Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants (n = 1748), 2014

Gender

Male

458

26.20

Female

1290

73.80

Age in years

18–30

282

16.13

31–65

1442

82.49

≥66

15

0.86

Missing value

9

0.51

Racial group

African

1685

96.40

Coloured

39

2.23

Indian

17

0.97

White

4

0.23

Missing value

3

0.17

Marital status

Single/never married

1324

75.74

Married

319

18.25

Divorced

21

1.20

Living with partner

59

3.38

Widow

19

1.09

Missing value

6

0.34

Home language

Zulu

1537

87.93

Other African languages

77

4.40

Xhosa, other SA languages

70

4.00

English

57

3.26

Afrikaans

2

0.11

Urdhu

1

0.05

Missing value

4

0.22

Highest education level

Primary school

332

18.99

High school

1259

72.03

Post high school diploma

40

2.29

Higher certificate

82

4.69

Bachelor degree

13

0.74

Never attended school

15

0.86

Missing value

7

0.40

Income situation in thousands

Unemployed/no formal income

1031

58.98

≤ R100 000 ($8333.3)

585

33.47

8333–16666.6)

86

4.92

16750–25000)

12

0.69

25083–33333.3)

5

0.29

33417–41667)

2

0.11

Self-employed & undisclosed income

4

0.22

Missing value

23

1.32

Religious affiliation

Christians

1401

80.14

Shembe

140

8.00

Zion Christian Church (ZCC)

97

5.54

Atheists

54

3.09

Believers in ancestors/traditional Zulu

31

1.77

Muslims

14

0.80

Hindus

7

0.40

Missing value

4

0.22