Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study sample
Variables | n | % | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
 Male | 16,365 | 47.9 | 46.7–49.1 |
 Female | 34,927 | 52.1 | 50.9–53.3 |
Age group (years) | |||
 18–29 | 9519 | 31.5 | 30.4–32.6 |
 30–39 | 13,665 | 25.9 | 24.9–26.8 |
 40–49 | 13,496 | 17.0 | 16.2–17.8 |
 50–59 | 10,956 | 12.1 | 11.4–12.8 |
 60–69 | 6054 | 8.1 | 7.4–8.8 |
 70+ | 1927 | 5.5 | 4.5–6.7 |
Race group | |||
 Black African | 9083 | 78.4 | 77.8–78.9 |
 Coloured | 4688 | 9.0 | 8.7–9.4 |
 White | 36,878 | 9.6 | 9.4–9.9 |
 Indian/Asian | 4016 | 3.0 | 2.8–3.1 |
Employment status | |||
 Employed full time | 29,003 | 49.3 | 48.1–50.5 |
 Employed informal/part time | 3984 | 7.8 | 7.2–8.4 |
 Student | 3116 | 11.6 | 10.9–12.4 |
 Unemployed | 8861 | 20.3 | 19.2–21.4 |
 Self employed | 10,625 | 10.9 | 10.1–11.8 |
Dwelling type | |||
 Formal dwelling | 52,971 | 95.6 | 95.0–96.1 |
 Informal dwelling | 606 | 4.4 | 3.9–5.0 |
Province | |||
 Eastern Cape | 2617 | 10.5 | 9.8–11.2 |
 Free State | 1339 | 4.9 | 4.4–5.3 |
 Gauteng | 25,553 | 28.0 | 27.3–28.8 |
 KwaZulu-Natal | 6734 | 18.3 | 17.5–19.1 |
 Limpopo | 1116 | 9.4 | 8.5–10.3 |
 Mpumalanga | 1031 | 7.6 | 6.9–8.4 |
 North West | 1045 | 6.7 | 6.0–7.5 |
 Northern Cape | 519 | 2.1 | 1.9–2.4 |
 Western Cape | 15,869 | 12.4 | 12.0–12.9 |