Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of sample
| Number in group | Mean | SD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Female | 2714 | 0.536 | 0.499 |
| Male | 2345 | 0.464 | 0.499 |
| Age group | |||
| 40–49 | 918 | 0.181 | 0.385 |
| 50–59 | 1410 | 0.279 | 0.448 |
| 60–69 | 1304 | 0.258 | 0.437 |
| 70–79 | 878 | 0.174 | 0.379 |
| 80+ | 549 | 0.109 | 0.311 |
| Education | |||
| No formal education | 2306 | 0.457 | 0.498 |
| Some primary (1–7 years) | 1614 | 0.320 | 0.467 |
| Some secondary (8–11 years) | 537 | 0.107 | 0.309 |
| Secondary or more (12+ years) | 585 | 0.116 | 0.320 |
| Marital Status | |||
| Never married | 290 | 0.057 | 0.233 |
| Separated / divorced | 650 | 0.129 | 0.335 |
| Widowed | 1540 | 0.305 | 0.460 |
| Currently married | 2575 | 0.509 | 0.500 |
| Occupation status | |||
| Working | 805 | 0.160 | 0.366 |
| Not working | 4240 | 0.840 | 0.366 |
| Born in South Africa | |||
| No | 1526 | 0.302 | 0.459 |
| Yes | 3528 | 0.698 | 0.459 |
| Health indices | |||
| Normalized health status | 0.828 | 0.136 | |
| Normalized disability status | 0.934 | 0.139 | |
| Normalized PVW health status | 0.918 | 0.126 | |
| Socioeconomic measures | |||
| Monthly household consumption per capita (in Rands) | 775.43 | 1086.91 | |
| Equivalent monthly household consumption (in Rands) | 1462.43 | 1920.26 | |
| Wealth index | 0.066 | 2.545 | |
| Observations | 5059 | ||