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. 2019 Mar 28;8:328. doi: 10.4102/ajod.v8i0.328

TABLE 1.

Overview of frequency distribution of participants’ demographic information (N = 83).

Variable Description Frequency Percentage
Gender Male 18 22
Female 65 78
Age 18–21 years 41 49
22–25 years 32 39
26+ years 10 12
Ethnicity Caucasian 50 60
African 26 31
Mixed race 7 9
Other 0 0
Experience working None 70 84
with persons with 1–2 years 8 10
disabilities 3–5 years 2 2
5+ years 3 4
Participants having No 80 96
a disability (himself or herself) Yes 3 4
Participants that None 51 62
have family Immediate 6 7
member(s) with disability Extended 26 31
Participants that None 46 55
know people other Neighbour 12 15
than family that Fellow student 21 25
have a disability Other 4 5
Amount of contact N/A 1 3
with person with 1–2 times a year 6 16
disability (n = 37) 1–2 times a month 10 27
1–2 times a week 10 27
Daily basis 10 27

N, population size; n, sample size; N/A, not applicable.