Table 4.

Orphan status of children living in mixed-generation and child-only households in South Africa, 2006.

	Mixed-generation householdsa			Child-only householdsa
	Children (%)	95% CI	Illustrative # children	Children (%)	95% CI	Illustrative # children
Non-orphans	79.6	(78.5–80.7)	14,399,555	62.1	(51.2–73.1)	75,937
Maternal orphans	3.2	(2.9–3.5)	582,776	11.5	(4.6–18.4)	14,061
Paternal orphans	13.6	(12.7–14.4)	2,452,761	18.5	(10.4–26.5)	22,594
Double orphans	3.6	(3.2–1.0)	650,621	7.9	(1.7–14.1)	9649
Total	100.0		18,085,713	100.0		122,241

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

^aChi-square p <0.001 comparing the distribution of orphan status between household forms.