Table 1 Distribution of socio-economic status among women pregnant in past 2 years between 2008 and 2012; Distribution of socio-economic status among population sub-groups in women pregnant in past 2 years: analysis of the 2008 and 2012 national SABSSM survey

Age categories

1111

1619**

 15 to 19

12.1

14.2

13.1

9.5

9.6

9.9

4.6

4.6

11.1

10.2

 20 to 29

50.4

50.8

48.6

57.8

52.4

55.3

51.4

50.6

50.5

54.0

 30 to 39

32.8

26.2

36.2

28.9

35.5

31.4

37.0

39.8

35.0

30.4

 40 to 55

4.7

8.8

2.1

3.8

2.4

3.5

6.9

4.9

3.4

5.3

Place of residence

1115***

1619***

 Urban formal

7.8

11.3

27.6

27.1

82.0

76.8

95.7

89.7

43.2

45.7

 Urban informal

20.3

11.0

16.3

12.0

7.6

9.1

1.5

1.0

13.7

9.3

 Rural formal

10.9

4.8

9.7

3.1

6.3

2.9

0.3

6

8.3

3.9

 Rural informal

61.0

72.8

46.4

57.8

4.2

11.3

2.5

3.3

34.8

41.1

Province

1115***

1619***

 Eastern Cape

21.2

30.9

8.2

7.1

8.5

4.6

15.0

2.3

12.8

12.6

 Free State

3.5

3.2

6.6

5.8

4.7

6.4

3.2

6.9

4.8

5.4

 Gauteng

10.5

8.5

8.2

18.3

41.2

40.6

40.4

50.5

21.3

26.4

 KwaZulu Natal

23.2

20.9

28.7

26.2

16

12.3

9.9

10.0

21.7

18.4

 Limpopo

22.4

19.5

15.0

15.4

2.8

3.7

2.9

2.5

12.7

11.4

 Mpumalanga

8.0

6.5

10.4

12.9

3.4

7.0

8.5

3.7

7.5

8.1

 North West

7.8

6.8

13.7

8.1

8.2

6.0

1.3

4.7

9.2

6.6

 Northern Cape

1.2

1.2

1.7

1.2

2.3

5.1

2.1

3.9

1.8

2.7

 Western Cape

2.1

2.6

7.4

4.9

12.9

14.3

16.7

15.5

8.2

8.4

Race

1110***

1615***

 African

98.4

96.9

95

95.7

77.5

82.9

60.4

49.7

88

85.7

 White

0.0

0.1

0.3

0.0

8.1

2.0

17.6

23.4

4.0

4.0

 Coloured

1.6

3.0

4.5

4.2

13.0

13.2

15.7

16.7

7.1

8.2

 Indian

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

1.4

1.8

6.3

10.2

1.0

2.0

Highest education

1111***

1471***

 No schooling-Gr3

7.1

3.6

5.3

2.5

1.7

1.2

0.2

1.2

4.4

2.3

 Gr4-Gr7

17.8

19.0

10.1

7.9

5.4

4.2

2.8

1.8

10.4

9.2

 Gr8-Gr11

58.3

60.9

51.4

44.0

34.4

40.0

13.8

20.5

45.3

44.4

 Gr12

15.2

16.4

28.6

39.9

44.0

41.6

36.2

44.1

29.7

34.2

 Tertiary

1.7

0.1

4.6

5.7

14.6

13.0

47.0

32.4

10.3

10.0

Employment

1096***

1589***

 Housewife

26.2

17.0

21.1

11.2

13.8

12.5

11

17.5

19.6

14.2

 Unemployed, not seeking work

9.6

10.9

10.0

7.6

3.4

7.0

2.0

2.3

7.3

7.6

 Unemployed, seeking work

44.0

51.6

33.9

49.2

36.2

35.6

28.1

12.7

37.2

40.7

 Informal sector, self-employed

4.6

0.6

6.0

3.4

6.3

7.2

9.6

7.0

6.0

4.2

 Scholar or student

5.6

11.9

13.3

10.1

5.6

10.1

2.4

4.9

7.7

9.8

 Part employed

6.5

3.6

4.1

5.5

4.0

7.7

4.0

14.2

4.8

6.8

 Full employed

2.4

2.5

10.7

11.1

28.9

18.3

43.0

38.4

16.2

14.7

 Pensioner, sick or disabled

1.2

1.9

1.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

0.1

3.0

1.2

2.0

Marital status

1113**

1601***

 Single

59.3

57.8

64.8

62

55.7

50.2

41.1

36.1

58.4

53.7

 Married/cohabiting

36.5

38.7

32.7

35.6

43.2

48.2

55.0

63.5

38.9

44.1

 Divorced/widow

4.1

3.5

2.5

2.4

1.2

1.6

3.9

0.5

2.7

2.2