Table 1 Sample distribution of households with at least one elderly aged 60+ years receiving no pension and receiving pension, HAALSI 2015
From: Pensions, consumption and health: evidence from rural South Africa
Characteristics | Sample distribution n = 2701 | Non-Pension households n = 574 | Pension households n = 2127 | Chi sq p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age groups | 0.037 | |||
60-69y | 1274 | 49.3 | 46.6 | |
70-79y | 802 | 25.4 | 30.8 | |
80 + y | 625 | 25.3 | 22.6 | |
Sex | < 0.0001 | |||
Male | 1283 | 55.8 | 45.3 | |
Female | 1418 | 44.3 | 54.7 | |
Household wealth | 0.070 | |||
Q1(lowest) | 553 | 23.7 | 19.6 | |
Q2 | 545 | 16.7 | 21.1 | |
Q3 | 539 | 19.0 | 20.2 | |
Q4 | 550 | 20.7 | 20.3 | |
Q5(highest) | 514 | 19.9 | 18.8 | |
Education | < 0.0001 | |||
No formal education | 1600 | 64.5 | 58.2 | |
Some primary (1–7) | 860 | 25.4 | 33.8 | |
Some secondary (8–11) | 131 | 3.9 | 5.2 | |
Secondary or more (12+) | 98 | 6.3 | 2.9 | |
In the past 1 year how often did you or any household members go to sleep at night hungry because there was not enough food? | 0.003 | |||
Never | 2087 | 82.8 | 89.4 | |
Sometimes/often | 265 | 17.2 | 10.6 | |
In the past 1 year how often did you or any household members go a whole day without eating anything because there was not enough food? | 0.001 | |||
Never | 2105 | 83.3 | 90.2 | |
Sometimes/often | 247 | 16.7 | 9.8 | |
Body Mass Index | 0.022 | |||
Underweight | 146 | 5.9 | 5.3 | |
Normal weight | 929 | 36.9 | 33.7 | |
Overweight | 707 | 26.1 | 26.2 | |
Obese | 668 | 19.9 | 26.1 | |
Empty/missing | 251 | 11.2 | 8.8 | |
Currently smoke | 0.086 | |||
yes | 185 | 38.7 | 30.4 | |
No | 2515 | 61.3 | 69.6 | |
Currently drink | 0.277 | |||
Yes | 663 | 52.5 | 48.9 | |
No | 2037 | 47.5 | 51.1 |