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Table 1 Socio-demographic profile of educators (n = 517)

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

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

 
  1. 1Pearson Chi-squared test.
  2. 2ANOVA.