Open AccessDeterminants of Takaful Patronage Among Entrepreneurs in Sabon Gari Market, Kano State, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Sagir Muhammad Sulaiman,
Abba Abdulhamid Dandago,
Muhammad Abdulaziz Muhammad,
Tasiu Tijjani Sabiu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of accounting research, organization and economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2621-1041
DOI - 10.24815/jaroe.v3i3.17757
Subject(s) - nonprobability sampling , multivariate statistics , religiosity , logistic regression , regression analysis , variance (accounting) , variables , statistics , psychology , multivariate analysis of variance , econometrics , business , mathematics , sociology , demography , social psychology , accounting , population
Objective – This paper examined the determinants of Takaful patronage among the entrepreneurs in Sabon Gari market of Kano metropolis, Nigeria. Design/methodology – The paper adopted survey research approach through the use of questionnaire. Respondents were selected using a purposive sampling technique. Multivariate regression was adopted to test the hypothesized model of the study using variance-based SEM. The data was analyzed using Smart-PLS 3. Results – The results show that religiosity, trust and confidence and awareness most often positive and are found to significantly influence patronage of Takaful services at significant level of 0.05 while the three explanatory variables were able to explain 58% variation in the dependent variable.