Table 1 Household structure, educational and socio-economic characteristics of the study participants
From: Reproductive health problems in rural South African young women: risk behaviour and risk factors
| Â | Proportion of participants |
|---|---|
Household structure | |
 Median number of people in the household (range) | 6 (1–18) |
 Median number of adults (≥18 years) in the household (range) | 4 (0–14) |
 Median number of children in the household (range) | 2 (0–11) |
 Living with both of her biological parents | 19.8% (279/1411) |
 Living with one of the biological parents or other adults | 80.0% (1129/1411) |
 Did not have any adults in the household | 0.2% (3/1411) |
 Participants 18 years or older were the only adult in the household | 1.3% (19/1411) |
Highest level of education in the household (excluding study participant) | |
 High School | 88.0% (1236/1404) |
 Tertiary level of education | 12.0% (168/1404) |
Proportion of adults employed in the household | |
 No adults employed | 43.1% (607/1408) |
 1–49% of adults employed | 30.8% (424/1408) |
  ≥ 50% of adults employed | 26.1% (367/1408) |