Table 5. Proportions of stock-outs leading to high, medium, and low impact out of 1449 individual stock-outs reported by province and nationwide in the three-month period prior to contact.
| Province (N) | % High impact stock-out (n) | % Medium impact stock-out (n) | % Low impact stock-out (n) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Cape (180) | 20% (36) | 18% (32) | 62% (112) |
| Free State (210) | 38% (80) | 20% (42) | 42% (88) |
| Gauteng (268) | 17% (45) | 59% (157) | 25% (66) |
| KwaZulu-Natal (167) | 14% (24) | 68% (114) | 17% (29) |
| Limpopo (73) | 32% (23) | 22% (16) | 47% (34) |
| Mpumalanga (322) | 28% (91) | 33% (106) | 39% (125) |
| North West (167) | 32% (54) | 47% (78) | 21% (35) |
| Northern Cape (33) | 27% (9) | 6% (2) | 67% (22) |
| Western Cape (29) | 14% (4) | 48% (14) | 38% (11) |
| South Africa (1449) | 25% (366) | 39% (561) | 36% (522) |
N is number of stock-outs in the province; % is percentage of total stock-outs in the province by impact category.