musical Set in vehicle showed that 71.6% (58) of observed cases have musical sets in their vehicles against 28.4% (23) that do not have. This supports the high prevalence rate of in-vehicle music communication among commercial drivers in South-East Nigeria.
Table 12d: Frequency Table for Functional Musical Sets and In-Vehicle Music Playing
Variable Functional musical sets In-vehicle music playing
Yes 63 66.7
No 37 33.3
Total 100% (n= 81) 100% (n= 81)
From table 12d above, it could be seen that observed cases for functional in-vehicle musical set showed that 51 (63%) drivers have functional musical set while it was observed that 30 drivers (37%) do not have a functional musical set. It could be deduced from the above statistics that more Nigeria drivers have functional musical sets against those that have faulty music sets. This also supports the prevalence rate of in-vehicle music communication among Nigerian Drivers.
Furthermore, it could be seen that observed cases for in-vehicle music playing showed that 54 (66.7%) drivers were observed engaging in some form of in-vehicular musical communication while on the road while 27 (33.3%) were not. It could be harnessed that significantly, the prevalence of in-vehicular music communication is significantly high among commercial drivers in South East.
Table 12e: Frequency Table for Preferred Type of Music Played
Variable Frequency Percent
Disco 8 9.9
Blues 10 12.3
Gospel 10 12.3
Rap 8 9.9
Hip hop 12 14.8
Dance hall 8 9.9
Reggae 7 8.6
Afro-beat 18 22.2
Total 81 100
From descriptive statistics in table 12e, it could be seen that observed cases for type of music played showed that only 9.9% (8) drivers preferred Disco music, 12.3% (10) went for Blues, another 12.3% (10) preferred Gospel, 9.9% (8) went for Rap music, while 14.8% (12) preferred Hip hop. Another 9.9% (8) chose Dance hall, 8.6% (7) went for Reggae and 22.2%
(18) preferred Afro-beat music. From this statistics, it could be seen that Afro-beat music is most preferred music type played by Nigerian drivers as observed in 81 cases.
Table 12f: Frequency Table for Respondents Taking Off With Music
Variable Frequency Percent
YES 34 42
NO 47 58
Total 81 100
Nigerian drivers who do not take off with music as evidenced from table 12f is 47 (58%) as against 34 (42%) that do take off the journey with music.
Table 12g: Frequency Table for Driver’s Response to Music
Variable Frequency Percent
Sings 13 16.0
Hums 23 28.4
Nods 24 29.6
Reflex Movement 10 12.3
Claps 4 4.9
Sit-Dance 4 4.9
All 3 3.7
Total 81 100
From descriptive statistics in table 12g above, it could be seen that observed cases for respondents‘ response to music showed that only 16% (13) of drivers preferred singing along with the music, 28.4% (23) hum the song, another 29.6% (24) nods to the music, 12.3% (10) perform other reflex actions in response to the playing music, while 4.9% (4) prefers to clap.
Also, 4.9% (4) chose sit-dance as their response while 3.7% (3) were observed to do all of the above in response to the music. From these observational analyses, it could be deduced that nodding is the most common response to in-vehicular music communication among Nigeria drivers.
Table 12h: Frequency Table for Glancing and Adjustment of Music Sets
Variable Frequency of glancing at music sets
Adjustment of music channels & volume
Always 44.4 32.1
Sometimes 34.6 46.9
Never 21 21
Total 100% (n= 81) 100% (n= 81)
From table 12h above, it could be seen that observed cases for frequency of glancing at music sets showed that 44.4% (36) drivers were observed always glancing at their musical sets, 34.6% (28) sometimes glance at their music sets and 17 (21%) never glanced at their music sets.
Also, it could be seen that 26 (32.1%) were observed almost always adjusting their
communication set, 38 (46.9%) sometimes adjusted their set while 17 (21%) never adjusted their music sets. The implication of this data is that the number of times respondents always glanced at their musical set did not always translate into adjustment of channels and/or volume of the set. Again, the frequency of intermittent adjustment (46.9) is higher than the frequency of glances (34.6).
Table 12i: Frequency Table for Preferred Music Source
From descriptive statistics in table 12i above, it could be seen that observed cases for preferred music source showed that 34.6% (28) drivers preferred Radio as their source of in-vehicle music communication platform whereas 53 (65.4%) preferred other recorded playables as source of in-vehicle music communication platform. From this observation, it could be said that most commercial drivers in South–East Nigeria prefer recorded playables as their music source.
Table 12j: Frequency Table for Frequency of Music Change
Variable Frequency Percent
Often 25 30.9
Rarely 56 69.1
Total 81 100
From descriptive statistics in table 12j above, it could be seen that observed cases for frequency of music change showed that 30.9% (25) drivers often change their music while 56 (69.1) rarely change music.
Table 12k: Change of Music on Passengers’ Demand and Abrupt Turn Off of Music
Variable Frequency Percent
Radio 28 34.6
Playables 53 65.4
Total 81 100
Variable Change of music on
passengers’ demand
Abrupt turn-off of music
Yes 43.2 37
No 56.8 63
Total 100% (n= 81) 100% (n= 81)
From descriptive statistics in table 12k above, it could be seen that observed cases for change of music on passengers‘ demand showed that 43.2% (35) drivers obliged the passengers request on change of music whereas 56.8% (46) did not.
Also, observed cases for drivers‘ abrupt turn-off of music showed that 37% (30) indulged in abrupt turn off of music while 63% (51) did not. However, it must be pointed out that most of the respondents turned down the volume of the radio or playables when approaching a military check point or FRSC check point. Again, it was observed that when respondents get to a very bad section of the road, they also turn off the radio or playables only to turn it back on when they drive past the bad section. The explanation could be from the observation that those who didn‘t turn off their sets when they got to a bad section had their musical sets turned off by the impact of the bumps and pot holes on the road. This, however, did not apply to the more careful drivers who navigate those sections slowly with no effect on their musical sets.
Table 12l: Frequency Table for Effect of Music on Drivers’ Performance
Variable Frequency Percent
Always 20 24.7
Sometimes 46 56.8
Never 15 18.5
Total 81 100
From descriptive statistics in table 12l above, it could be seen that observed cases for effect of listening to music on drivers‘ performance showed that 20 (24.7%) was always affected, 46 (56.8%) were sometimes affected whereas 15 (18.5%) were never affected.