Table 2. Demographic characteristics of farming households.

Variable	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)	Variable	Frequency(n)	Percentage (%)
Gender			Marital Status
Male	95	36.5	Married	115	44.2
Female	165	63.5	Unmarried	145	55.8
Age (Years)			Employment Status
18–24	28	10.8	Unemployed	98	37.7
25–34	43	16.5	Full time	41	15.8
35–44	48	18.5	Part-time	28	10.8
45–54	44	16.9	Informal	5	1.9
55–64	39	15.0	Grant/Pension recipient	85	32.7
65+	58	22.3	Self-employed	3	1.1
Total Household monthly income			Education Level
R0–R500	48	18.5	None	11	4.2
R501–R1000	48	18.5	Primary	71	27.3
R1001–R1500	45	17.3	Secondary	144	55.4
R1501–R2500	40	15.4	Tertiary	34	13.1
R2501–R3500	25	9.6
R3501–R4500	30	11.5
>R4500	24	9.2