Table 1.
Characteristics of participants
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Race (n = 344)* | ||
| Black | 258 | 75.0 |
| Caucasian | 55 | 16.0 |
| Coloured | 26 | 7.6 |
| Asian | 5 | 1.4 |
| Age group (n = 344) | ||
| 35–44 years | 112 | 32.4 |
| 45–54 years | 95 | 27.5 |
| 55–64 years | 86 | 24.9 |
| 65–74 years | 39 | 11.3 |
| ≥75 years | 12 | 4.0 |
| Language # (n = 346) | ||
| Afrikaans | 243 | 70.2 |
| English | 199 | 57.5 |
| Sesotho | 254 | 73.4 |
| isiZulu | 65 | 18.8 |
| Marital status (n = 344) | ||
| Married | 220 | 64.0 |
| Unmarried | 89 | 25.9 |
| Divorced | 35 | 10.2 |
| Area of residence (n = 345) | ||
| Free State | 320 | 92.8 |
| Northern Cape | 13 | 3.8 |
| Eastern Cape | 5 | 1.4 |
| Lesotho | 5 | 1.4 |
| North West | 1 | 0.3 |
| Other | 1 | 0.3 |
| Level of school education (n = 346) | ||
| None | 34 | 9.8 |
| Primary | 128 | 37.0 |
| Secondary | 148 | 42.8 |
| Tertiary | 36 | 10.4 |
| Employment (n = 344) | ||
| Unemployed | 103 | 29.9 |
| Employed | 86 | 25.0 |
| Self-employed | 35 | 10.2 |
| Pensioner | 118 | 34.3 |
| Student | 2 | 0.6 |
| Type of media exposure (n = 346) | ||
| Television | 248 | 71.7 |
| Radio | 231 | 66.8 |
| Newspapers | 116 | 33.5 |
| Posters | 54 | 15.6 |
| Magazines | 41 | 11.8 |
| Internet | 23 | 6.6 |
| None | 7 | 2.0 |
(n = 346).
*Number of participants who provided information on each variable.
#More than half of the participants were multilingual.