Table 1

Descriptive characteristics (N=4351)

N
Mean age (years; SE)37.0 (0.26)
Age categories (years)
 18–2939.1%1701
 30–3922.1%962
 40–4918.1%788
 ≥5020.7%901
Sex
 Male46.3%2015
 Female53.7%2336
Race
 Black76.2%3315
 Coloured (mixed race)10.4%453
 White10.0%435
 Indian/Asian3.4%148
Married50.1%2180
Location
 Rural38.4%1671
 Urban61.6%2680
Education
 None6.8%296
 Grades 1–719.1%831
 Grades 8–1135.4%1540
 Matric23.5%1022
 Matric+15.3%665.7
Employed31.0%1349
Income category (Rands; mean SD)
 013.7%596
 1–250029.5%1284
 2501–500015.4%670
 5001–10 00019.6%853
 ≥10 00121.8%949
Province
 Eastern Cape13.1%570
 Free State6.2%270
 Gauteng23.0%1001
 Kwazulu-Natal19.5%848
 Limpopo10.5%457
 Mpumalanga6.6%287
 Northern Cape1.9%83
 North West8.3%361
 Western Cape11.1%483