Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population
| Characteristic | Main house | Percentagea | Shack | Percentagea | Total group | Percentagea | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study population | 710 | 65.7 | 370 | 34.3 | 1,080 | 100 | |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 322 | 29.8 | 184 | 17.1 | 506 | 46.9 | 0.17 |
| Female | 388 | 35.9 | 186 | 17.2 | 574 | 53.1 | |
| Female-headed households | 92 | 8.5 | 11 | 1.0 | 103 | 9.5 | <0.01 |
| Disabled individuals | 18 | 1.7 | 2 | 0.2 | 20 | 1.9 | <0.01 |
| Nationality | |||||||
| South Africans | 695 | 64.4 | 329 | 30.5 | 1,024 | 94.9 | <0.01 |
| Non-South Africans | 18 | 1.7 | 38 | 3.5 | 56 | 5.2 | |
| Highest education level | |||||||
| No schooling | 103 | 9.5 | 73 | 6.8 | 176 | 16.3 | <0.01 |
| Grade 0–4 | 152 | 14.1 | 32 | 3.0 | 184 | 17.1 | |
| Grade 5–7 | 154 | 14.3 | 65 | 6.0 | 219 | 20.3 | |
| Grade 8–10 | 138 | 12.8 | 90 | 8.3 | 228 | 21.1 | |
| Grade 9–12 | 158 | 14.6 | 100 | 9.3 | 258 | 23.9 | |
| Tertiary level | 5 | 0.5 | 10 | 0.9 | 15 | 1.4 | |
| Mean occupancy (persons per dwelling) | 4.1 | – | 2.3 | – | 3.2 | – | <0.01 |
| Density—mean number of persons per 10 m2 | 1.1 | – | 2 | – | 1.95 | – | <0.01 |
aAll percentages calculated from the total group (n = 1,080)