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Table 4 Preparedness for self-isolation, child-isolation and elderly-isolation

From: Preparedness for self-isolation or quarantine and lockdown in South Africa: results from a rapid online survey

Demographics

Total

Self-isolation

Child-isolation

Elderly-isolation

n

%

95% CI

p value

%

95% CI

p value

%

95% CI

p value

Total

52,493

59.0

[57.8–60.3]

 

53.8

[52.5–55.0]

 

59.9

[58.7–61.1]

 

Sex

0.001

  

0.050

  

0.818

 Male

15,233

61.3

[59.3–63.3]

 

55.2

[53.1–57.2]

 

60.1

[58.0–62.1]

 

 Female

33,020

57.0

[55.5–58.6]

 

52.5

[51.0–54.1]

 

59.8

[58.3–61.2]

 

Age group (years)

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

 18–29

8728

47.2

[45.0–49.4]

 

42.9

[40.7–45.1]

 

51.5

[49.2–53.7]

 

 30–39

12,947

50.8

[48.7–52.9]

 

47.4

[45.3–49.5]

 

52.7

[50.6–54.8]

 

 40–49

12,962

63.7

[61.3–66.1]

 

61.2

[58.8–63.6]

 

62.5

[60.1–64.9]

 

 50–59

10,374

75.6

[72.7–78.3]

 

68.8

[65.8–71.6]

 

71.2

[68.2–74.0]

 

 60–69

5637

79.0

[75.1–82.5]

 

68.1

[63.6–72.3]

 

75.0

[70.6–79.0]

 

 70+

1749

76.8

[65.8–85.0]

 

64.6

[53.6–74.2]

 

82.3

[72.1–89.3]

 

Race group

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

 Black African

7858

55.0

[53.4–56.7]

 

51.6

[50.0–53.2]

 

57.0

[55.4–58.6]

 

 Coloured

4343

64.1

[62.2–65.9]

 

57.5

[55.5–59.4]

 

63.8

[61.9–65.6]

 

 White

35,473

77.8

[77.1–78.5]

 

63

[62.1–63.9]

 

74.2

[73.5–75.0]

 

 Indian/Asian

3840

75.3

[73.4–77.1]

 

64

[61.7–66.2]

 

71.7

[69.6–73.7]

 

Employment

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

 Employed full time

27,783

59.0

[57.4–60.5]

 

54.8

[53.2–56.4]

 

59.0

[57.4–60.5]

 

 Employed informal/part time

3721

50.7

[46.3–55.1]

 

45.1

[40.7–49.6]

 

51.6

[47.2–56.0]

 

 Student

2899

49.0

[45.3–52.8]

 

42.4

[38.7–46.2]

 

50.9

[47.1–54.6]

 

 Unemployed

7890

60.7

[57.2–64.1]

 

55.0

[51.6–58.4]

 

65.3

[62.1–68.4]

 

 Self employed

10,095

72.5

[68.0–76.6]

 

65.2

[60.7–69.3]

 

71.0

[66.5–75.1]

 

Dwelling type

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

 Formal dwelling

51,887

60.6

[59.3–61.8]

 

54.9

[53.6–56.2]

 

61.1

[59.9–62.4]

 

 Informal dwelling

599

25.8

[20.8–31.5]

 

30.6

[25.3–36.5]

 

34.3

[28.9–40.2]

 

Province

< 0.001

  

0.001

  

0.002

 Eastern Cape

2429

59.9

[55.5–64.0]

 

54.5

[50.2–58.8]

 

60.4

[56.2–64.4]

 

 Free State

1246

53.4

[47.5–59.2]

 

51.9

[46.0–57.8]

 

54.7

[48.8–60.5]

 

 Gauteng

24,132

63.0

[61.6–64.4]

 

55.1

[53.6–56.6]

 

61.0

[59.6–62.5]

 

 KwaZulu-Natal

6297

54.6

[51.7–57.4]

 

47.4

[44.5–50.3]

 

57.6

[54.8–60.4]

 

 Limpopo

1011

64.0

[57.6–69.8]

 

63.9

[58.2–69.3]

 

69.5

[63.9–74.6]

 

 Mpumalanga

953

56.9

[50.6–63.0]

 

58.3

[52.0–64.3]

 

55.8

[49.5–62.0]

 

 North West

962

54.1

[46.5–61.5]

 

52.9

[45.3–60.5]

 

59.1

[51.2–66.5]

 

 Northern Cape

477

52.6

[44.2–60.8]

 

48.8

[40.6–57.1]

 

58.6

[50.2–66.6]

 

 Western Cape

14,986

59.1

[57.3–60.8]

 

51.7

[49.9–53.5]

 

58.6

[56.8–60.4]

 
  1. Sub-totals are not always equal to the overall total due to non-response or missing data
  2. CI Confidence Interval