Table 1.
Descriptives: Categorical socio-demographic variables (N = 11,995)
| Variable | |
|---|---|
| Female | 7473 (62.5%) |
| Male | 4482 (37.5%) |
| Race | |
| African | 9494 (79.41%) |
| Coloured | 1568 (13.12%) |
| Asian/Indian | 163 (1.36%) |
| White | 730 (6.11%) |
| Marital Status | |
| Married | 3516 (29.41%) |
| Living with partner | 1050 (8.78%) |
| Widow/widower | 1011 (8.46%) |
| Divorced or separated | 351 (2.94%) |
| Never married | 6027 (50.41%) |
| Education | |
| Below Gr 9 | 5437 (45.48%) |
| Above Gr 9 | 6518 (54.52%) |
| Employment Status | |
| Not economically active | 4888 (40.89%) |
| Unemployed discouraged | 781 (6.53%) |
| Unemployed strict | 1482 (12.40%) |
| Employed | 4804 (40.18%) |
| Living Deprivation Status | |
| Not deprived | 5526 (46.22%) |
| Deprived | 6429 (53.78%) |
| Durable Goods | |
| No | 5265 (44.04%) |
| Yes | 6690 (55.96%) |
| Urban | |
| Rural/traditional | 6096 (50.99%) |
| Urban | 5859 (49.01%) |
| Negative Events | |
| None | 9470 (79.37%) |
| One or more | 2466 (20.63%) |