Table 1 Demographic profile of the sample (n = 1377)

Race

 Black

70 (38%)

130 (48%)

103 (47%)

99 (40%)

97 (40%)

106 (49%)

44%

 Chinese

3 (2%)

3 (1%)

1 (1%)

2 (1%)

2 (2%)

0

1%

 Coloured

14 (8%)

11 (4%)

8 (4%)

17 (7%)

18 (7%)

12 (5%)

6%

 Indian

42 (23%)

45 (16%)

43 (19%)

65 (27%)

56 (23%)

55 (25%)

22%

 White

52 (29%)

84 (31%)

65 (29%)

61 (25%)

68 (28%)

45 (21%)

27%

Gender

 Female

114 (63%)

175 (64%)

127 (57%)

141 (58%)

128 (49%)

107 (57, 5%)

58%

 Male

67 (37%)

98 (36%)

93 (42%)

103 (42%)

113 (51%)

111 (42, 5%)

42%

Place of origin

 Rural

14 (8%)

22 (8%)

23 (11%)

27 (11%)

66 (27%)

66 (30%)

16%

 Unknown

20 (11%)

20 (7%)

7 (3%)

6 (3%)

11 (5%)

5 (5%)

5%

 Urban

147 (81%)

231 (85%)

190 (86%)

211 (86%)

164 (68%)

147 (67%)

79%

Residence

 Off campus

170 (94%)

217 (79, 5%)

136 (62%)

157 (64%)

116 (48%)

126 (58%)

67%

 University residences

11 (6%)

56 (20, 5%)

84 (38%)

87 (36%)

125 (52%)

92 (42%)

33%