“Culture Is So Interspersed”: Child-Minders’ and Health Workers’ Perceptions of Childhood Obesity in South Africa

Table 2

Frequency of demographic characteristics, ().

Category	Average/frequency
Age	38.45
Gender
Male	5
Female	16
Occupation
Health worker	8
Child-minder	13
Years in Cape Town
5 or less	2
6–10	1
11–15	1
16–20	4
20 or more	12
Years in South Africa
5 or less	—
6–10	—
11–15	2
16–20	—
20 or more	18
Education
Some high school	7
Matriculation	2
Technical college	2
University degree	6
Graduate degree	3
Did not respond	2
Income (in ZAR)
Less than 10.000	8
10.000 to 15.000	2
25.000 to 30.000	1
30.000 to 35.000	1
35.000 or more	8
Primary Language
Afrikaans	3
Xhosa	5
English	11
Swahili	1

One participant opted to not complete the demographic questionnaire.