Table 5.
Household size and number of children by household type (2005 General Household Survey).
| People n | No adult – only children | Skip-generation | Young adult with children | Single adult with children | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people (%) | |||||
| Sig. | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | |
| 1 | 54 | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | 28 | 29 | 35 | 31 | – |
| 3 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 32 | 16 |
| 4 | 7 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 24 |
| 5 + | 2 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Number of children (%) | |||||
| Sig. | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | NS | |
| 1 | 54 | 43 | 54 | 31 | 30 |
| 2 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 32 | 31 |
| 3 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 18 |
| 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
| 5 + | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Notes: Significance of distribution relative to category ‘other’ households, ∗denotes 5% significance, NS = not significant. Source: Own calculations based on Stats SA data.