South African Child Gauge 2009/2010 - Children's Institute

PART THREE: CHILDREN COUNT – THE NUMBERS
Demography of South Africa’s children
Table 1a: Distribution of households, adults and children in South Africa, 2008.................................................... 99
Table 1b: Number and proportion of children living with biological parents, 2008 . ................................................ 101
Table 1c: Number and proportion of children living with biological parents, 2002 ................................................. 101
Table 1d: Number and proportion of orphans, 2008 .................................................................................... 103
Table 1 e: Number and proportion of orphans, 2002 . ................................................................................... 103
Table 1f: Number and proportion of children living in child-headed households, 2002 & 2008.................................. 104
Income poverty, unemployment and social grants
Table 2a: Number and proportion of children living in income poverty, 2002 & 2008 ............................................ 105
Table 2b: Number and proportion of children living in households without an employed adult, 2002 & 2008 . ............... 106
Table 2c: Number of children receiving the Child Support Grant, 2005 – 2009 ................................................... 107
Table 2d: Number of children receiving the Foster Child Grant, 2005 – 2009 ..................................................... 108
Table 2e: Number of children receiving the Care Dependency Grant, 2005 – 2009 . .............................................. 109
Child health: The general context
Table 3a: Number and proportion of children living far from the nearest clinic, 2002 & 2008 .................................. 110
Figure 3a: Age pattern of child mortality trends in South Africa, 1980 – 1998,
using 1998 South African Demographic and Health Survey . .............................................................. 111
Table 3b: Proportion of children under one year who have been fully immunised, 2003/04 – 2008/09 ....................... 112
Figure 3b: Proportion of men and women reporting multiple sexual partnerships within a year, by age group ................. 113
Table 3c: Proportion of teenagers (aged 15 – 19 years) engaged in sexual risk behaviour, 2007 . ............................. 114
Child health: HIV/AIDS
Table 4a: HIV prevalence in pregnant women attending public antenatal clinics, 2000 & 2008 ................................. 115
Table 4b: Proportion of booked women attending public antenatal clinics who receive HIV testing, 2001 – 2008 ........... 116
Table 4c: Proportion of adults newly eligible for ART who initiate treatment, 2002 – 2008 ...................................... 117
Table 4d: Proportion of newly infected children who start ART, 2002 – 2008 ...................................................... 118
Child health: Nutrition
Table 5a: Number and proportion of children living in households where there is reported child hunger, 2002 & 2008 .... 120
Table 5b: Proportion of children affected by stunting, wasting and underweight, 2005 ........................................... 121
Table 5c: Proportion of children affected by vitamin A deficiency, iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia, 2005 ...... 123
Children’s access to education
Table 6a: Number and proportion of school-age children attending an educational institution, 2002 & 2008 ................. 124
Table 6b: Proportion of children reported to be attending an educational institution, by age, 2008 ............................ 125
Table 6c: Number and proportion of children living far from the nearest primary school, 2002 & 2008 ...................... 127
Table 6d: Number and proportion of children living far from the nearest secondary school, 2002 & 2008 ................... 127
Children’s access to housing
Table 7a: Number and proportion of children in formal, informal and traditional housing, 2008 ................................. 128
Table 7b: Number and proportion of children living in over-crowded households, 2002 & 2008 ................................ 129
Children’s access to basic services
Table 8a: Number and proportion of children living in households with water on site, 2002 & 2008 ........................... 130
Table 8b: Number and proportion of children living in households with basic sanitation, 2002 & 2008 ........................ 131
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