Table 3.
Distribution of indicators of household wealth from survey data
| Indicator |
Variables considered for PCA Mean (SD), Range |
Groupings | N | % |
| N | ||||
| Estimated value of selected non-livestock assets per person a (Quintiles) | 1548 (3211), 0–76664 | 0 ZAR | 415 | 28.2 |
| 1–131 ZAR | 173 | 11.8 | ||
| 132–348.5 ZAR | 293 | 19.9 | ||
| 350–1100 ZAR | 295 | 20.1 | ||
| > 1100 ZAR | 295 | 20.1 | ||
| Estimated value of selected livestock assets per person a (Quintiles) | 873 (1809), 0–28160 | 0 ZAR | 468 | 31.6 |
| 1–220 ZAR | 120 | 8.1 | ||
| 220–1115 ZAR | 300 | 20.3 | ||
| 1115–2440 ZAR | 296 | 20.0 | ||
| > 2440 ZAR | 297 | 20.1 | ||
| Land tenureb | 0.3 (0.5), 0 (no) – 1(yes) | No | 1070 | 72.3 |
| Yes | 410 | 27.7 | ||
| Quality of house wall materiala | 3.9 (1.5), 0 (poorest) – 6 (best) | Poor | 807 | 54.5 |
| Good | 675 | 45.5 | ||
| Quality of toilet facility | 1.8 (0.4), 1 (no facility) – 3 (modern) | No facility | 272 | 18.4 |
| Basic | 1195 | 80.7 | ||
| Modern | 14 | 1.0 | ||
| Household Electricityb | 0.7 (0.5), 0 (no) – 1(yes) | No | 468 | 31.6 |
| Yes | 1012 | 68.4 | ||
| Accessibility of water supplyb | 1.7 (0.5), 1(low) – 3 (good) | Low | 489 | 33.1 |
| Medium | 929 | 62.9 | ||
| Good | 60 | 4.1 | ||
| Density of household living conditions a | 0.9 (0.8), 0.1–8 rooms per person | <= 1 rm per person | 1127 | 76.2 |
| >1 rm per person | 352 | 23.8 | ||
| Proportion of household members receiving a regular incomea | 0.2 (0.2), 0–1 | 0 | 292 | 19.7 |
| Less than 25% | 560 | 37.8 | ||
| 25–49% | 408 | 27.5 | ||
| 50% or more | 222 | 15.0 | ||
| Educational level of household heada | 3.0 (1.7), 1 (illiterate)-8 (university) | No schooling | 562 | 38.0 |
| Attended primary | 546 | 36.7 | ||
| Attended secondary or more | 372 | 25.1 | ||
| Percentage of household members working age adultsb | 0.6 (0.2), 0–1 | 50% or less | 558 | 37.9 |
| >50% | 915 | 62.1 | ||
| Gender of household head | 0.6 (0.5), 0 (female) – 1(male) | Female | 587 | 39.6 |
| Male | 894 | 60.4 | ||
| Second most important household incomeb | 0.6 (0.5), 0 (Non-financial)-1(financial) | Non-Financial | 561 | 37.9 |
| Financial | 921 | 62.1 | ||
| Regularity of household having a meal consisting of mielie meal alone, bread alone or worse | 2.3 (1.2), 1 (Often)-4 (Never) | Often | 525 | 35.5 |
| A few times | 413 | 27.9 | ||
| Once only | 136 | 9.2 | ||
| Never | 407 | 27.5 | ||
| Car ownershipc | - | No | 1200 | 81.0 |
| - | Yes | 281 | 19.0 | |
| Schooling (7–13 yrs)c | - | Any not attending | 35 | 3.5 |
| - | All attending | 958 | 96.5 | |
| Schooling(14–19 yrs)c | - | Any not attending | 177 | 19.2 |
| - | All attending | 747 | 80.8 | |
| Schooling (20–25 yrs)c | - | All not achieved college or techikon | 692 | 90.6 |
| - | Any achieved college or technikon | 72 | 9.4 | |
a denotes variables grouped for presentation in table, but where an ordered or continuous variable was used in the PCA analysis.
b denotes variables considered for inclusion in the principal components analysis but not included in the final analysis
c denotes variables not considered for inclusion in the principal components analysis
Non-livestock assets comprised cars, televisions, hi-fis, fridges, bicycles, cellphones. Livestock assets were cows, goats, chickens.
Low accessibility of water supply was defined as those collecting rain or stream water, medium level access was through a borehole or tap in the village, while those with high quality access were those with a tap in the plot of the dwelling.
ZAR = South African Rand