Characteristic | No. (%) |
---|---|
Age (yr) | |
 Mean ± standard deviation | 40.7 ± 18.4 |
 20–24 | 1,397 (23.2) |
 25–29 | 705 (11.7) |
 30–34 | 616 (10.7) |
 35–39 | 515 (8.5) |
 40–44 | 459 (7.6) |
 45–49 | 445 (7.4) |
 50 +  | 1,890 (31.4) |
Education | |
 No education/primary | 1,591 (26.4) |
 Secondary | 3,875 (64.3) |
 Tertiary | 561 (9.3) |
Ethnicity | |
 Black/African | 5,092 (84.5) |
 White | 258 (4.3) |
 Colored and other | 677 (11.2) |
Wealth | |
 Poorest | 1,209 (20.1) |
 Poorer | 1,239 (20.6) |
 Middle | 1,346 (22.3) |
 Richer | 1,267 (21.0) |
 Richest | 966 (16.0) |
Marital status | |
 Never married | 3,034 (50.3) |
 Currently married | 2,018 (33.5) |
 Divorced/widowed | 975 (16.2) |
Current employment | |
 Not employed | 4,296 (71.3) |
 Employed | 1,731 (28.7) |
Covered by health insurance | |
 No | 5203 (86.3) |
 Yes | 824 (13.7) |
Amount of mass media exposurea | |
 0 | 725 (12.0) |
 1 | 1,021 (17.0) |
 2 | 1,723 (28.6) |
 3 | 2,558 (42.4) |
Place of residence | |
 Urban | 3,325 (55.2) |
 Rural | 2,702 (44.8) |
Geographical region | |
 Western Cape | 470 (7.8) |
 Eastern Cape | 785 (13.0) |
 Northern Cape | 519 (8.6) |
 Free State | 646 (10.7) |
 Kwazulu-Natal | 962 (16.0) |
 North West | 577 (9.6) |
 Gauteng | 553 (9.2) |
 Mpumalanga | 693 (11.5) |
 Limpopo | 822 (13.6) |
Perception of own weight | |
 Underweight | 561 (9.3) |
 Normal weight | 4,620 (76.7) |
 Overweight/obese | 846 (14.0) |
Perception of own health | |
 Poor | 766 (12.7) |
 Average | 2,019 (33.5) |
 Good | 2,460 (40.8) |
 Excellent | 782 (13.0) |
Type of fruits eaten yesterday | |
 None | 3,061 (50.8) |
 One | 1,730 (28.7) |
 Two or more | 1,236 (20.5) |
Type of vegetables eaten yesterday | |
 None | 2,382 (39.5) |
 One | 1,985 (32.9) |
 Two or more | 1,660 (27.5) |
Frequency of eating processed meat | |
 Never | 672 (11.2) |
 Every day | 713 (11.8) |
 At least once a week | 1,687 (28.0) |
 Occasionally | 2,955 (49.0) |
Frequency of eating fried foods | |
 Never | 469 (7.8) |
 Every day | 513 (8.5) |
 At least once a week | 1,951 (32.4) |
 Occasionally | 3,094 (51.3) |
Sugar-sweetened drinks yesterday | |
 No | 4,103 (68.1) |
 Yes | 1,924 (31.9) |
Self-reported hypertension | |
 No | 4,603 (76.4) |
 Yes | 1,424 (23.6) |