Table 3 Sample socio-demographic characteristics
|  | Children (4-10yrs) n = 118 (46.5%) | Adolescents (11-18yrs) n = 127 (50.0%) | Undisclosed n = 9 (3.5%) | Full sample n = 254 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Child | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Child mean age (SD) | 7.81 (1.63) | 13.8 (2.17) | – | 10.91 (3.57) |
Child gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 70 (59.3%) | 67 (52.8%) | 2 (0.8%) | 139 (54.7%) |
 Female | 47 (39.8%) | 60 (47.2%) | 5 (2.0%) | 112 (44.1%) |
 Other/Unknown | 1 (0.8%) | – | 2 (0.8%) | 3 (1.2%) |
Parent/carer | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Parent gender |  |  |  |  |
  Male | 10 (18.5%) | 14 (11.0%) | 3 (1.2%) | 27 (10.6%) |
  Female | 108 (91.5%) | 112 (88.2%) | 5 (2.0%) | 225 (88.6%) |
  Other/unknown | – | 1 (0.8%) | 1 (0.4%) | 2 (0.8%) |
Parent/carer education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No qualifications | 1 (0.8%) | 3 (2.4%) | – | 4 (1.6%) |
 Completed primary school (13yrs) | – | 4 (3.1%) | – | 4 (1.6%) |
 Completed secondary school (16yrs) | 1 (0.8%) | 9 (7.1%) | – | 10 (3.9%) |
 Matriculated | 17 (14.4%) | 26 (20.5%) | 4 (1.6%) | 47 (18.5%) |
 Undergraduate degree/professional qualification | 41 (34.7%) | 32 (25.2%) | 1 (0.4%) | 74 (29.1%) |
 Postgraduate degree | 57 (48.3%) | 53 (41.7%) | 2 (0.8%) | 112 (44.1%) |
 Prefer not to say | 1 (0.8%) | – | 2 (0.8%) | 3 (1.2%) |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Working full-time | 59 (50.0%) | 58 (45.7%) | 7 (2.8%) | 124 (48.8%) |
 Working part-time | 12 (10.2%) | 11 (8.7%) | – | 23 (9.1%) |
 Self-employed | 26 (22.0%) | 33 (26.0%) | – | 59 (23.2%) |
 Full-time parents | 9 (7.6%) | 8 (6.3%) | – | 17 (6.7%) |
 In school | 2 (1.7%) | 2 (1.6%) | – | 4 (1.6%) |
 Unemployed | 9 (7.6%) | 15 (11.8%) | – | 24 (9.4%) |
 Other | 1 (0.8%) | 11 (8.7%) | 2 (0.8%) | 3 (1.2%) |
Family | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Family composition |  |  |  |  |
  Single adult household | 6 (5.1%) | 16 (12.6%) | - | 22 (8.7%) |
  Multiple adult household | 109 (92.4%) | 103 (81.1%) | 6 (2.4%) | 218 (85.8%) |
  Prefer not to say | 3 (2.5%) | 8 (6.3%) | 3 (1.2%) | 14 (5.5%) |
Household income | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 High (> R100 000 p.m.) | 24 (20.3%) | 15 (11.8%) | – | 39 (15.4%) |
 Middle (R30 000 – R100 000 p.m.) | 45 (38.1%) | 52 (40.9%) | 1 (0.4%) | 98 (38.6%) |
 Low (< R30 000 p.m.) | 30 (25.4%) | 44 (34.6%) | 6 (2.4%) | 80 (31.5%) |
 Prefer not to say | 19 (16.1%) | 16 (12.6%) | 2 (0.8%) | 37 (14.6%) |
Location | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Province |  |  |  |  |
  Western Cape | 51 (43.2%) | 44 (34.6%) | 5 (2.0%) | 100 (39.4%) |
  Gauteng | 36 (30.5%) | 26 (20.5%) | 1 (0.4%) | 63 (24.8%) |
  Eastern Cape | 10 (8.5%) | 19 (15.0%) | 1 (0.4%) | 30 (11.8%) |
  Mpumalanga | 6 (5.1%) | 13 (10.2%) | – | 19 (7.5%) |
  Kwa-Zulu Natal | 9 (7.6%) | 8 (6.3%) | – | 17 (6.7%) |
  North West | 2 (1.7%) | 7 (5.5%) | 1 (0.4%) | 10 (3.9%) |
  Limpopo | 3 (2.5%) | 7 (5.5%) | – | 10 (3.9%) |
  Free State | 1 (0.8%) | 2 (1.6%) | – | 3 (1.2%) |
  Prefer not to say |  | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.4%) | 2 (0.8%) |