Table 1 Characteristics of residents and households, by municipalitya
From: Severity of parkinsonism associated with environmental manganese exposure
Midvaal (includes Meyerton settlements Noldick, Old Sicelo, New Sicelo) | Mogale City (includes Ethembalethu) | |
|---|---|---|
Households | ||
Formal dwelling, % | 80.2 | 73.5 |
Female-headed, % | 26.3 | 31.2 |
Owned,b % | 42.6 | 39.0 |
Utilities, % | ||
Piped water inside dwelling | 64.9 | 54.8 |
Flush toilet/sewer | 58.0 | 78.2 |
Electricity for lighting | 79.3 | 85.9 |
Weekly removal of refuse | 82.1 | 79.7 |
Residents | ||
Total population, N | 95,301 | 362,422 |
Population density, persons/km2 | 55 | 270 |
Sex, % | ||
Female | 48.4 | 49.0 |
Male | 51.6 | 51.0 |
Race, % | ||
Black | 58.4 | 75.6 |
White | 38.7 | 21.0 |
Other | 2.9 | 3.5 |
Age, years, % | ||
0–14 | 23.2 | 23.7 |
15–64 | 70.5 | 71.7 |
≥65 | 6.3 | 4.6 |
Dependency ratioc | 41.9 | 39.4 |
Education (age ≥ 20 years), % | ||
No schooling | 5.2 | 4.7 |
Primary/secondary | 47.5 | 48.6 |
Matric (high school) | 32.1 | 32.6 |
Higher education | 15.2 | 14.1 |
Unemployed, % | ||
Overall | 18.8 | 24.6 |
Youth | 25.4 | 32.3 |
No income, % | 14.5 | 15.5 |