General household survey - Statistics South Africa

Statistics South Africa 97
P0318
6. Disabilities
6.2 Population aged 5 years and older that have some difficulty, a lot of difficulty or are unable to do basic activities, by population group and sex, 2011
Thousands
Coloured White Black African Indian/Asian Total
Degree of difficulty with which basic activities are
carried out
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
Some difficulty 67 109 176 216 241 458 737 1 161 1 898 29 43 72 1 049 1 554 2 603
A lot of difficulty 12 25 37 13 24 37 112 160 272 4 9 12 141 217 359
Unable to do 3 3 6 * * * 12 18 30 * * * 16 22 39
Total 82 137 219 231 266 497 861 1 339 2 200 33 51 85 1 207 1 794 3 001
Seeing
Some difficulty 19 24 44 54 46 100 230 291 521 8 7 14 311 368 679
A lot of difficulty 4 7 11 16 12 28 46 54 100 * * 3 69 73 141
Unable to do * 2 3 * * * 9 7 15 * * * 11 8 20
Total 25 33 57 71 58 129 284 351 636 10 7 17 390 449 840
Hearing
Some difficulty 25 25 50 20 45 65 182 288 470 3 12 15 231 369 600
A lot of difficulty 13 19 32 16 16 32 79 132 212 * 6 7 110 173 283
Unable to do 6 11 17 13 9 22 51 50 101 * 3 5 72 73 145
Total 45 55 100 49 70 119 312 470 782 7 20 27 413 615 1 028
Walking
Some difficulty 28 29 57 20 25 45 283 371 654 4 6 11 335 431 767
A lot of difficulty 11 11 23 15 9 24 103 109 213 * 1 4 132 131 263
Unable to do 3 4 8 6 * 7 30 30 60 * * * 40 37 77
Total 43 45 87 41 35 76 416 510 926 8 10 17 507 599 1 107
Remembering and concentrating
Some difficulty 28 32 60 22 21 43 329 343 672 * 6 7 381 402 782
A lot of difficulty 13 14 27 13 6 19 180 163 343 3 4 7 208 187 396
Unable to do 10 12 22 14 7 21 184 152 336 4 3 7 212 174 386
Total 52 58 110 49 34 83 693 658 1 351 8 13 21 801 763 1 564
Self-care
General Household Survey, July 2011