SAHR 2007 - Health Systems Trust

Health and Related Indicators 15
Health Status – Behaviour & Awareness
EC FS GP KZN LP MP NC NW WC SA
Activity levels
Percentage participating in insufficient physical activity
2002 youth 41.5 31.9 31.2 42.3 35.5 32.6 46.2 33.2 41.7 37.5
2002 youth - female 45.9 38.4 37.9 46.5 40.7 35.5 58.3 37.9 49.1 43.0
2002 youth - male 35.3 24.4 23.8 37.0 28.6 29.0 26.2 28.0 30.8 30.5
Watch TV more than 3 hours per day
2002 youth 17.2 25.4 34.1 23.2 21.4 30.3 25.6 22.9 31.2 25.2
2002 youth - female 19.1 28.1 39.1 28.2 21.7 29.7 23.2 22.1 34.5 27.5
2002 youth - male 14.6 22.3 28.4 16.9 21.0 31.0 29.8 23.7 26.6 22.2
b
b
a SADHS 1998.
b NYRBS 2002.
c SACENDU. Update 15 May 2007. The total for SA includes 572 patients
from FS, NW and NC combined.
d SACENDU. Update 15 May 2007. Data for Jul-Dec 2006.
e GYTS 2002.
f GYTS 1999.
g SADHS 2003 (Preliminary).
Table 36: Health risk behaviour and awareness indicators by ethnic group
African Coloured Indian / Asian White SA
Alcohol use
Alcohol dependence (%)
a
1998 female 9.6 18.4 1.7 6.1 9.9
1998 male 29.4 33.6 20.1 9.9 27.6
Currently drink alcohol (%)
a
1998 female 12.3 23.7 9.0 50.5 16.9
1998 male 41.4 44.7 37.3 71.0 44.6
Ever drank alcohol (%)
1998 female 18.8 40.6 69.8 14.9 25.7 a
1998 male 53.4 63.6 64.7 84.9 58.1 a
2002 NYRBS 44.0 66.0 39.7 86.0 49.1 b
Risky drinking (%) – weekends
a
1998 female 41.9 34.0 0.0 13.7 32.0
1998 male 35.6 39.0 5.5 17.6 32.3
Smoking
Ever smoked cigarettes (%)
2002 NYRBS 23.9 56.6 47.4 66.7 30.5 b
Smoking age of initiation