Table 2

Percentage of people, by demographic characteristic in wave 1

Wave 1 (CI)
Gender: male (%)89.7 (88.1 to 91.1)
Age bracket: 18–29 years (%)19.7 (17.8 to 21.7)
Age bracket: 30–49 years (%)46.2 (43.8 to 48.7)
Age bracket: 50 years and older (%)34.2 (31.9 to 36.5)
Education: less than secondary school (%)6.6 (5.5 to 7.9)
Education: secondary school complete (%)43.3 (40.9 to 45.8)
Education: vocational education complete (%)12.1 (10.5 to 13.8)
Education: tertiary education incomplete (%)3.9 (3.1 to 5.0)
Education: tertiary education complete (%)34.1 (31.9 to 36.5)
Mean household size (number of people)3.6 (3.5 to 3.6)
Employment status: employed in private or public sector (%)28.4 (26.2 to 30.7)
Employment status: self-employed (%)31.9 (29.6 to 34.3)
Employment status: unemployed (%)29.7 (27.5 to 32.0)
Employment status: not in labour force (%)10.0 (8.6 to 11.6)