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Table 1 Descriptive statistics males aged 15+ (n = 2676)

From: Decomposing socioeconomic inequalities in alcohol use by men living in South African urban informal settlements

Variable

N

Mean (95% CI)

15–34

1107

53.6 (51.5, 55.8)

35–44

426

20.6 (18.8, 22.4)

45–54

325

15.7(14.2, 17.3)

55+

207

10.0 (8.7, 11.3)

Race:

 African

2379

95.6 (94.8, 96.4)

 Non-African

110

4.4 (3.6, 5.2)

Marital status:

 Married

983

42.0 (40.0, 44.0)

 Widow/ divorced

84

3.6 (2.8, 4.4)

 Never married

1275

54.4 (52.2, 56.5)

Educational attainment:

 No school

181

7.6 (6.5, 8.6)

 Primary

610

25.4 (23.7, 27.2)

 Secondary

1027

42.8 (40.8, 44.8)

 Matric

468

19.5 (17.9, 21.1)

 Tertiary

112

4.7 (3.8, 5.5)

Employment status:

 Employed

899

38.9 (36.9, 40.9)

Wealth status:

 Quintile 1

565

21.4 (19.9, 23.0)

 Quintile 2

528

20.0 (18.5, 21.6)

 Quintile 3

525

19.9 (18.4, 21.4)

 Quintile 4

527

20.0 (18.4, 21.5)

 Quintile 5

493

18.7 (17.2, 20.2)

Province:

 Western Cape

228

8.6 (7.6, 9.7)

 Eastern Cape

232

8.8(7.7, 9.9)

 Northern Cape

59

2.2 (1.7, 2.8)

 Limpopo

160

6.1 (5.1, 7.0)

 Mpumalanga

13

0.5 (0.2, 0.8)

 Gauteng

1422

53.9 (52.0, 55.8)

 North West

234

8.8 (7.8, 10.0)

 Kwa-Zulu Natal

229

8.7 (7.6, 9.7)

 Free State

61

2.3 (1.7, 2.9)

  1. As expected, the majority of men living in informal settlements were Africans (96%). Only 39% of male respondents were employed. About 20% of the sample had matric and 43% had not completed secondary school