Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population.

Characteristic	Main house (n = 173 dwellings)	%	Shack (n = 163 dwellings)	%	Total group (n = 336 dwellings)	%	P-value
Study population	710	66	370	34	1080	100
Gender
Male	322	64	184	36	506	47	0.17
Female	388	68	186	32	574	53
Disabled individuals	18	90	2	10	20	2	<0.01
Nationality
South African	695	68	329	32	1024	95	<0.01
Non-South African	18	32	38	68	56	5
Highest education level
No schooling	103	59	73	41	176	16	0.01
Grade 0–4	152	83	32	17	184	17
Grade 5–7	154	70	65	30	219	20
Grade 8–10	138	61	90	39	228	21
Grade 9–12	158	61	100	39	258	24
Tertiary level	5	33	10	67	15	1
Employment status
Full time employed	122	62	76	38	198	18	<0.01
Part time employed	8	20	33	80	41	4
Irregular employed	50	61	32	39	82	8
Unemployed	210	65	112	35	322	30
Pensioner	14	52	13	48	27	3
Child at home	104	61	66	39	170	16
Scholar	202	84	38	16	240	22
Household monthly income
<R600 per month	25	48	27	52	52	15	<0.01
R600-R1200 per month	29	33	59	67	88	26
R1200-R2500 per month	58	53	52	47	110	33
>R2500 per month	23	28	60	72	83	25
Unsure	1	33	2	67	3	1
Households receiving a social grant	93	58	66	42	159	48	<0.01