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Table 1 Racial characteristics by province for HH sample (n = 532) compared to the overall provincial population (SSA, [18])

From: The HI HOPES data set of deaf children under the age of 6 in South Africa: maternal suspicion, age of identification and newborn hearing screening

SA race groups

HI HOPES vs SA Provinces

WC % (n = 103)

KZN % (n = 92)

GT % (n = 337)

HH population % (n = 532)

SA population %

Black

HI HOPES

53.3

70.7

80.7

73.7

79.2

Province

32.8

86.8

77.4

65.6

Coloured

HI HOPES

44.6

2.2

3.6

11.3

8.9

Province

48.8

1.4

3.5

17.9

Indian

HI HOPES

0

22.8

2.9

5.8

2.5

Province

1.0

7.4

2.9

3.7

White

HI HOPES

1.9

4.3

12.8

9.2

8.9

Province

15.7

4.2

15.6

11.8