Table 1.
Individual characteristics of participants in three urban Cape Town communities (aged 18–70 in 2011/2012)
| N | n 527 |
% |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 18–25 years | 120 | 22.8 |
| 26–40 years | 242 | 45.9 |
| >40 years | 165 | 31.3 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 163 | 30.9 |
| Female | 364 | 69.1 |
| Race | ||
| Coloured | 108 | 20.5 |
| Black | 419 | 79.5 |
| Education level | ||
| None or primary | 162 | 30.7 |
| Secondary | 347 | 65.8 |
| Tertiary | 18 | 3.4 |
| Employment status | ||
| Employed | 404 | 76.7 |
| Unemployed | 123 | 23.3 |
| Religion | ||
| Christian | 350 | 66.4 |
| Not religious | 148 | 28.1 |
| Other religion | 29 | 5.5 |
| Numbers of partners last year | ||
| 1 | 377 | 71.5 |
| 2 | 79 | 15.0 |
| 3 | 37 | 7.0 |
| >3 | 27 | 5.1 |
| Casual partners last year | ||
| Yes | 91 | 17.3 |
| No | 436 | 82.7 |