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Table 2 Demographic Information

From: Knowledge, perceptions, beliefs, and opinions of the employees about GBV: a national online study in South Africa

Characteristic

Category

n

Percentage

Gender

Male

677

29.8%

Female

1 545

68.1%

LGBTQIAP+

32

1.4%

Prefer not to say

14

0.6%

Other

2

0.1%

Age group

Up to 24 years

297

13.2%

25–34 years

756

33.7%

35–44 years

584

26.0%

45–54 years

426

19.0%

55–64 years

153

6.8%

65 years above

28

1.3%

Employment Sectors

Private sector Organizations

1 356

59.7%

Government sector Organizations

186

8.2%

Non-Government Organizations

112

4.9%

Legal sector Organizations

146

6.4%

Educational Organizations

331

14.6%

Public Health Organizations

27

1.2%

Other

112

4.9%

Highest Level of Education

Have not completed school

23

1.0%

Matriculated

294

13.0%

In-Service Training

47

2.1%

Diploma

350

15.4%

Degree

609

26.9%

Honours Degree

615

27.1%

Masters Degree

288

12.7%

Doctorate

41

1.8%

Province of living

Mpumalanga

58

2.6%

Free State

47

2.1%

Western Cape

261

11.5%

KwaZulu-Natal

191

8.4%

Eastern Cape

92

4.1%

Northern Cape

17

0.7%

North West

47

2.1%

Gauteng

1503

66.2%

Limpopo

54

2.4%