Fact-a-day

Who did you vote for?

March 31st, 2006

Lie, damned lie, or statistic? Roughly one third of children under the age of 15 live with both their parents.

This week’s theme: Lies, damned lies, and statistics

All connected?

March 30th, 2006

Lie, damned lie, or statistic? Roughly two thirds of adults in South Africa have access to either a cell phone or a land line at home, or both.

This week’s theme: Lies, damned lies, and statistics

Woolies vs. Shoprite

March 29th, 2006

Lie, damned lie, or statistic? Grocery and toiletery shoppers at Woolworths have an average household income roughly 4 times that of grocery and toiletery shoppers at Shoprite.

This week’s theme: Lies, damned lies, and statistics

Smoker, BA(Hons)?

March 28th, 2006

Lie, damned lie, or statistic? Smokers with a university degree smoke more than smokers without a university degree.

This week’s theme: Lies, damned lies, and statistics

Not so pious?

March 27th, 2006

Lie, damned lie, or statistic? Over half the people who say that adult or sexy movies on TV is their favourite genre are members of a church or religious group.

This week’s theme: Lies, damned lies, and statistics

R20 per day

March 24th, 2006

Almost 60% of South Africans live on less than R20 per day (AMPS2005A)

This week’s theme: Income in South Africa

The very top income earners

March 23rd, 2006

In 2001, there were over 36,000 people in South Africa earning R100,000 or more per month (2001 Census)

This week’s theme: Income in South Africa

Top income earners

March 22nd, 2006

Over 80,000 people in South Africa earn R30,000 or more per month. (AMPS2005A)

This week’s theme: Income in South Africa

Average houshold income

March 20th, 2006

The average monthly household income in South Africa is R4,415. (AMPS2005A)

This week’s theme: Income in South Africa

Bicycles all over

March 16th, 2006

2.26 million households in South Africa have access to a bicyle. (GHS 2004)

This week’s theme: Cycle power and wind power