Table 1 Prevalence of severe disability by background characteristics
Characteristic | n (final sample) | Severe disability (%) |
|---|---|---|
Number of chronic diseases*** | ||
None | 1870 | 7.19 |
One | 791 | 14.77 |
Two or more | 394 | 20.30 |
Age (years)*** | ||
50-59 | 1342 | 3.83 |
60-69 | 984 | 13.62 |
70 plus | 729 | 24.48 |
Sex | ||
Male | 1210 | 9.51 |
Female | 1845 | 11.74 |
Ethnicity* | ||
Black | 1895 | 11.46 |
White | 242 | 4.87 |
Coloured | 635 | 8.79 |
Indian/Asian | 283 | 20.43 |
Marital Status** | ||
Married | 1546 | 8.58 |
Divorced/widowed/ separated | 1084 | 15.79 |
Never married | 425 | 8.33 |
Education** | ||
None/less than primary | 1539 | 13.39 |
Primary | 731 | 12.77 |
Secondary and higher | 785 | 5.12 |
Wealth | ||
Poorest | 573 | 15.54 |
Poor | 613 | 13.45 |
Middle | 621 | 8.50 |
Rich | 622 | 8.01 |
Richest | 626 | 8.58 |
Residence* | ||
Urban | 2049 | 8.91 |
Rural | 1006 | 14.49 |
Region*** | ||
Eastern Cape | 731 | 3.70 |
Free State | 161 | 11.56 |
Gauteng | 532 | 5.13 |
KwaZulu-Natal | 451 | 26.04 |
Limpopo | 245 | 18.33 |
Mpumalanga | 145 | 9.32 |
North-West | 310 | 5.22 |
Northern Cape | 259 | 8.84 |
Western Cape | 221 | 6.08 |
Hypertension** | ||
No hypertension | 639 | 7.50 |
Hypertension diagnosed | 941 | 15.30 |
Hypertension measured but not diagnosed | 1475 | 9.42 |
Total | 3055 | 10.84 |