General household survey - Statistics South Africa

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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
(concluded), 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 13 7 19 9 7 16 93 88 181 * 2 5 117 104 221
A lot of difficulty 3 2 5 2 * 2 35 27 62 * * 4 42 32 74
Unable to do 3 3 6 6 * 6 26 30 57 * * * 36 34 69
Total 19 12 31 17 7 25 154 145 299 5 5 9 195 169 364
Communication
Total 1 976 2 141 4 116 2 039 2 128 4 167 17 277 18 563 35 840 608 614 1 222 21 899 23 446 45 345
Total 1 976 2 141 4 116 2 039 2 128 4 167 17 277 18 563 35 840 608 614 1 222 21 899 23 446 45 345
Total aged 5 years and older
Totals exclude the ‘don’t know’ and ‘No difficulty’ options as well as unspecified.
Due to rounding, numbers do not necessarily add up to totals.
Numbers below 10 000 are too small to provide accurate estimates. Sensitive cells are indicated by an asterisk.
Only individuals aged 5 years or older are used for this analysis as children below the age of five years are often mistakenly categorized as being unable to walk, remember, communicate or care for themselves
when it is due to their level of development rather than any innate disabilities they might have. These issues are however actively addressed during training of fieldworkers.
General Household Survey, July 2011