From: Health status of primary school educators in low socio-economic areas in South Africa
Total group (n = 517) | Male (n = 196) | Female (n = 321) | p-value | |
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Age (mean ± SD) | 45 ± 7.9 | 44 ± 6.8 | 45 ± 8.6 | 0.058 1 |
Age categories (%) | ||||
<30 years | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.011 2 |
30-49 years | 72 | 80 | 68 | |
>50 years | 26 | 19 | 30 | |
Ethnicity (%) | ||||
African | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.361 2 |
White | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
Mixed ancestry | 87 | 89 | 86 | |
Environment (%) | ||||
Urban | 64 | 35 | 65 | 0.067 2 |
Rural | 36 | 65 | 35 | |
Total | 100 | 38 | 62 |