Table 3.
Mean individual cash expenditures by income source
| Source of income | No. of individuals interviewed | Shared | SD | Food | SD | Clothing | SD | Modern goods | SD | Debt | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casual | 9 | 194 (21) | 204 | 470 (50) | 203 | 222 (24) | 172 | 55 (6) | 167 | 11 (1) | 33 |
| Welfare | 44 | 104 (12) | 246 | 319 (36) | 190 | 192 (22) | 199 | 30 (3) | 104 | 184 (21) | 263 |
| NNC benefits | 41 | 157 (12) | 244 | 360 (28) | 204 | 153 (12) | 176 | 91 (7) | 175 | 515 (40) | 510 |
| Devil’s Claw | 35 | 559 (25) | 550 | 570 (25) | 499 | 170 (8) | 269 | 119 (5) | 268 | 479 (21) | 304 |
| Pension | 21 | 350 (16) | 363 | 463 (22) | 315 | 17 (1) | 53 | 81 (4) | 216 | 1,114 (52) | 1221 |
| Government salary | 38 | 242 (7) | 293 | 672 (19) | 431 | 196 (6) | 375 | 572 (16) | 1098 | 1,360 (38) | 899 |
Data are given as N$ (%).