Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of at-risk type II diabetes black and mixed-ancestry communities in Cape Town, 2018 (N = 316).
| Socio-Demographic Characteristics (N = 316) | ||
|---|---|---|
| N | % | |
| Age, median (25th–75th percentiles) | 53.00 [46.00–59.00] | |
| 25–45 years | 57 | 18.0 |
| 45–65 years | 256 | 81.0 |
| Not Assigned | 3 | 1.0 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 60 | 19.0 |
| Female | 253 | 80.1 |
| NA | 3 | 0.9 |
| Community | ||
| Black | 172 | 54.4 |
| Mixed-ancestry | 141 | 44.6 |
| Not Assigned | 3 | 1.0 |
| Education | ||
| Never went to school | 2 | 0.6 |
| Primary school (Grades 1–7) | 76 | 24.1 |
| High school (Grades 8–12) | 136 | 43.0 |
| Less than Grade 12 + FET */Certificate/Diploma | 11 | 3.5 |
| Grade 12 and higher (Tertiary/Diploma/Degree) | 86 | 27.2 |
| NA | 5 | 1.6 |
| Occupation | ||
| Employed (full- or part-time/self-employed/ | 92 | 29.1 |
| Unemployed | 123 | 38.9 |
| Full-time homemaker | 21 | 6.6 |
| Pensioner | 58 | 18.4 |
| On a disability grant | 13 | 4.1 |
| Child grant | 4 | 1.3 |
| Not Assigned | 5 | 1.6 |
| Income | ||
| No income | 32 | 10.1 |
| R1–R800 | 39 | 12.3 |
| R801–R1,600 | 42 | 23.4 |
| R1601–R3200 | 94 | 29.8 |
| R3201–R6400 | 74 | 13.3 |
| R6401–R12,800 | 19 | 6.0 |
| R12,801–R51,200 | 11 | 3.5 |
| Not Assigned | 5 | 1.6 |
* FET—Further Education and Training.