Variable | Total | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Sex of child | Â | Â |
Female | 1790 | 52.3 |
Male | 1634 | 47.7 |
Missing | - | - |
Wheeze ever | Â | Â |
Yes | 1081 | 31.6 |
No | 2343 | 68.4 |
Missing | - | - |
Current wheeze | Â | Â |
Yes | 619 | 18.2 |
No | 2789 | 81.4 |
Missing | 16 | 0.47 |
Current severe wheeze | Â | Â |
Yes | 417 | 12.1 |
No | 3007 | 87.8 |
Missing | - | - |
Residential area | Â | Â |
Kempton Park | 1117 | 32.6 |
Tembisa | 2301 | 67.2 |
Missing | 6 | 0.2 |
Period lived in the residential area | Â | Â |
<6Â months | 253 | 7.4 |
6 - 12 months | 216 | 6.3 |
1 - 2 years | 346 | 10.1 |
≥3 years | 2609 | 76.2 |
Missing | - | - |
Mode of transport to schools | Â | Â |
Walk | 1728 | 50.5 |
Informal taxi\bus | 708 | 20.1 |
Car | 683 | 20 |
Combination car and informal taxi | 201 | 5.9 |
Train | 100 | 2.9 |
Missing | 4 | 0.1 |
Residential cooking fuel type most frequently used | Â | Â |
Electricity | 2995 | 87.5 |
Gas | 179 | 5.2 |
Paraffin | 200 | 5.8 |
Open fires (wood, coal) | 30 | 0.9 |
Missing | 20 | 0.6 |
Residential heating fuel type most frequently used | Â | Â |
Electricity | 2041 | 59.6 |
Gas | 426 | 12.4 |
Paraffin | 631 | 18.4 |
Open fires (wood, coal) | 270 | 7.9 |
Missing | 56 | 1.6 |
Frequency of trucks passing near homes on weekdays | Â | Â |
Never | 563 | 16.4 |
Seldom | 1033 | 30.2 |
Frequently through the day | 580 | 16.9 |
Almost all day | 1212 | 35.4 |
Missing | 36 | 1.1 |
ETS exposure at school in the past 30Â days | Â | Â |
No | 1452 | 42.4 |
Yes | 1177 | 34.4 |
Missing | 795 | 23.2 |
ETS exposure at residence in the past 30Â days | Â | Â |
No | 1460 | 42.6 |
Yes | 1452 | 42.4 |
Missing | 512 | 15 |
Active tobacco smoker in the past 12Â months | Â | Â |
Yes | 100 | 2.9 |
No | 3274 | 95.6 |
Missing | 50 | 1.5 |