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Table 1 Descriptive statistics

From: Income-related health inequalities associated with the coronavirus pandemic in South Africa: A decomposition analysis

Variable Mean/Percentage
Poor health 26.7%
Poor health (year = 2017) 8.7%
Household per capita income R2540.8a
Household per capita income (year = 2017) R4733.8
Age 41.3 years
Years of education 11.1
Male 45.3%
Race dummies
  African 78.1%
  Coloured 10.0%
  Asian 2.5%
  White 9.4%
  Employed and earning income 43.8%
Dwelling type dummies
  Formal dwelling 77.9%
  Traditional dwelling (e.g. huts) 8.5%
  Informal dwelling (e.g. shacks) 13.6%
  Has chronic condition 19.9%
  Household experienced hunger 23.4%
  Has breathing problem 3.6%
  Has fever, sore throat or cough 10.5%
Number of observations 4 124
  1. NIDS wave 5 estimates weighted by wave 5 post-stratification weights; NIDS-CRAM estimates weighted by NIDS-CRAM design weights; Where year is not indicated, variables refer to the NIDS-CRAM survey (2020); aSouth African Rands (US$1 = R17 (https://www.resbank.co.za/Research/Rates/Pages/SelectedHistoricalExchangeAndInterestRates.aspx)