Table 1 Population characteristics of the study area
Variables | Migrants | Non-Migrants |
|---|---|---|
n(%) | n(%) | |
Gender | ||
 Male | 2163 (41.55) | 7391 (40.79) |
 Female | 3043 (58.45) | 10,727 (59.21) |
Age | ||
 15–24 years | 746 (14.33) | 5113 (28.22) |
 25–64 years | 3808 (73.15) | 11,146 (61.52) |
 65 + years | 652 (12.52) | 1859 (10.26) |
Race | ||
 Blacks | 4218 (81.10) | 14,440 (79.71) |
 Non-Blacks | 983 (18.90) | 3676 (20.29) |
Income (Rands) | ||
  < 5000 | 1065 (54.48) | 3028 (67.32) |
 5000–10000 | 439 (22.46) | 836 (18.59) |
  > 10000 | 451 (23.07) | 634 (14.10) |
Education | ||
 Primary | 1067 (20.56) | 4533 (25.09) |
 Secondary | 2659 (51.23) | 10,588 (58.61) |
 Tertiary | 1464 (28.21) | 2945 (16.30) |
Marital Status | ||
 Never married | 2773 (61.08) | 12,115 (75.27) |
 Married | 1493 (32.89) | 3410 (21.19) |
 Div/wid/seperated | 274 (6.04) | 570 (3.54) |
Household Size | ||
 1–3 persons | 2602 (49.98) | 5907 (30.56) |
 4–6 persons | 1797 (34.52) | 7513 (38.87) |
 7+ persons | 807 (15.50) | 5909 (30.57) |
Exercise | ||
 No | 3467 (66.60) | 12,407 (68.48) |
 Yes | 1739 (33.40) | 5710 (31.52) |
Smoking | ||
 No | 4279 (82.19) | 14,900 (82.24) |
 Yes | 927 (17.81) | 3217 (17.76) |
Coastal Region | ||
 No | 2814 (54.05) | 8981 (39.31) |
 Yes | 2392 (45.95) | 13,868 (60.69) |
Residence | ||
 Rural | 1560 (29.97) | 10,298 (45.12) |
 Urban | 3646 (70.03) | 12,525 (54.88) |
Province | ||
 Western Cape | 626 (12.02) | 2960 (12.95) |
 Eastern Cape | 433 (8.32) | 2548 (11.15) |
 Northern Cape | 248 (4.76) | 1817 (7.95) |
 Free State | 352 (6.76) | 1158 (5.07) |
 KwaZulu-Natal | 1085 (20.84) | 6543 (28.64) |
 North West | 300 (5.76) | 1412 (6.18) |
 Gauteng | 1286 (24.70) | 3039 (13.30) |
 Mpumalanga | 503 (9.66) | 1542 (6.75) |
 Limpopo | 373 (7.16) | 1830 (8.01) |