Table 1.
Demographic and background variables.
| Variable | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (N = 10,466) |
Male | 6812 | 65.1 |
| Female | 3643 | 34.8 | |
| Other | 11 | 0.1 | |
| Age (N = 10,466) |
34 years and younger 35 years and older |
6501 3965 |
62.1 37.9 |
| Race (N = 10,466) |
African/Black | 6636 | 63.4 |
| White | 2493 | 23.8 | |
| Coloured * | 1190 | 11.4 | |
| Asian | 147 | 1.4 | |
| Education (N = 10,466) |
No formal education | 54 | 0.5 |
| Primary school | 130 | 1.2 | |
| Secondary school | 6023 | 57.5 | |
| Tertiary education | 4259 | 40.7 | |
| Employment status (N = 10,466) |
Unemployed | 6324 | 60.4 |
| Employed full-time | 2393 | 22.9 | |
| Employed part-time | 999 | 9.5 | |
| Retired | 608 | 5.8 | |
| Student | 142 | 1.4 |
* Mixed ethnic descent.