Table 1.
Participant’s socio-demographic and behavioural characteristics of the study sample, South Africa 2017 survey.
| Variables | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age group in years | ||
| 15–24 | 2354 | 19.7 |
| 25–49 | 5764 | 60.4 |
| 50+ | 3023 | 19.9 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 4046 | 45.1 |
| Female | 7095 | 54.9 |
| Race groups | ||
| Black African | 7856 | 83.1 |
| Other | 3285 | 16.9 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 3617 | 33.6 |
| Never married | 6332 | 66.4 |
| Education level | ||
| No education/primary | 1823 | 15.4 |
| Secondary | 5963 | 68.7 |
| Tertiary | 1078 | 15.9 |
| Employment status | ||
| Not employed | 7195 | 62.7 |
| Employed | 3800 | 37.3 |
| Locality type | ||
| Urban | 7211 | 72.2 |
| Rural informal (tribal areas) | 2843 | 24.2 |
| Rural (farms) | 1087 | 3.6 |
| AUDIT score * | ||
| Abstainers | 6944 | 65.9 |
| Low-risk drinkers (1–7) | 2100 | 22.2 |
| High-risk drinkers (8–19) | 928 | 10.3 |
| Hazardous drinkers (20+) | 148 | 1.6 |
| Numbers of sexual partners in the 12 months | ||
| One partner | 6047 | 88.6 |
| Two or more partners | 614 | 11.4 |
| Condom use at last sex | ||
| No | 2360 | 39.0 |
| Yes | 4262 | 61.0 |
| Consistent condom use | ||
| No | 69 | 1.0 |
| Yes | 11,072 | 99.0 |
Subtotals do not all equal to the total (N), due to non-response and/or missing data, * alcohol risk score based on a questionnaire for Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT).