Table 1 Distribution of Socio-economic index (SEI) among adults (15–65 years) by selected background characteristics
Characteristic | Socio-economic index (SEI) groups | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Poor(low) | Middle | Upper | |
% [95% CI] | % [95% CI] | % [95% CI] | |
Sex*** | |||
Male | 42.3[40.2,44.4] | 45.5[43.3,47.8] | 45.1[41.6,48.6] |
Female | 57.7[55.6,59.8] | 54.5[52.2,56.7] | 54.9[51.4,58.4] |
N = 4308 | N = 5067 | N = 2892 | |
Age (years)*** | |||
15-24 | 37.1[35.6,38.6] | 31.3[29.9,32.8] | 25.1[23.2,27.2] |
25-49 | 48.8[46.9,50.8} | 55.8[53.7,57.8] | 54.2[51.2,57.2] |
50+ | 14.1[12.9,15.4] | 12.9[11.614.3] | 20.6[18.4,23.0] |
N = 4308 | N = 5067 | N = 2892 | |
Race*** | |||
African | 96.2[95.2,97.0] | 78.3[75.0,81.3] | 35.7[30.0,41.8] |
White | 0.5[0.3,1.0] | 8.0[6.4,9.8] | 35.8[30.8,41.1] |
Coloured | 3.2[2.5,4.1] | 11.5[9.7,13.7] | 17.9[15.0,21.3] |
Indian | 0.1[0.0,0.1] | 2.2[1.3,3.6] | 10.6[8.5,13.0] |
N = 4300 | N = 5060 | N = 2881 | |
Province*** | |||
Western Cape | 4.3[3.2,5.8] | 13.8[11.4,16.6] | 22.4[19.2,26.0] |
Eastern Cape | 18.8[15.5,22.6] | 8.4[6.4,11.0] | 9.6[6.8,13.3] |
Northern Cape | 1.4[1.1,1.8] | 2.4[1.9,2.9] | 2.8[2.1,3.7] |
Free State | 4.9[3.9,6.2] | 8.2[6.3,10.8] | 3.7[2.6,5.4] |
KwaZulu-Natal | 23.0[18.9,27.6] | 18.1[14.6,22.3] | 17.9[14.5,22.0] |
North West | 10.6[8.5,13.1] | 7.8[6.2,9.6] | 3.8[2.6,5.5] |
Gauteng | 9.0[6.9,11.7] | 28.7[23.3,34.8] | 35.3[30.0,41.0] |
Mpumalanga | 9.3[7.4,11.5] | 6.7[5.0,9.0] | 2.9[1.8,4.5] |
Limpopo | 18.8[15.9,22.0] | 5.9[4.4,7.8] | 1.8[1.1,2.7] |
N = 4308 | N = 5067 | N = 2892 | |
Geographical location*** | |||
Urban formal | 16.6[13.5,20.4] | 72.9[68.4,77.1] | 92.4[88.8,94.9] |
Urban informal | 16.0[12.9,19.8] | 7.8[5.6,10.8] | 7.8[0.3,1.4] |
Rural informal | 57.5[52.5,62.4] | 14.6[11.7,18.2] | 1.9[0.7,5.0] |
Rural formal | 9.8[7.6,12.5] | 4.6[3.3,6.3] | 5.1[3.2,8.0] |
N = 4308.0 | N = 5067.0 | N = 2892.0 | |
Education*** | |||
No schooling | 8.0[6.9,9.2] | 2.3[1.8,3.1] | 0.9[0.5,1.7] |
Less than matric | 75.5[73.5,77.4] | 56.0[53.5,58.5] | 31.0[27.7,34.5] |
Matric | 13.7[12.2,15.3] | 30.5[28.3,32.8] | 41.1[38.1,44.1] |
Above Matric | 2.8[2.1,3.8] | 11.1[9.5,13.0] | 27.1[24.0,30.4] |
N = 4084 | N = 4882 | N = 2792 | |
Gross income before tax per annum*** | |||
No Income | 35.8[31.6,40.2] | 18.0[15.1,21.2] | 12.6[10.1,15.5] |
< 6000 | 23.7[20.4,27.2] | 14.0[11.8,16.5] | 5.2[3.8,7.1] |
6000-24000 | 27.4[24.3,30.9] | 25.5[22.7,28.6] | 16.4[13.2,20.1] |
24000-96000 | 11.4[9.3,13.9] | 29.7[26.7,33.0] | 30.9[26.9,35.2] |
>96000 | 1.7[1.0,3.1] | 12.8[10.6,15.3] | 34.9[30.9,39.2] |
N = 1518 | N = 2551 | N = 1781 | |