Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants (n = 1748), 2014
| Variable | Category | No. | % | Standard error |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 458 | 26.20 | 0.02055 |
| Female | 1290 | 73.80 | 0.01224 | |
| Age in years | 18–30 | 282 | 16.13 | 0.02351 |
| 31–65 | 1442 | 82.49 | 0.02340 | |
| ≥66 | 15 | 0.86 | 0.02148 | |
| Missing value | 9 | 0.51 | 0.02374 | |
| Racial group | African | 1685 | 96.40 | 0.00454 |
| Coloured | 39 | 2.23 | 0.02364 | |
| Indian | 17 | 0.97 | 0.02377 | |
| White | 4 | 0.23 | 0.02324 | |
| Missing value | 3 | 0.17 | 0.02366 | |
| Marital status | Single/never married | 1324 | 75.74 | 0.01178 |
| Married | 319 | 18.25 | 0.02162 | |
| Divorced | 21 | 1.20 | 0.02376 | |
| Living with partner | 59 | 3.38 | 0.02353 | |
| Widow | 19 | 1.09 | 0.02382 | |
| Missing value | 6 | 0.34 | 0.02376 | |
| Home language | Zulu | 1537 | 87.93 | 0.00831 |
| Other African languages | 77 | 4.40 | 0.02340 | |
| Xhosa, other SA languages | 70 | 4.00 | 0.02342 | |
| English | 57 | 3.26 | 0.02352 | |
| Afrikaans | 2 | 0.11 | 0.02343 | |
| Urdhu | 1 | 0.05 | 0.02449 | |
| Missing value | 4 | 0.22 | 0.02395 | |
| Highest education level | Primary school | 332 | 18.99 | 0.02277 |
| High school | 1259 | 72.03 | 0.02335 | |
| Post high school diploma | 40 | 2.29 | 0.02365 | |
| Higher certificate | 82 | 4.69 | 0.02335 | |
| Bachelor degree | 13 | 0.74 | 0.02377 | |
| Never attended school | 15 | 0.86 | 0.02384 | |
| Missing value | 7 | 0.40 | 0.02386 | |
| Income situation in thousands | Unemployed/no formal income | 1031 | 58.98 | 0.01532 |
| ≤ R100 000 ($8333.3) | 585 | 33.47 | 0.01951 | |
| 8333–16666.6) | 86 | 4.92 | 0.02332 | |
| 16750–25000) | 12 | 0.69 | 0.02390 | |
| 25083–33333.3) | 5 | 0.29 | 0.02405 | |
| 33417–41667) | 2 | 0.11 | 0.02344 | |
| Self-employed & undisclosed income | 4 | 0.22 | 0.02342 | |
| Missing value | 23 | 1.32 | 0.02380 | |
| Religious affiliation | Christians | 1401 | 80.14 | 0.01148 |
| Shembe | 140 | 8.00 | 0.02294 | |
| Zion Christian Church (ZCC) | 97 | 5.54 | 0.02325 | |
| Atheists | 54 | 3.09 | 0.02355 | |
| Believers in ancestors/traditional Zulu | 31 | 1.77 | 0.02368 | |
| Muslims | 14 | 0.80 | 0.02381 | |
| Hindus | 7 | 0.40 | 0.02386 | |
| Missing value | 4 | 0.22 | 0.02395 |
Legend: SA= South African