The family life of young people in South Africa from survey data: The case of North-West University

被引:1
作者
Amoateng, Acheampong Yaw [1 ]
Ewemooje, Olusegun Sunday [1 ,2 ]
Biney, Elizabeth [1 ]
机构
[1] North West Univ, Fac Humanities, Populat & Hlth Res Ent, Mafikeng Campus, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
[2] Fed Univ Technol Akure, Dept Stat, Akure, Nigeria
来源
DATA IN BRIEF | 2019年 / 27卷
关键词
Living arrangement; Premarital sex; South Africa; Wealth index; Youth;
D O I
10.1016/j.dib.2019.104783
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
This article presents a comprehensive description of student survey data on family life that was collected at the North-West University, South Africa between 2015 and 2016. Responses were obtained from 835 students in the three campuses of the university with the use of multi-stage sampling (stratified and systematic sampling techniques). Data analysis was carried out using tables, frequencies and percentages. The findings reveal that about one-tenth of the respondents live in richer households, one-fifth live in poorer households, while a significant proportion of more than two-thirds live in middle-income households. Less than half of the sampled respondents live with both parents, while about three-in-ten respondents live with either parent. Also, there is a significant relationship between opinion of engaging in premarital sex by young people and household wealth index. (c) 2019 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc.
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