Table 7 Descriptive profile of the sample population of adolescents in the study
Variable (Sample N = 233) | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|
n | % | |
Town | ||
 Secunda | 33 | 14 |
 Embalenhle | 200 | 86 |
Gender of the participant | ||
 Male | 65 | 28 |
 Female | 167 | 72 |
 Missing | 1 | 0 |
Age of the participant | ||
 13 | 49 | 22 |
 14 | 90 | 41 |
 15 | 76 | 34 |
 16 | 6 | 3 |
 17 | 1 | < 1 |
 Missing | 11 | 4 |
Fuel type usually used for cooking | ||
 Electricity | 207 | 91 |
 Gas | 14 | 6 |
 Wood | 1 | > 1 |
 Coal | 4 | 2 |
 Other | 2 | > 1 |
 Missing | 5 | 2 |
Fuel type usually used for heating | ||
 Electricity | 159 | 69 |
 Gas | 18 | 8 |
 Paraffin | 6 | 3 |
 Wood | 17 | 7 |
 Coal | 26 | 11 |
 Oil | 5 | 2 |
 Other | – | – |
 Missing | 2 | 0 |
Household income | ||
 Salaries/commission | 102 | 45 |
 Income from business | 26 | 11 |
 Maintenance | 7 | 3 |
 Pension | 7 | 3 |
 Social grant | 75 | 33 |
 Sales of farm produce/services | 1 | > 1 |
 Other | 11 | 5 |
Presence of environmental tobacco smoke in the home | ||
 No | 112 | 48 |
 Yes | 121 | 52 |