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. 2016 Jul 13;16:562. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3219-2

Table 2.

Socio-demographic profile of the participants

Characteristic Frequency Percentage
Age
(18–20) 226 64.6 %
(21–25) 85 24.3 %
(26–30) 30 8.6 %
(31–35) 7 2.0 %
Levels of education
Primary 1 .3 %
Standard 6 33 9.4 %
Standard 8 156 44.6 %
Matric 100 28.6 %
Tertiary (Technikon) 25 7.1 %
Tertiary (University) 18 5.1 %
No formal education 0 0 %
Participants not employed 335 95.7 %
Participants living on their own 34 9.7 %
Participants living with at least one parent 108 30.8 %
Participants living with a relative 42 12 %