TABLE 1.
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.