Table 2 Participant characteristics
Participant characteristics | All (n = 970) | NEETs (n = 596) | Non-NEETs (n = 374) | P- value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Survey area | |||||
Langa | 754 (77.7) | 456 (60.5) | 298 (39.5) | ||
Fisantekraal | 216 (22.3) | 140 (64.8) | 76 (35.2 | ||
Age (in years) | 21 (3) | 21(3) | 22(3) | 0.031* | |
Sex [n (%)] | |||||
Male | 352 (36.4) | 191 (32.1) | 161 (43.2) | ||
Female | 616 (63.6) | 404 (67.9) | 212 (56.8) | ||
Weight (kg) | 64.1 (18.0) | 64.6 (17.6) | 63.1(18.1) | 0.649* | |
Height (cm) | 1.64 (0.11) | 1.63 (0.11) | 1.64 (0.12) | 0.016* | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.4 (7.4) | 23.8 (6.9) | 23.1 (7.7) | 0.106* | |
βBMI classification [n (%)] | |||||
Underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m²) | 75 (8.3) | 31 (9.0) | 44(7.8) | ||
Healthy weight (BMI 18.5 kg/m² to 24.9 kg/m²) | 488 (53.9) | 190 (55.2) | 298 (53.0) | ||
Pre-obese (BMI 25.0 kg/m² to 29.9 kg/m²) | 174 (19.2) | 57 (16.6) | 117 (20.8) | ||
Moderately Obese (BMI 30.0 kg/m² or 34.9 kg/m²) | 89 (9.8) | 35 (10.2) | 54 (9.6) | ||
Severely obese (BMI 35.0 kg/m² or 39.9) | 46 (5.1) | 19 (5.5) | 27 (4.8) | ||
Very severe obesity (BMI ≥ 40.0 kg/m²) | 34 (3.8) | 12 (3.5) | 22 (3.9) | ||
Level of education achieved [n (%)] | |||||
Elementary level (Grade 0–6) | 61 (6.4) | 42 (7.1) | 19 (5.3) | ||
Lower secondary (Grade 7–9) | 180 (19) | 120 (20.3) | 60 (16.8) | ||
Upper secondary (grade 10–12) | 708 (74.6) | 430 (72.6) | 278 (77.9) | ||
Employment status [n (%)] | |||||
Unemployed | 707 (72.9) | 596 (100) | 111 (29.7) ∞ | ||
Self-employed | 9 (0.9) | 0 | 9 (2.4) | ||
Wage earner | 100 (10.3) | 0 | 100 (26.7) | ||
Part-time | 24 (2.5) | 0 | 24 (6.4) | ||
Casual | 14 (1.4) | 0 | 14 (3.7) | ||
Other | 116 (12.0) | 0 | 116 (31.0) | ||
Currently in school [n (%)] | 163 (16.8) | 0 | 163 (43.6) | ||
Marital status [n (%)] | 0.141 α | ||||
Single | 879 (93.1) | 547 (92.1) | 350 (94.9) | ||
Married | 33 (3.4) | 26 (4.4) | 7 (1.9) | ||
Separated | 10 (1.0) | 5 (0.8)) | 5 (1.4) | ||
Living together | 23 (2.4) | 16 (2.7) | 7 (1.9) | ||
Have Electricity | |||||
Yes | 930 (97.9) | 575 (98.0) | 355 (97.8) | 0.868 α | |
No | 20 (2.1) | 12 (2.0) | 8 (2.2) | ||
Household hunger Score | |||||
Little or no hunger at all (0–1) | 846 (87.7) | 515 (86.7) | 331 (89.2) | 0.496α | |
Moderate hunger in the household (2–3) | 112(11.6) | 74 (12.5) | 38 (10.2) | ||
Severe hunger in the household (4–6) | 7 (0.7) | 5 (0.8) | 2 (0.5) | ||
Household income bracket | |||||
< 3001 | 404 (43,0) | 245 (42,0) | 159 (44,7) | 0.090 α | |
3001–4000 | 109 (11,6) | 65 (11,1) | 44 (12,4) | ||
4001–5000 | 77 (8,2) | 51 (8,7) | 26 (7,3) | ||
5001–7500 | 80 (8,5) | 43 (7,4) | 37 (10,4) | ||
7501–10,000 | 37 (3,9) | 20 (3,4) | 17 (4,8) | ||
10,001–15,000 | 17 (1,8) | 11 (1,9) | 6 (1,7) | ||
15,001–20,000 | 10 (1,1) | 6 (1,0) | 4 (1,1) | ||
20,001–30,000 | 5 (0,5) | 1 (0,2) | 4 (1,1) | ||
40,001+ | 1 (0,1) | 1 (0,2) | 0 (0) | ||
Don’t know | 200 (21,3) | 141 (24,1) | 59 (16,6) | ||
Lived Poverty Index | 0.48 ± 0.52 | 0.44 ± 0.51 | 0.51 ± 0.53 | p = 0.111 | |
Household assets ownership | Response | ||||
Refrigerator | Yes | 750 (78.9) | 456 (77.7) | 294 (81.0) | 0.224 α |
No | 200(21.1) | 131 (22.3) | 69 (19.0) | ||
Freezer | Yes | 46 (6.1) | 27 (5.9) | 19 (6.4) | 0.796 α |
No | 7.6 (93.9) | 428 (94.1) | 278 (93.6) | ||
Electric stove | Yes | 699 (93.0) | 426 (93.6) | 273 (91.9) | 0.371 α |
No | 53 (7.0) | 29 (6.4) | 24 (8.1) | ||
Gas stove | Yes | 43 (5.7) | 26 (5.7) | 17 (5.7) | 0.371 α |
No | 709 (94.3) | 429 (94.3) | 280 (94.3) | ||
Microwave | Yes | 588 (61.9) | 351 (59.8) | 237 (65.3) | 0.090 α |
No | 362 (38.1) | 236 (40.2) | 126 (34.7) | ||
Land | Yes | 37 (3.9) | 26 (4.4) | 11 (3.0) | 0.278 α |
No | 915 (96.1) | 562 (95.6 | 353 (97.0) | ||
Grow anything on land | Yes | 7 (21.9) | 3 (14.3) | 4 (36.4) | 0.197 α |
No | 25 (78.1) | 18 (85.7) | 7 (63.6) | ||