Table 1.
Demographics
| Demographics for participants included in the survey data analysis | |
|---|---|
| Demographic | n (%) |
| Total sample (N) | 41 |
| Mean age in years (SD) | 45 (12) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 25 (60) |
| Female | 18 (40) |
| Marital status | |
| Divorced | 3 (8) |
| Married | 21 (50) |
| Single, living alone | 2 (5) |
| Single, living with family | 7 (17) |
| Single, living with partner | 7 (17) |
| Widow | 1 (3) |
| Education level | |
| Below Grade 7/Standard 5 | 16 (39) |
| Between Grade 7/Standard 5 and Grade 12 | 24 (59) |
| Passed Grade 12/Matric | 0 (0) |
| Have post-matric qualification | 1 (2) |
| Employment status | |
| Employed | 33 (80) |
| Pensioner | 3 (8) |
| Unemployed | 5 (12) |
| Monthly income | |
| None | 9 (22) |
| Pension/social grant | 5 (12) |
| Less than R4000 | 19 (46) |
| Between R4000 and R10000 | 8 (20) |
| More than R10000 | 0 (0) |
| Preferred language for reading and writing | |
| Afrikaans | 7 (17) |
| English | 31(76) |
| isiXhosa | 3 (7) |