Table 2.

Socio-demographic characteristics and type of health care facility used in Agincourt sub-district in 2010

	Type of health care facility n (%)
	Public	Private	Total
Variables	(n=4,089)	(n=363)	(n=4,452)	p
Age (years)
50–59	1,365 (33.4)	140 (38.6)	1,505 (33.8)	0.093
60–69	1,186 (29.0)	104 (28.6)	1,290 (29.0)
≥70	1,538 (37.6)	119 (32.8)	1,657 (37.2)
Gender
Female	3,186 (77.9)	243 (66.9)	3,429 (77.0)	<0.001
Male	903 (22.1)	120 (33.1)	1,023 (23.0)
Education (completed years)
No formal education	2,613 (63.9)	201 (55.4)	2,814 (63.2)	<0.001
≤6	979 (23.9)	73 (20.1)	1,052 (23.6)
>6	497 (12.2)	89 (24.5)	586 (13.2)
Nationality of origin
South African	2,868 (70.1)	274 (75.5)	3,142 (70.6)	0.032
Mozambican	1,221 (29.9)	89 (24.5)	1,310 (29.4)
Medical aid cover
Free public hospital care	3,878 (94.8)	283 (77.9)	4,161 (93.5)	<0.001
Whenever I need to see the doctor	25 (0.6)	73 (20.1)	98 (2.2)
Health insurance for specific disease	2 (0.1)	1 (0.3)	3 (0.1)
Employer’s clinic/hospital	168 (4.1)	4 (1.1)	172 (3.8)
No medical aid/do not know	4 (0.1)	1 (0.3)	5 (0.1)
Occupation
Working for cash payment	493 (12.1)	74 (20.4)	567 (12.7)	<0.001
Not working for cash payment	3,596 (87.9)	289 (79.6)	3,885 (87.3)
Socio-economic status
Lowest	654 (16.0)	36 (9.9)	690 (15.5)
Middle low	837 (20.5)	58 (16.0)	895 (20.1)
Middle	904 (22.1)	66 (18.2)	970 (21.8)	<0.001
Middle high	768 (18.8)	66 (18.2)	834 (18.7)
Highest	870 (21.2)	137 (37.7)	1,007 (22.6)
Missing	56 (1.4)	0 (0.0)	56 (1.3)
Looking for a paid job
Yes	350 (8.6)	17 (4.7)	367 (8.2)	<0.001
No	3,277 (80.1)	279 (76.8)	3,556 (79.9)
Missing	426 (11.3)	67 (18.5)	529 (11.9)
Type of grant
Old age	2,415 (59.1)	211 (58.1)	2,626 (59.0)	0.914
Disability	153 (3.7)	13 (3.6)	166 (3.7)
None	1,521 (37.2)	139 (38.3)	1,660 (37.3)