Table 1 Socio-demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the three samples

Age

306

288

303

 Median

33

47

32

 25^th–75^th percentile

23–47

28–59

23–44

Gender

306

289

303

 Male

95

31.1

85

29.4

98

32.3

 Female

211

68.9

204

70.6

205

67.7

Population group

306

289

303

 African

306

100

0

-

303

100.0

 Coloured

0

-

289

100.0

Marital status

305

288

303

 Single

233

76.4

106

36.8

174

57.4

 Living with partner but not married

16

5.3

2

0.7

46

15.2

 Married and living together

21

6.9

123

42.7

56

18.5

 Married but not living together

7

2.3

8

2.8

14

4.6

 Divorced or widowed

28

9.1

49

17.0

13

4.3

Educational level

305

286

303

 No schooling/Grade 0–2

8

2.6

6

2.1

6

2.0

 Primary school

51

16.8

67

23.4

31

10.2

 Some secondary school

117

38.5

156

54.6

184

60.7

 End of secondary school

94

30.9

39

13.6

68

22.4

 Post-secondary school

33

10.9

17

5.9

9

3.0

 Primary school

1

0.3

1

0.3

5

1.7

Employment

305

289

303

 Working for pay

62

20.3

50

17.3

105

34.7

 Self-employed

4

1.3

6

2.1

9

3.0

 Scholar/student

48

15.7

19

6.6

59

19.5

 Homemaker

1

0.3

72

24.9

4

1.3

 Long term sick or disabled

1

0.3

11

3.8

4

1.3

 Retired

38

12.5

63

21.8

11

3.6

 Unemployed and looking for a job

119

39.0

64

22.2

104

34.3

 Unemployed but not looking for a job

32

10.5

4

1.4

7

2.3

Personal monthly income

306

289

303

 R0

107

35.0

105

36.3

98

32.4

 R1-R500

51

16.7

15

5.2

47

15.5

 R501-R1,000

30

9.8

23

8.0

27

8.9

 R1001-R2000

61

19.9

98

33.9

57

18.8

 R2000-R5000

18

5.9

20

6.9

64

21.1

 R5001-R10000

6

2.0

12

4.2

7

2.3

 R10001-R20000

6

2.0

5

1.7

2

0.7

 More than R20,000

0

-

5

1.7

0

-

 Don’t know/Refused

27

8.8

6

2.1

1

0.3

Personally own:

306

289

303

 A motor vehicle

13

4.3

31

10.7

12

4.0

 A motorcycle

0

0

3

1.0

0

-

 A computer/laptop

18

5.9

24

8.3

16

5.3

 A cell phone

288

94.1

206

71.3

269

88.8

Settlement type

160

172

184

 Urban-formal

84

52.5

166

96.5

123

66.9

 Urban-informal

49

30.6

6

3.5

61

33.1

 Rural-traditional

27

16.9

0

-

0

-

Dwelling type

160

174

184

 Informal/backyard dwelling

24

15.0

4

2.3

81

44.0

 RDP (government) house^a

45

28.1

105

60.3

69

37.5

 Flat

3

1.9

7

4.0

5

2.7

 Formal house

86

53.8

58

33.3

25

13.6

 Other

2

1.2

0

-

4

2.2

Electricity

160

174

184

 Yes

152

95.0

172

98.9

180

97.3

Source of drinking-water

158

174

184

 Piped water on site or in yard

129

81.7

170

97.7

118

64.1

 Public tap

18

11.4

4

2.3

64

34.8

 Borehole off site/communal

5

3.2

0

-

0

-

From neighbours

2

1.3

0

-

2

1.1

 Other

4

2.5

0

-

0

-

Type of toilet

160

174

183

 Flush toilet inside dwelling (private)

91

56.9

164

94.3

78

42.6

 Flush toilet outside dwelling (private)

3

1.9

7

4.0

56

30.6

 Private bucket system or pit latrine

43

26.9

0

-

4

2.2

 Communal flush toilet

5

3.1

2

1.1

21

11.5

 Communal bucket or pit latrine

16

10.0

1

0.6

22

12.0

 Other

2

1.2

0

-

2

1.1

Number of members aged 15+ years

160

174

184

 Median

4

4

2

 25^th – 75^th percentiles

2.5–5

2–5

2–4