6.9% of South African adults (16+) go to the theatre at least once a year. For opera, the proportion is 2.6%. (AMPS2006A)

This week’s theme: Entertainment in South Africa

61% of urban South African adults have never been to the cinema. Of those who have, 18% usually miss the adverts. (FutureFact 2006)

This week’s theme: Entertainment in South Africa

In 2005, Gauteng had the highest divorce rate in South Africa at 944 divorces per 100,000 married couples, more than seven times the rate in Limpopo. (StatsSA, Marriages and Divorces, 2005, P0307)<p>Bonus fact: 100% of divorces begin with marriage.

This week’s theme: Love and Marriage

26% of single urban South African adults are satisfied or highly satisfied with their lives. For married people, the proportion is 38%. (FutureFact 2006, Professor Ed Diener’s happiness scale)

This week’s theme: Love and Marriage

There are more married women in South Africa than married men (estimated at 5.006 million vs. 4.861 million, a statistically significant difference) (LFS 2006)

This week’s theme: Love and Marriage

Approximately 780,000 people say they attend weddings on a weekly basis, 70% of them also attend funerals on a weekly basis. (Source: AMPS2006A)

This week’s theme: Love and Marriage

In 1997, The median age at first marriage for males was 34,3 years. In 2005 it was 32 years. (Source: Stats SA Statistical Release PO307 Marriages and Divorces 1997 and 2005)

This week’s theme: Love and Marriage

Of sexually active South African youths, 6% say they have had unprotected sex with someone they think is HIV positive. A further 15% are unsure. (Source: Young South Africans, Broadcast Media, and HIV/AIDS Awareness, Kaiser Family Foundation and SABC, 2006)

This week’s theme: Win an iPod Competition

5.3% of South Africans accessed the internet in the past 7 days. For LSM 10s, the proportion is 37%. (AMPS2006A)

This week’s theme: Win an iPod Competition

Before the recent strike, the average earnings of government workers in the community, social and personal services industries (89% of the workers) was around R5,800 per month. For private sector workers in those industries it is about R4,900. (Labour Force Survey 2006)

This week’s theme: Win an iPod Competition