Table 2.
Characteristics of the 977 participants (52% men, 48% women)
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Place or residence | ||
| Port Elizabeth urban/semi urban area | 832 | 85 |
| Kirkwood: rural area | 145 | 15 |
| Age | ||
| 30–40 | 346 | 35 |
| 18–29 | 631 | 65 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Black | 821 | 84 |
| Colored | 86 | 9 |
| White | 59 | 6 |
| Asian | 9 | 0.9 |
| Don’t want to respond | 2 | 0.2 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married/cohabiting | 158 | 16 |
| Single, not in a relationship, widowed | 819 | 84 |
| Highest education | ||
| Completed tertiary education | 99 | 10 |
| Completed high school | 479 | 49 |
| Completed primary school + uncompleted | 399 | 41 |
| Employment status | ||
| Employed, full, part-time, self-employed | 307 | 31 |
| Unemployed and casual work | 670 | 69 |
| Weekly household income | ||
| 1001: >4,000 RAND | 219 | 23 |
| None: 1,000 RAND | 588 | 60 |
| Don’t want to disclose | 170 | 17 |