| Categorical variables | N | % | ||
| Race | ||||
| African | 15 | 17 | ||
| Mixed ancestry | 28 | 31 | ||
| Caucasian | 47 | 52 | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Unmarried | 62 | 69 | ||
| Married | 21 | 23 | ||
| Divorced | 6 | 7 | ||
| Separated | 1 | 1 | ||
| Province | ||||
| Eastern cape | 20 | 22 | ||
| Free state | 2 | 2 | ||
| Gauteng | 12 | 13 | ||
| Kwazulu-Natal | 5 | 6 | ||
| Limpopo | 1 | 1 | ||
| Mpumalanga | 2 | 2 | ||
| Northern cape | 3 | 3 | ||
| Northwest | 5 | 6 | ||
| Western cape | 40 | 44 | ||
| Level of injury | ||||
| High quadriplegia: (C3-C4) | 7 | 8 | ||
| Low quadriplegia: (C5- C8) | 71 | 79 | ||
| Paraplegia | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ambulant quadriplegia | 11 | 12 | ||
| Completeness of injury | ||||
| Complete | 37 | 41 | ||
| Incomplete | 53 | 59 | ||
| Current employment | ||||
| Unemployed | 37 | 41 | ||
| Employed | 43 | 48 | ||
| Student | 8 | 9 | ||
| Correctional services | 2 | 2 | ||
| Education | ||||
| Primary level | 7 | 8 | ||
| Secondary (high school not completed) | 30 | 33 | ||
| Secondary (high school completed) | 23 | 26 | ||
| Tertiary level | 30 | 33 | ||
| Income* | ||||
| Very low (R1–R2500) | 33 | 37 | ||
| Low (R2501–R8000) | 20 | 22 | ||
| Medium (R8001–R20000) | 14 | 16 | ||
| High (more than R20000) | 14 | 16 | ||
| Not provided/missing data | 9 | 10 | ||
| Asset indicator score (SES) | ||||
| Low SES | 32 | 36 | ||
| Medium SES | 17 | 19 | ||
| High SES | 41 | 46 | ||
| Type of residence | ||||
| Care facility: dependent | 12 | 13 | ||
| Care facility: independent | 2 | 2 | ||
| Private house | 65 | 72 | ||
| Block of apartments | 3 | 3 | ||
| Wendy house/room in back yard | 4 | 4 | ||
| Town house | 2 | 2 | ||
| Correctional services | 2 | 2 | ||
| Transport | ||||
| Has own transport | 48 | 53 | ||
| Relies on others/paid transport | 32 | 36 | ||
| Relies on care facility transport | 10 | 11 | ||
| Type of healthcare | ||||
| Public healthcare | 42 | 47 | ||
| Private healthcare | 37 | 41 | ||
| Both | 11 | 12 | ||
| Exercise* | ||||
| None | 39 | 43 | ||
| 1–4 times/week | 17 | 19 | ||
| More than five times/week | 33 | 37 | ||
| Missing data | 1 | 1 | ||
*Variable with missing data.
SES, socioeconomic status.