Table 1 Demographic information of participants and childcare situation within the home

Marital status

Married

4

2.5

Living together/not married

19

11.9

Single, do not live together and is not married

137

85.6

Race

Coloured

158

98.8

Black/African

2

1.3

Home language

Afrikaans

145

90.6

English

13

8.1

IsiXhosa

2

1.3

Living arrangements

One parent

65

40.6

Two parent

51

31.9

Extended (includes partner & partner’s family)

25

15.6

Guardian-Skip generation

11

6.9

Alone

8

5.0

Educational level

Primary Schooling

26

16.3

Secondary Schooling

113

70.6

Tertiary Schooling

1

.6

Completed Grade 12 (Matric)

20

12.5

Employment status

Employed

38

23.8

Unemployed

122

76.3

Variable

N = 160

%

Childcare situation in your home

I take care of the child/children full time

119

74.4

I do not take care of the child/children full time

41

25.6

If NO, the children are in care (day care):

Fewer than 20 h per week

4

2.5

20 h per week or more

37

23.1

Cared for by another adult in our home

Yes

112

70

No

48

30

If YES, who cares for them

Aunt

7

4.3

Sister

17

10.6

Family friend

13

8.1

Father of the child

4

2.5

Foster mother

2

1.3

Child’s grandmother

64

40

Nanny

3

1.9

Neighbour

2

1.3