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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants in the study area

From: Natural resources used as folk cosmeceuticals among rural communities in Vhembe district municipality, Limpopo province, South Africa

Demographic features

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Gender

Male

Female

17

54

24

76

Age

31–40

9

13

41–50

6

8

51–60

15

21

61–70

16

23

71-above

25

35

Type of employment

Not employed

65

92

Informal

5

7

Formal

1

1

Monthly income

< 500

20

28

500–1500

13

18

1500–3000

38

54

Tribe

Vhavenda

47

66

Tsonga

21

30

Other

3

4

Villages

Tshamutilikwa

7

9.8

Luvhimbi (Masikhwa)

8

11.3

Khakhanwa

3

4.2

Shigalo

22

31

Tshakuma

25

35.2

Folovhodwe

6

8.5