Table 2.
Weighted distribution of study participants’ characteristics
| Independent variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Explanatory variable | ||
| CCS | ||
| Yes | 2177 | 36 |
| No | 3890 | 64 |
| Socio-demographic variables | ||
| Age | ||
| 15–19 | 722 | 12 |
| 20–24 | 683 | 11 |
| 25–29 | 706 | 12 |
| 30–34 | 620 | 10 |
| 35–39 | 523 | 9 |
| 40–44 | 464 | 8 |
| 45–49 | 451 | 7 |
| 50 + | 1898 | 31 |
| Race | ||
| Black/Africa | 5128 | 85 |
| White | 256 | 4 |
| Coloured | 602 | 10 |
| Indian, Asian and Other | 81 | 1 |
| Province | ||
| Western Cape | 474 | 8 |
| Eastern Cape | 791 | 13 |
| Northern Cape | 518 | 9 |
| Free State | 641 | 11 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 965 | 16 |
| North West | 574 | 9 |
| Gauteng | 555 | 9 |
| Mpumalanga | 696 | 11 |
| Limpopo | 853 | 14 |
| Area of residence | ||
| Urban | 3327 | 55 |
| Rural | 2740 | 45 |
| Marriage | ||
| Not married | 3052 | 50 |
| Married | 3015 | 50 |
| Educational attainment | ||
| No education | 569 | 9 |
| Primary | 1032 | 17 |
| Secondary | 3902 | 64 |
| Higher | 564 | 9 |
| Employment | ||
| Unemployed | 4331 | 71 |
| Employed | 1736 | 29 |
| Health/Risk factors | ||
| Cigarette smoking frequency | ||
| Does not smoke | 5579 | 92 |
| Every day | 399 | 7 |
| Some days | 89 | 1 |
| Alcohol consumption | ||
| Yes | 1562 | 26 |
| No | 4505 | 74 |
| Perception of own health | ||
| Poor | 780 | 13 |
| Average | 2021 | 33 |
| Good | 2474 | 41 |
| Excellent | 792 | 13 |
| Health insurance | ||
| Yes | 828 | 14 |
| No | 5239 | 86 |