Table 1 Socio-demographic profile of the study site (combined 11 years data)
From: Overcrowding and health in two impoverished suburbs of Johannesburg, South Africa
| Characteristics | N = 3121 |
|---|---|
| n (%) | |
| Sex (head of household) | |
| Female | 2017 (64.6) |
| Male | 1104 (35.4) |
| Level of education (head of household) | |
| None | 186 (6.0) |
| Primary | 773 (24.8) |
| Secondary | 1844 (59.2) |
| Tertiary | 294 (9.4) |
| Missing | 20 (0.6) |
| Household total monthly income | |
| No income | 765 (24.5) |
| R1001 – R5000 | 1589 (50.9) |
| R5001 – R 10000 | 346 (11.1) |
| > R10000 | 246 (7.9) |
| Missing | 175 (5.6) |
| Any member of the household smokes at home | |
| Yes | 1082 (34.7) |
| No | 2039 (65.3) |
| Households with children under 5 years of age | |
| Yes | 1356 (43.4) |
| No | 1765 (56.6) |
| Period of residence in the current dwelling | |
| < 10 years | 1660 (53.2) |
| > 10 years | 1461 (46.8) |
| Perception of overcrowding in own dwelling | |
| No problem | 2352 (75.4) |
| Moderate problem | 373 (12.0) |
| Major problem | 395 (12.7) |
| Missing | 1 (0.03) |
| Perception of overcrowding in the suburb | |
| No problem | 1509 (48.4) |
| Moderate problem | 620 (19.9) |
| Major problem | 992 (31.8) |
| Degree of overcrowding in own dwelling by UN HABITAT definition | |
| Not overcrowdeda | 1322 (42.4) |
| Moderately overcrowdedb | 1518 (48.6) |
| Extremely overcrowdedc | 281 (9.0) |