Table 4

Descriptive statistics for pooled sample for years 2006, 2010, 2012 and 2016

VariableFull sampleNo trust in banksTrust in banks
% of population100%32%68%
Time (year)
20063,2401,3001,940
20102,1023991,703
20122,8561,5201,336
20163,5644943,070
Age
16–29 years4,0491,3172,732
30–39 years2,7948261,968
40–49 years2,1076481,459
50 years and above2,8129221,890
Education
Primary school1,813848965
High school/matriculation8,3492,5455,804
Tertiary education1,6003201,280
Ethnicity
Black7,5932,4445,149
Coloured2,0476941,353
Asian648171477
White1,4744041,070
Gender
Male4,9141,5453,369
Female6,8482,1684,680
Location
Urban8,7742,5886,186
Rural2,9881,1251,863
Income
No income1,8797771,102
R1 - R1,9995,3721,9333,439
R2,000 - R5,9992,4555861,869
R6,000 and above2,0564171,639
Living standards measure (LSM)
LSM 1–2746358388
LSM 3–42,0568401,216
LSM 5–65,0531,5443,509
LSM 7–82,1845521,632
LSM 9–101,7234191,304
Marital status
Unmarried7,2002,3314,869
Married/living with a partner4,5621,3823,180
Mobile banking
No mobile bank account10,6123,4957,117
Has a mobile bank account1,150218932

Source(s): Authors’ own work compiled from FinScope Household Surveys (2006, 2010, 2012 and 2016)

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