Table 5 Characteristics of urban and rural workers (n = 417)
Variable | Urban | Rural | p value^ |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Female | 247 (64.3%) | 15 (45.5%) | 0.039 |
Male | 137 (35.8%) | 18 (54.6%) | |
Population group* | |||
Black | 94 (24.5%) | 20 (60.6%) | < 0.002 |
Coloured | 11 (2.9%) | 0 (0%) | |
Indian | 95 (24.5%) | 4 (12.1%) | |
White | 182 (47.5%) | 9 (27.3%) | |
Graduating year | |||
2007 | 60 (15.7%) | 1 (3.0%) | 0.126 |
2008 | 78 (20.4%) | 6 (18.2%) | |
2009 | 69 (18.0%) | 4 (12.1%) | |
2010 | 81 (20.9%) | 9 (27.3%) | |
2011 | 96 (25.1%) | 13 (39.4%) | |
Background | |||
Urban | 330 (89%) | 12 (36.4%) | < 0.000 1 |
Rural | 54 (14.1%) | 21 (63.6%) | |