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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants (n)

From: Health care utilization and outpatient, out-of-pocket costs for active convulsive epilepsy in rural northeastern South Africa: a cross-sectional Survey

 

n (%)

Age band

 

 0–5

9 (4)

 6–12

27 (11)

 13–18

31 (12)

 19-28

54 (22)

 29–49

85 (34)

 50+

44 (17)

Sex

 

 Male

128 (51)

 Female

122 (49)

Receiving government grant

 

 Yes

153 (61)

 No

97 (29)

Socio-Economic Statusa

 

 1st Quintile

31 (13)

 2nd Quintile

65 (27)

 3rd Quintile

50 (20)

 4th Quintile

50 (20)

 5th Quintile

49 (20)

Currently employed (if >18 years old)

 Yes

14 (8)

 No

169 (92)

Currently in school (if <18 years old)

 Yes

33 (49)

 No

34 (51)

  1. aderived from 2009 Agincourt SES module; 5 missing data