70% of women say that not enough attention is given to women’s issues in South Africa. For men, the proportion on 61%. (AMPS2008)

This week’s theme: Valentine’s day is coming

36% of people in Limpopo describe themselves as often feeling quite lonely compared to only 15% in the Western Cape. (AMPS2008)

This week’s theme: Valentine’s day is coming

66% of divorced women use lipstick regularly while only 38% of single women do so. (AMPS2008)

This week’s theme: Valentine’s day is coming

8.5% of those who say they shop for women’s inner clothing items are men (AMPS2008)

This week’s theme: Valentine’s day is coming

43% of single men disagree with the statement ‘A couple should live together before they get married’. For single women the percentage is 54%. (AMPS2008)

This week’s theme: Valentine’s day is coming

39% of people who took out a loan said they were not told what interest rate they would have to pay. (Finscope 2008)

This week’s theme: Finscope 2008 is here

The use of pre-paid cellphones jumped from 48% in 2006 to 64% in 2008, while the use of Telkom phones at home has fallen by half, from 16% to 8%.

This week’s theme: Finscope 2008 is here

10% of adults in South Africa borrow money to buy food. This accounts for 30% of people who borrow. (Finscope 2008)

This week’s theme: Finscope 2008 is here

Growth of people claiming to be banked in LSM 1-5 has risen from 35% in 2006 to almost 50% in 2008

This week’s theme: Finscope 2008 is here

80% of people claim to own their own homes, of those 36% say the home was inherited and 5% say they built their home themselves. (Finscope 2008)

This week’s theme: Finscope 2008 is here