Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants.
| Frequency | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender (n = 801) | ||
| Female | 691 | 86.3 |
| Male | 110 | 13.7 |
| Age category (n = 734) | ||
| 20–35 years | 136 | 18.5 |
| 36–45 years | 300 | 40.9 |
| 46–55 years | 210 | 28.6 |
| 56–65 years | 60 | 8.2 |
| 66–89 years | 28 | 3.8 |
| Marital status (n = 803) | ||
| Married | 327 | 40.7 |
| Single | 359 | 44.7 |
| Widowed | 71 | 8.9 |
| Divorced | 46 | 5.7 |
| Education (n = 804) | ||
| No schooling | 28 | 3.5 |
| Primary school | 42 | 5.2 |
| Secondary school | 324 | 40.3 |
| Completed grade 12 | 301 | 37.4 |
| Tertiary | 109 | 13.6 |
| Relationship to learner (n = 802) | ||
| Mother | 548 | 68.3 |
| Father | 85 | 10.6 |
| Grandparent | 55 | 6.9 |
| Aunt | 53 | 6.6 |
| Uncle | 9 | 1.1 |
| Brother | 12 | 1.5 |
| Sister | 35 | 4.4 |
| Guardian | 5 | 0.6 |
| Family structure (n = 801) | ||
| Mother alone | 331 | 41.3 |
| Father alone | 25 | 3.1 |
| Mother and father | 334 | 41.7 |
| Grandparents | 71 | 8.8 |
| Other relatives | 26 | 3.3 |
| Older sibling | 14 | 1.8 |
| Employment status (n = 805) | ||
| Unemployed | 439 | 54.5 |
| Employed | 366 | 45.5 |
| Monthly income of employed parent (n = 337) | ||
| Less than R1000 | 30 | 8.9 |
| R1100–2000 | 62 | 18.4 |
| R2100–3000 | 89 | 26.4 |
| R3100–5000 | 96 | 28.5 |
| More than R5000 | 60 | 17.8 |
| Source of income of the unemployed parent (n = 406) | ||
| Old age grant | 70 | 17.2 |
| Child support grant | 299 | 73.7 |
| Child support and old age grant | 6 | 1.5 |
| Other | 31 | 7.6 |