Presented by Dr F. Senkubuge (University of Pretoria, School of Health Systems and Public Health, South Africa) at the Public Engagement Workshop, 2-5 Dec. 2008, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa, http://scienceincommunity.wordpress.com/

1. COMMUNICATING THE SCIENCE OF HEALTH IN INFORMAL SETTINGS Dr F. Senkubuge University of Pretoria, School of Health Systems and Public Health, South Africa

10. Frequency distribution of sample socio-demographic characteristics

11. Socio-demographics and lifestyle frequency distribution by low SES and good self-rated health (n = 8,060). Characteristics %Low SES (n) p-value %Good SRH (n) p-value Gender 0.23 <0.01 Male 26.1%(889) 45.3%(1490) Female 24.7%(1192) 36.5%(1746) Race <0.01 Black 29.6%(1896) 36.8%(2159) Coloured 9.3%(178) 45.9%(467) Asian/Indian 0.8%(5) 55.6%(384) White 0 71.7%(211) Other † 9.9%(1) 55.2%(10) SES <0.01 Lowest - - 32.5%(654) Middle - - 36.3%(1231) Highest - - 51.6%(1305) Tobacco use <0.01 <0.01 No use 24.3%(1386) 41.8%(2423) Snuff 33.9%(175) 21.8%(105) Smoking 26.6%(496) 40.6%(693) Snuff and Smoking 34.6%(16) 6.1%(5) Alcohol use <0.01 <0.01 No Use 26.4%(1458) 38.5%(2201) Not problem 17.6%(273) 53.0%(648) Problem Drinker 29.4%(350) 33.5%(387)

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