52% of South African women attend a place of worship on a weekly basis. The corresponding figure for men is 33%. (AMPS2005A)

This week’s theme: A faithful nation

16% of households in South Africa have one or more members who are regarded as migrant labourers. At 42% Limpopo province has the highest proportion of households with at least one migrant worker member. (Labour Force Survey 2005)

This week’s theme: Migrant workers in South Africa

63% of migrant workers send remittances home in the form of cash or other goods at least once a year. (Labour Force Survey 2005)

This week’s theme: Migrant workers in South Africa

41% of South African migrant workers return home at six-monthly or yearly intervals (Labour Force Survey 2005)

This week’s theme: Migrant workers in South Africa

In 2001 there were 345,000 people in South Africa (0.77% of the population) who had citizenship of another African country. Of these, 100 000 worked in the mining industry. (Census 2001)

This week’s theme: Migrant workers in South Africa

There are almost 3 million migrant workers in South Africa (According to Stats SA, a migrant worker is defined as a woker who on average has spent 5 or more nights a week away from home in the past 4 weeks) (Labour Force Survey 2005)

This week’s theme: Migrant workers in South Africa

Of all those in LSM 10, 78% are white. (AMPS2005 6m)

This week’s theme: Basic South African Demographics

60% of South African adults fall into LSM 1 to 5. (LSM stands for Living Standard Measures range from 1 (asset poor) to 10 (asset rich)). (AMPS2005 6m)

This week’s theme: Basic South African Demographics

75% of all South African adults, and 82% of young adults (16-24) are black. (AMPS2005 6m)

This week’s theme: Basic South African Demographics

Limpopo has the highest proportion of young adults (16-24), at 37% of its adult population. Gauteng has the smallest proportion at 18%. (AMPS2005 6m)

This week’s theme: Basic South African Demographics