In 2000, the median age of people who had ever attended the cinema was 31.3 years old. In 2007 it was 34.1 (AMPS2000, AMPS2007)

This week’s theme: Entertainment

Three quarters of South African women listen to Gospel music. For men the proportion is one half. (AMPS2007)

This week’s theme: Entertainment

2.4m people attended the cinema in the past four weeks. 79% of these people own a DVD player. (AMPS2007)

This week’s theme: Entertainment

14% of adults in the Western Cape have never attended the cinema. The figure for Gauteng is 23%. (AMPS2007)

This week’s theme: Entertainment

Seven of the ten highest grossing domestic films at the South African Box office were made by Leon Schuster. Tsotsi doesn’t rank in the top five (The National Film and Video Foundation)

This week’s theme: Entertainment

Over 40% of Spar and Shoprite customers are unbanked. For Woolworths, the proportion is 12% (AMPS2007)

This week’s theme: Grocery Retailers

The Daily Sun is the most popular newspaper among Shoprite, Pick’n'Pay and Spar customers. Woolworths customers prefer the Sunday Times by a large margin. (AMPS2007)

This week’s theme: Grocery Report

The number of Woolworths Foods customers has grown by 13% over the past year. For Shoprite and Pick’n'Pay, the figure is 5% a piece. (AMPS2007,2006)

This week’s theme: Grocery Report

Of those who spend money at a grocery store, 27% spend most of their grocery money at Shoprite. 16% spend most at at Pick’n'Pay. (AMPS2007)

This week’s theme: Grocery Retailers

17.3 million adults aged 16 or more (56%) say they shopped at a Shoprite Holdings store in the past year. (AMPS2007)

This week’s theme: Grocery retailers