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Table 1 Mothers’ characteristics by site

From: Why do families still not receive the child support grant in South Africa? A longitudinal analysis of a cohort of families across South Africa

Characteristics

Paarl (n = 351)

Rietvlei (n = 308)

Umlazi (n = 489)

Mother’s Age

Mean years (SD)

24.9 (6.3)

23.9 (6.1)

24 (5.6)

Mother’s education level

Median years (Q1-Q3)

10 (9–12)

9 (8–11)

11 (10–12)

Marital status

Single

262 (74.6)

126 (41.5)

326 (66.7)

Married

62 (17.7)

172 (56.6)

34 (6.9)

Cohabiting

27 (7.7)

6 (1.9)

129 (26.4)

SES quintile

1 (poorest)

0

183 (61.8)

12 (3.0)

2

35 (10.5)

84 (28.3)

68 (17.3)

3

82 (24.7)

26 (8.7)

95 (24.2)

4

120 (36.2)

3(1.0)

101 (25.7)

5 (least poor)

94 (28.4)

0

116 (29.5)

Mothers HIV status

Positive

21 (5.9)

25(8.1)

138(28.2)

Household size

Mean number of members

5 (4–7)

6 (4–8)

7 (5–10)

  1. Data are number (%) or mean (Std Dev) or median (IQR).