Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents (N = 653)
Indicator | Categories | Frequency | Percentagea |
|---|---|---|---|
Age range | Teenagers: 17–19 years | 50 | 7.7 |
Young mothers:20–24 years | 201 | 30.8 | |
Adult mothers: 25–34 years | 334 | 51.1 | |
Older mothers: 35 and above | 66 | 10.1 | |
Unknown | 2 | 0.3 | |
Province/Country of birth | Gauteng Province | 315 | 48.2 |
Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces | 148 | 22.7 | |
Other provinces (Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, North West, Western Cape) | 49 | 7.5 | |
Neighbouring countries (Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi and other) | 140 | 21.4 | |
Unknown | 1 | 0.2 | |
Living in Tshwane | Temporary: year <1 | 85 | 13.0 |
Short term: 1 ≤ year <5 | 118 | 18.1 | |
Medium term: 5 ≤ year <20 | 194 | 29.7 | |
Long term: 20 ≤ year ≤ 45 | 226 | 34.6 | |
Unknown | 30 | 4.6 | |
Languages | Sotho (predominantly Setswana) | 267 | 40.9 |
Nguni (isiZulu, isiNdebele, isiXhosa, Seswati) | 111 | 17.0 | |
Other local languages (Xitsonga, Tshivenda) | 107 | 16.4 | |
Non-local African languages | 132 | 20.2 | |
English, Afrikaans | 28 | 4.3 | |
Unknown | 8 | 1.2 | |
School education | No school and primary education (Gr 0–7) | 52 | 8.0 |
Grades 8–11 | 240 | 36.8 | |
Grade 12 and post-school | 346 | 53.0 | |
Unknown | 15 | 2.3 |