Table 1.

Distribution of individuals and households in child-only, mixed-generation and adult-only households in South Africa, 2006.

	Individuals			Households
Household type	Percentage (%)	95% CI	Illustrative #	Percentage (%)	95% CI	Illustrative #
Child-only	0.26	(0.20–0.32)	122,241	0.47	(0.35–0.58)	60,410
Mixed-generation	79.79	(78.65–80.93)	37,813,524	58.32	(56.78–59.85)	7,564,939
Adult-only	19.95	(18.80–21.10)	9,455,265	41.22	(39.66–42.78)	5,346,402
Total	100.00		47,391,030	100.00		12,971,751

Note: Own calculations based on General Household Survey 2006. CI – confidence interval; # – number.