Table 1.

Characteristics of young women and men (aged 18-22 in 2002) in Cape Town, South Africa (percentages unless otherwise noted)

	Female	Male
Transitions in parental co-residence lasting 6 months or longer (birth to age 14)
Ever experienced transition in co-residence with mother or father	37.23	34.82
1 change in co-residence with mother	17.29	15.52
2+ changes in co-residence with mother	6.66	5.19
Mean number of transitions in co-residence with mother	0.33	0.26
1 change in co-residence with father	20.87	21.08
2+ changes in co-residence with father	3.94	4.18
Mean number of transitions in co-residence with father	0.30	0.30
Household structure in first year of life and age 14
Both parents in first year	63.15	65.26
Mother, no father in first year	27.93	26.16
Other household structure in first year	8.92	8.57
Both parents at age 14	47.93	52.05
Mother, no father at age 14	30.97	30.85
Grandparents, no parents at age 14	7.26	7.34
Other household structure at age 14	13.84	9.74
Household structure in first year and stability in parental co-residence through age 14
Both parents in first year, no change in parental co-residence	42.15	45.71
Lived with mother and not father in first year, no change in parental co-residence	15.95	15.59
Other household structure in first year, no change in parental co-residence	4.56	3.77
Both parents, 1+ changes in co-residence with mother	10.50	9.13
Both parents, 1+ changes in co-residence with father	18.85	18.01
Lived with mother and not father, 1+ changes in co-residence with mother	9.40	7.59
Lived with mother and not father, 1+ changes in co-residence with father	3.95	3.85
Other household structure, 1+ changes in co-residence with mother	4.05	3.98
Other household structure, 1+ changes in co-residence with father	1.97	3.36
Other socio-demographic controls
Mean age at time of interview (2002)	19.84 (1.43)	19.91 (1.37)
Coloured	61.78	64.68
Mother’s completed education secondary plus	55.27	57.50
Father’s completed education secondary plus	41.74	41.39
Mother’s completed education missing	11.36	12.37
Father’s completed education missing	35.68	33.49
Comfortable economic situation as child	41.43	44.68
Orphaned before age 15	12.25	13.45
N individuals	898	715

Notes: Proportions are based on data weighted to adjust for sample design and for individual non-response in waves 2, 3, and 4.

Standard deviations are given in parentheses next to means. Sample is limited to African and Coloured respondents only.

Source: Cape Area Panel Study, 2002-2006