Table 2: Respondents’ reported ability to remain home during lockdown by socio-demographic characteristics.
|
Sample |
I have been at home since the start of lockdown, and have not left |
I have had to leave to get food and medicine |
I had to leave to collect a social grant |
I spend a lot of my time visiting my friends and neighbours and socialising |
Not applicable - I am an essential services worker |
Characteristics |
n |
% |
95% CI |
% |
95% CI |
% |
95% CI |
% |
95% CI |
% |
95% CI |
Total |
15,536 |
26.1 |
[25.1-27.1] |
55.3 |
[54.2-56.5] |
6.2 |
[5.6-6.9] |
1.2 |
[1.0-1.5] |
11.1 |
[10.4-11.8] |
Female |
9,618 |
27.1 |
[25.8-28.4] |
54.4 |
[52.9-55.8] |
8.1 |
[7.3-8.9] |
0.6 |
[0.4-0.9] |
9.9 |
[9.1-10.7] |
Male |
5,762 |
25.0 |
[23.4-26.6] |
56.5 |
[54.6-58.3] |
4.1 |
[3.2-5.2] |
1.9 |
[1.5-2.4] |
12.6 |
[11.4-13.8] |
Population group |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Black African |
7,520 |
27.7 |
[26.5-29.0] |
53.1 |
[51.7-54.5] |
6.9 |
[6.2-7.8] |
1.4 |
[1.1-1.7] |
10.8 |
[10.0-11.7] |
White |
5,600 |
18.3 |
[16.9-19.8] |
70.2 |
[68.5-71.8] |
1.2 |
[0.8-1.6] |
0.1 |
[0.1-0.3] |
10.2 |
[9.3-11.2] |
Coloured |
1,543 |
20.5 |
[18.2-22.9] |
55.7 |
[52.7-58.6] |
8.0 |
[6.6-9.6] |
1.2 |
[0.7-1.8] |
14.7 |
[12.8-16.9] |
Indian/Asian |
873 |
28.2 |
[24.6-32.2] |
57.6 |
[53.5-61.7] |
1.7 |
[0.7-4.2] |
0.2 |
[0.0-0.6] |
12.3 |
[10.0-15.1] |
Age group |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18-29 |
4,617 |
33.6 |
[31.9-35.3] |
50.3 |
[48.5-52.0] |
7.0 |
[6.2-8.0] |
2.4 |
[1.9-3.0] |
6.8 |
[6.0-7.7] |
30-39 |
4,384 |
25.2 |
[23.6-26.9] |
54.1 |
[52.2-55.9] |
6.4 |
[5.5-7.4] |
0.9 |
[0.6-1.3] |
13.4 |
[12.2-14.8] |
40-49 |
3,098 |
20.3 |
[18.4-22.3] |
58.8 |
[56.4-61.2] |
3.5 |
[2.8-4.5] |
1.0 |
[0.6-1.7] |
16.3 |
[14.6-18.2] |
50-59 |
1,973 |
20.8 |
[18.2-23.7] |
60.5 |
[57.1-63.8] |
2.6 |
[1.8-3.8] |
0.5 |
[0.2-1.5] |
15.6 |
[13.2-18.4] |
60+ |
1,375 |
26.0 |
[22.4-30.0] |
57.6 |
[53.2-61.9] |
10.7 |
[8.0-14.1] |
0.5 |
[0.2-1.5] |
5.2 |
[3.7-7.3] |
Education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
None/Primary |
511 |
41.3 |
[35.8-47.0] |
38.2 |
[32.8-44.0] |
13.2 |
[9.6-17.8] |
3.4 |
[1.9-6.2] |
3.9 |
[2.4-6.3] |
Secondary |
1,922 |
31.1 |
[28.3-34.1] |
46.9 |
[43.8-50.0] |
12.0 |
[10.0-14.3] |
1.6 |
[1.0-2.4] |
8.5 |
[6.9-10.3] |
Matric |
5,148 |
26.3 |
[24.8-28.0] |
53.6 |
[51.7-55.5] |
7.6 |
[6.5-8.9] |
1.5 |
[1.1-1.9] |
11.0 |
[9.8-12.4] |
Tertiary |
7,955 |
22.4 |
[21.0-23.8] |
61.4 |
[59.8-63.1] |
2.6 |
[2.1-3.3] |
0.6 |
[0.4-0.9] |
13.0 |
[11.9-14.1] |
Employment status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employed |
9,668 |
20.4 |
[19.3-21.6] |
57.8 |
[56.4-59.2] |
2.0 |
[1.6-2.5] |
0.7 |
[0.5-1.0] |
19.0 |
[17.9-20.2] |
Unemployed |
5,868 |
33.2 |
[31.4-35.0] |
52.3 |
[50.4-54.2] |
11.5 |
[10.2-12.8] |
1.8 |
[1.4-2.3] |
1.3 |
[1.0-1.8] |
Community type |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
City |
2,127 |
26.7 |
[23.8-29.9] |
55.7 |
[52.3-59.0] |
2.8 |
[2.0-4.1] |
0.3 |
[0.1-0.8] |
14.4 |
[12.1-17.1] |
Suburb |
6,657 |
21.8 |
[20.1-23.6] |
63.8 |
[61.8-65.8] |
2.1 |
[1.5-2.9] |
0.3 |
[0.2-0.5] |
11.9 |
[10.7-13.3] |
Township |
3,396 |
25.0 |
[23.4-26.8] |
53.3 |
[51.3-55.3] |
8.2 |
[7.0-9.6] |
1.3 |
[1.0-1.8] |
12.1 |
[10.9-13.5] |
Informal settlement |
500 |
25.2 |
[21.1-29.9] |
51.9 |
[46.8-57.0] |
12.2 |
[9.6-15.4] |
2.0 |
[1.1-3.8] |
8.6 |
[6.2-11.8] |
Rural (Traditional tribal area) |
2,307 |
33.9 |
[31.3-36.5] |
47.1 |
[44.3-49.9] |
9.5 |
[7.9-11.3] |
2.3 |
[1.6-3.2] |
7.3 |
[6.0-8.7] |
Farm |
549 |
22.5 |
[17.8-28.1] |
58.3 |
[51.2-64.9] |
3.8 |
[2.0-7.1] |
2.5 |
[0.7-8.3] |
12.9 |
[8.9-18.4] |
Province |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Western Cape |
2,925 |
22.1 |
[20.1-24.2] |
60.0 |
[57.5-62.5] |
4.6 |
[3.8-5.6] |
0.6 |
[0.3-1.0] |
12.7 |
[11.0-14.7] |
Eastern Cape |
1,256 |
19.0 |
[16.2-22.2] |
61.4 |
[57.2-65.3] |
6.0 |
[3.8-9.3] |
1.6 |
[0.9-2.7] |
12.0 |
[9.9-14.5] |
Northern Cape |
200 |
15.0 |
[10.2-21.5] |
54.8 |
[46.0-63.2] |
9.0 |
[5.4-14.5] |
1.7 |
[0.6-5.2] |
19.6 |
[13.2-28.0] |
Free State |
556 |
19.4 |
[15.2-24.5] |
57.3 |
[51.5-62.8] |
6.8 |
[4.3-10.5] |
1.1 |
[0.5-2.5] |
15.4 |
[11.9-19.7] |
KwaZulu-Natal |
2,708 |
29.3 |
[27.1-31.6] |
52.9 |
[50.4-55.4] |
6.9 |
[5.5-8.8] |
1.1 |
[0.8-1.6] |
9.8 |
[8.5-11.2] |
North-West |
433 |
25.0 |
[19.5-31.4] |
53.8 |
[47.6-60.0] |
5.5 |
[3.7-8.3] |
2.0 |
[0.9-4.6] |
13.6 |
[9.8-18.5] |
Gauteng |
5,141 |
25.7 |
[24.1-27.3] |
57.7 |
[55.9-59.5] |
4.5 |
[3.8-5.5] |
0.8 |
[0.6-1.2] |
11.2 |
[10.2-12.4] |
Mpumalanga |
1,692 |
33.5 |
[30.2-37.1] |
46.0 |
[42.5-49.4] |
11.3 |
[9.1-14.0] |
2.3 |
[1.5-3.8] |
6.9 |
[5.4-8.6] |
Limpopo |
625 |
33.3 |
[28.8-38.1] |
49.8 |
[44.6-55.0] |
6.8 |
[4.6-10.2] |
1.0 |
[0.4-2.5] |
9.1 |
[6.6-12.4] |
Sub-totals are not always equal to the overall total due to non-response or missing data.
CI = Confidence Interval.