Table 1 Profile of participants who currently owned a mobile phone
Characteristic | < 30 years (n = 187) | ≥ 30 years (n = 177) | Total (N = 364) | P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Median age in years (IQR) | 25 (23–28) | 37 (32–42 | 29 (25–36) |  |
Main home language | ||||
 Afrikaans | 13 (7%) | 21 (11.9%) | 34 (9.3%) | 0.272 |
 English | 1 (0.5%) | 3 (1.7%) | 4 (1.1%) | |
 isiXhosa | 165 (88.2%) | 145 (81.9%) | 310 (85.2%) | |
 Other | 8 (4.3%) | 8 (4.5%) | 16 (4.4%) | |
Languages spoken (after main home language) | ||||
 Afrikaans | 29 (15.5%) | 45 (25.4%) | 74 (20.3%) | 0.019 |
 English | 158 (84.5%) | 132 (74.6%) | 315 (86.5%) | 0.012 |
 isiXhosa | 174 (93.1%) | 150 (84.8%) | 324 (89.0%) | 0.011 |
 Other | 25 (13.4%) | 27 (15.3%) | 52 (14.3%) | 0.607 |
Highest level of education | Â | Â | Â | 0.007b |
 Primary or less | 16 (8.6%) | 35 (19.8%) | 51 (14.0%) |  |
 Secondary | 167 (89.3%) | 137 (77.4%) | 304 (83.5%) |  |
 Post-secondary | 4 (2.1%) | 5 (2.8%) | 9 (2.5%) |  |
Formal housing | 83 (44.4%) | 81 (45.8%) | 164 (45.1%) | 0.792 |
Median number of people living in home (IQR) | 4 (3–6) | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3–6) | 0.029c |
Employed | 52 (27.8%) | 81 (45.8%) | 133 (36.5%) | <  0.001 |