Table 1.
Sociodemographic distribution of the South African sample (2002–2004) compared to the 2001 Census>
| Unweighted (%) |
Weighted (%) |
2001 Census (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Male | 39.8 | 46.3 | 46.8 |
| Female | 60.2 | 53.7 | 53.2 |
| Age | |||
| 20–34 | 47.1 | 47.2 | 45.5 |
| 35–49 | 31.2 | 30.4 | 30.5 |
| 50–64 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 15.3 |
| 65+ | 5.9 | 5.5 | 8.7 |
| Race | |||
| Black African | 76.2 | 76.2 | 79.0 |
| Coloured | 12.9 | 10.4 | 8.9 |
| Indian or Asian | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
| White | 7.2 | 10.0 | 9.6 |
| Province | |||
| Eastern Cape | 14.2 | 13.1 | 13.3 |
| Free State | 9.7 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| Gauteng | 13.6 | 23.0 | 22.2 |
| Kwazulu Natal | 17.2 | 19.5 | 20.2 |
| Limpopo | 9.6 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
| Mpumalanga | 9.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Northern Cape | 5.4 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| North West | 10.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Western Cape | 10.3 | 11.1 | 10.8 |