95% of Western Cape households have a television set in their home. The province with the lowest proportion is the Eastern Cape, at 70%. (AMPS2009A)

This week’s theme: AMPS2009 competition

There are 6.6 million single adults with no personal income in South Africa. One quarter of them have young or unmarried children. (AMPS2009A)

This week’s theme: AMPS2009 competition

17% of South Africa’s adults have a landline telephone at home. 70% have a cell phone. (AMPS2009A)

This week’s theme: AMPS2009 competition

2.5 million South African adults say they smoke and have no intention of stopping. 80% of them are men. (AMPS2009A)

This week’s theme: AMPS2009 competition

15% of South African women disagree with the statement ‘Men and women should have equal opportunities’. For men the proportion is 20%. (AMPS2009A)

This week’s theme: AMPS2009 competition

1.7 million urban South African adults use their cell phones for banking. 58% of them are men. (Future Fact 2008)

This week’s theme: Banking in South Africa

5.4 million of South Africa’s urban adults say the Daily Sun’s supplement SunMoney helps them understand banking and insurance issues. (Future Fact 2008)

This week’s theme: Banking in South Africa

74% of South Africans who say Postbank is their main bank are in LSM 1-5. For Nedbank, the proportion is 20%. (AMPS2008B)

This week’s theme: Banking in South Africa

More than 80% of South Africans who have never had a bank account earn a personal income of less than R1,000 per month. (FinScope 2008)

This week’s theme: Banking in South Africa

Banking penetration in South Africa has increased from 45% of the adult population in 2004 to 63% in 2008. (FinScope, various years)

This week’s theme: Banking in South Africa