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Table 1 Socio-economic characteristics of the study sample, N = 62

From: Comparative analysis of plant use in peri-urban domestic gardens of the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Socio-economic variables

Number

%

Gender

Female

43

30.6

Male

19

69.4

Age (years)

<20

1

1.6

20-29

11

17.7

30-39

10

16.1

40-49

17

27.4

50-59

11

17.7

>60

12

19.4

Marital status

Single

6

9.7

Married

36

58.1

Divorced

20

32.3

Household size

1-2

11

17.7

3-4

28

45.2

5-6

22

35.5

7-8

1

1.6

Highest level of education

No education

4

6.5

Primary

7

11.3

Secondary

33

53.2

Tertiary

18

29.0

Occupation

Unemployed

35

56.5

Employed

18

29.0

Self-employed

9

14.5

Combined monthly income

Less than R1000*

22

35.5

R1001-2000

7

11.3

R2001-3000

7

11.3

R3001-4000

4

6.5

R4001-5000

2

3.2

More than R5001

3

4.8

 

Not disclosed

17

27.4

  1. *1 Rand = US$0.1.