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Table 1 below presents a breakdown of the biographical information of the participants in the study. TABLE 1: CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PARTICIPANTS FROM THE TOTAL SAMPLE (N = 1076)
Item Gender Age Category Male
Female 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-65
Race Black people
Coloured* people Indian people White people Missing
Language
Afrikaans English Sepedi
Sesotho
Setswana Siswati
Tshivenda isiZulu
isiNdebele isiXhosa Xitsonga Other
Missing Occupational group
Administrative Management Professionals
Frequency 498 578 184 356 294 209 33
142 49 55
475 355 737 198 18 15 34 4 3
32 3
13 4 5
10
387 331 358
Notes: * This is an official term in South Africa, designating citizens of mixed ethnic origin.
The majority of the sample was female, 578 (53.7%), while 498 (46.3%) were male. The number of participants from the 30-39 year age group was in the majority (33.1%). The most prevalent home languages were Afrikaans, with 737 (68.5%), followed by English (n=198; 18.4%). Concerning the occupational groups, the administrative group had the most participants (n=387; 36.0%), and the management group had the least (n=331; 30.8%).
Procedure
The survey implementation was web-based and the anonymity of participants was assured. Informed consent was obtained from all participants and relevant organisational authorities to use the data for research. All the participants throughout various organisations received a link to the internet-based survey via e-mail. The system and connection were secured with the American Encryption Standard (AES) so that data could not be compromised even if illegally intercepted whilst transmitted. Participants completed the survey online and as part of the biographical section