Table 5. Means and standard deviations of key variables, Cape Area Panel Study respondents aged 14-16 in 2002 who were followed in 2005.
| Female | Male | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | African | Coloured | White | African | Coloured | White |
| Sexual activity and pregnancy | ||||||
| Had sex by 2002 | 0.22 (0.42) | 0.06 (0.23) | 0.02 (0.13) | 0.28 (0.45) | 0.09 (0.28) | 0.01 (0.09) |
| Had sex by 2005 | 0.77 (0.42) | 0.37 (0.48) | 0.31 (0.46) | 0.68 (0.47) | 0.40 (0.49) | 0.32 (0.47) |
| Sexual debut 2002-2005 | 0.68 (0.47) | 0.31 (0.46) | 0.28 (0.45) | 0.58 (0.50) | 0.33 (0.47) | 0.32 (0.47) |
| Ever pregnant 2002 | 0.02 (0.13) | 0.02 (0.15) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.07) | 0.00 (0.05) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Ever pregnant 2005 | 0.23 (0.42) | 0.23 (0.42) | 0.01 (0.12) | 0.04 (0.19) | 0.07 (0.26) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| First pregnancy 2002-2005 | 0.21 (0.41) | 0.21 (0.41) | 0.01 (0.12) | 0.03 (0.17) | 0.07 (0.26) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Used contraception 2005 | 0.85 (0.36) | 0.52 (0.50) | 0.95 (0.23) | 0.85 (0.36) | 0.78 (0.42) | 0.96 (0.19) |
| Used condom 2005 | 0.74 (0.44) | 0.32 (0.47) | 0.78 (0.42) | 0.83 (0.38) | 0.75 (0.43) | 0.73 (0.46) |
| Ever married 2002 | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Ever married 2005 | 0.01 (0.11) | 0.03 (0.18) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.01 (0.08) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Married or cohabiting 2005 | 0.01 (0.07) | 0.05 (0.21) | 0.01 (0.11) | 0.00 (0.07) | 0.01 (0.11) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Schooling | ||||||
| Enrolled 2002 | 0.95 (0.21) | 0.92 (0.27) | 1.00 (0.00) | 0.94 (0.23) | 0.89 (0.31) | 1.00 (0.00) |
| Enrolled 2005 | 0.77 (0.42) | 0.51 (0.50) | 0.81 (0.40) | 0.79 (0.41) | 0.49 (0.50) | 0.82 (0.39) |
| Dropped out 2002-2005 | 0.19 (0.39) | 0.35 (0.48) | 0.13 (0.34) | 0.15 (0.36) | 0.41 (0.49) | 0.03 (0.17) |
| Grades completed in 2002 | 7.48 (1.38) | 8.07 (1.21) | 8.08 (0.97) | 6.93 (1.60) | 7.71 (1.29) | 8.25 (1.14) |
| Grades completed in 2005 | 9.65 (1.53) | 10.1 (1.60) | 10.9 (0.89) | 9.35 (1.66) | 9.55 (1.91) | 11.1 (0.90) |
| Literacy/numeracy score | -0.49 (0.80) | 0.01 (0.78) | 1.05 (0.68) | -0.60 (0.83) | 0.02 (0.86) | 1.26 (0.60) |
| Household characteristics | ||||||
| Household income per capita | 398 (503) | 940 (897) | 4036 (2837) | 429 (657) | 967 (1022) | 3957 (2587) |
| Log income per capita | 5.52 (0.96) | 6.49 (0.88) | 8.04 (0.81) | 5.58 (0.94) | 6.47 (0.93) | 8.08 (0.66) |
| Household shock 2002-2005 | 0.22 (0.42) | 0.15 (0.36) | 0.02 (0.15) | 0.18 (0.39) | 0.14 (0.34) | 0.06 (0.25) |
| Mother's highest grade | 8.40 (2.96) | 8.74 (2.92) | 12.4 (2.00) | 8.70 (2.87) | 8.89 (2.73) | 12.7 (1.83) |
| Father's highest grade | 7.67 (3.85) | 9.11 (3.15) | 13.0 (2.15) | 7.52 (3.88) | 9.14 (3.27) | 12.9 (1.87) |
| Living with mother, 2002 | 0.70 (0.46) | 0.82 (0.39) | 0.94 (0.23) | 0.75 (0.44) | 0.80 (0.40) | 0.97 (0.18) |
| Living with father, 2002 | 0.40 (0.49) | 0.54 (0.50) | 0.76 (0.43) | 0.42 (0.50) | 0.58 (0.49) | 0.80 (0.40) |
| Household shock missing | 0.14 (0.35) | 0.08 (0.28) | 0.10 (0.30) | 0.12 (0.32) | 0.11 (0.31) | 0.19 (0.40) |
| Mother's grade missing | 0.11 (0.31) | 0.08 (0.27) | 0.02 (0.14) | 0.10 (0.30) | 0.09 (0.29) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Father's grade missing | 0.42 (0.49) | 0.34 (0.47) | 0.11 (0.32) | 0.42 (0.49) | 0.28 (0.45) | 0.06 (0.23) |
| Sample size | 321 | 358 | 83 | 254 | 314 | 88 |
Note: Standard deviation in parentheses. Sample is restricted to those who were successfully followed from 2002 to 2005. Sexual debut, pregnancy, and dropping out are conditional on not having had sex in 2002, not having been pregnant in 2002, and being in school in 2002, respectively. Contraception use is at last sex, conditional on having had sex. Household income per capita in rands per month in 2002. Household shock defined in text.