Table 1.

Profile of respondents

VariableCount%
Gender
Female
Male

176
174

50.3
49.7
Age
25 to 40 years of age
41 to 55 years of age
Older than 55 years of age

118
111
121

33.7
31.7
34.6
Highest level of education
Some schooling
High school completed
Post-school qualification

65
118
167

18.6
33.7
47.7
Employment status
Self-employed
Full-time employed
Part-time employed
Other (housewife, house husband, student, retired or unemployed)
112
140
28
70
32.0
40.0
8.0
20.0
Home language
Afrikaans
English
Preferred not to say

25
321
4

7.1
91.7
1.1
Marital status
Single
Married/living with partner
Living with parents
Divorced or separated
Prefer not to say

29
266
18
24
13

8.3
76.0
5.1
6.9
3.7
Bank with which most accounts are held
FNB
ABSA
Standard bank
Al barakah
HBZ

204
49
28
62
7

58.3
14.0
8.0
17.7
2.0
Duration of support
Seven years or less
More than seven years

179
171

51.1
48.9
Bank charges (monthly)
R150 or less
More than R150

191
159

54.6
45.4
Source: Researchers’ own construct

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