Earnings and Spending in South Africa, 2006—2011 The South Africa I know, the home I understand Earnings and Spending in South Africa, 2006–2011 Statistics South Africa, 2015 Pali Lehohla, Statistician-General Earnings and Spending in South Africa, 2006–2011 / Statistics South Africa Published by Statistics South Africa, Private Bag X44, Pretoria 0001 © Statistics South Africa, 2015 Users may apply or process this data, provided Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) is acknowledged as the original source of the data; that it is specified that the application and/or analysis is the result of the user's independent processing of the data; and that neither the basic data nor any reprocessed version or application thereof may be sold or offered for sale in any form whatsoever without prior permission from Stats SA. Stats SA Library Cataloguing-in-Publication (CIP) Data Earnings and Spending in South Africa, 2006–2011 / Statistics South Africa. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa, 2015 Report no. 01-11-02 65pp ISBN 978-0-621-44186-4 A complete set of Stats SA publications is available at Stats SA Library and the following libraries: National Library of South Africa, Pretoria Division National Library of South Africa, Cape Town Division Library of Parliament, Cape Town Bloemfontein Public Library Natal Society Library, Pietermaritzburg Johannesburg Public Library Eastern Cape Library Services, King William’s Town Central Regional Library, Polokwane Central Reference Library, Nelspruit Central Reference Collection, Kimberley Central Reference Library, Mmabatho This report is available on the Stats SA website: www.statssa.gov.za For technical enquiries please contact: Ms Kerotse Mmatli Email: [email protected] Phumudzo Madzivhandila Email: [email protected] ii Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Objectives of the report 1 1.3 Scope of the report 2 1.4 Organisation and presentation of the report 2 Chapter 2: Profile of households in South Africa 5 Chapter 3: Detailed findings regarding household income 11 3.1 Introduction 11 3.2 Average income 11 3.3 Sources of income 16 3.3.1 Percentage distribution of household income by sources of income 16 3.3.2 Percentage distribution of sources of income by socio-demographic indicators 17 3.3.2.1 Income from salaries, wages and from businesses 17 3.3.2.2 Income from social pensions 20 3.2.2.3 Other income 24 Chapter 4: Detailed findings regarding household expenditure 27 4.1 Introduction 27 4.2 Average expenditure 27 4.3 Profile of quintiles 33 4.3.1 Construction of quintiles 33 4.3.2 Household share 33 4.4 Expenditure share by quintiles 37 4.5 Average annual household expenditure by expenditure quintiles 38 4.6 Average expenditure by selected expenditure quintiles and demographic variables 40 4.6.1 Quintile 1 40 4.6.2 Quintile 4 42 4.6.3 Quintile 5 44 4.7 Expenditure maingroups, 2006–2011 46 4.7.1 Main expenditure group 47 4.7.2 Main expediture group Qouintile: 1 48 4.7.3 Main expenditure group Quintile: 2 49 4.7.4 Main expenditure group Quintile: 3 50 4.7.5 Main expenditure group Quintile: 4 51 4.7.6 Main expenditure group Quintile: 5 52 4.7.7 Food and non-alcoholic beverages 53 4.7.7.1 Food and non-alcoholic beverages Quintile: 1 53 4.7.7.2 Food and non-alcoholic beverages Quintile: 2 54 Chapter 5: Summary and conclusion 57 iii List of tables Table 1: Percentage distribution of households by province, 2006– 2011 5 Table 2: Percentage distribution of households by sex of household head, 2006–2011 6 Table 3: Percentage distribution of households by population group of household head, 2006–2011 6 Table 4: Percentage distribution of households by settlement type, 2006–2011 7 Table 5: Percentage distribution of households by household size in South Africa, 2006–2011 7 Table 6: Percentage distribution of households by educational attainment of household head, 2006–2011 8 Table 7: Percentage distribution of income from salaries, wages and from businesses by province, 2006–2011 17 Table 8: Income from salaries, wages and businesses by highest education of household head, 2006–2011 19 Table 9: Percentage distribution of social pensions by household size, 2006–2011 22 Table 10: Percentage distribution of social pensions by highest level of education of household head, 2006–2011 23 Table 11: Household share by quintiles per province, 2011 33 Table 12: Household share by quintiles per settlement type, 2011 34 Table 13: Household share by quintiles by sex of household head, 2011 34 Table 14: Household share by quintiles per population group of household head, 2011 34 Table 15: Household share by quintiles per household size, 2011 35 Table 16: Household share by quintiles by highest level of education of household head, 2011 36 Table 17: Average expenditure in Quintile 1 by province, 2006–2011 40 Table 18: Average expenditure in Quintile 1 by settlement type, 2006–2011 41 Table 19: Average expenditure in Quintile 1 by household head, 2006 – 2011 41 Table 20: Average expenditure in Quintile 1 by population group of household head, 2006–2011 42 Table 21: Average expenditure in Quintile 4 by province, 2006–2011 42 Table 22: Average expenditure in Quintile 4 by settlement type, 2006–2011 43 Table 23: Average expenditure in Quintile 4 by sex of household head, 2006–2011 43 Table 24: Average expenditure in Quintile 4 by population group of household head, 2006–2011 44 Table 25: Average expenditure in Quintile 5 by province, 2006–2011 44 Table 26: Average expenditure in Quintile 5 by settlement type, 2006–2011 45 Table 27: Average expenditure in Quintile 5 by sex of household head, 2006–2011 45 Table 28: Average expenditure in Quintile 5 by population group of household head, 2006–2011 46 Table 29: Average expenditure on food and non-alcoholic beverages in Quintile 1 by food group, 2006-2011. 53 Table 30: Percentage distribution and average of household expenditure in Quintile 1 for items in food and non-alcoholic beverages 54 iv List of figures Figure 1: Average income in South Africa, 2006–2011 11 Figure 2: Average income by province, 2006–2011 12 Figure 3: Average income by sex of household head, 2006–2011 12 Figure 4: Average income by population group of household head, 2006–2011 13 Figure 5: Average income by settlement type, 2006–2011 14 Figure 6: Average income by household size, 2006–2011 14 Figure 7: Average income by highest level of education of household head, 2006–2011 15 Figure 8: Percentage distribution of household income by source of income, 2006–2011 16 Figure 9: Percentage distribution of income from salaries, wages and from businesses by population group of household head, 2006–2011 18 Figure 10: Percentage distribution of income from salaries, wages and from businesses by sex of household head, 2006–2011 19 Figure 11: Percentage distribution of social pensions by population group of household head, 2006–2011 20 Figure 12: Percentage distribution of social pensions by sex of household head, 2006–2011 21 Figure 13: Percentage distribution of other income by sex, 2006–2011 24 Figure 14: Average expenditure in South Africa, 2006–2011 27 Figure 15: Average expenditure by province, 2006–2011 28 Figure 16: Average expenditure by settlement type, 2006–2011 28 Figure 17: Average expenditure by sex of household head, 2006–2011 29 Figure 18: Average expenditure by population group of household head, 2006–2011 30 Figure 19: Average expenditure by household size, 2006–2011 31 Figure 20: Average expenditure by highest level of education of household head, 2006–2011 32 Figure 21: Percentage share of total expenditure, 2006–2011 37 Figure 22: Average annual household expenditure by quintiles, 2006–2011 38 Figure 23: Percentage share of total expenditure by expenditure maingroups, 2006–2011 47 Figure 24: Percentage share of total expenditure by expenditure maingroup in Quintile 1, 2006–2011 48 Figure 25: Percentage share of total expenditure by expenditure maingroups in Quintile 2, 2006–2011 49 Figure 26: Percentage share of total expenditure by expenditure maingroups in Quintile 3, 2006–2011 50 Figure 27: Percentage share of total expenditure by expenditure maingroups in Quintile 4, 2006–2011 51 Figure 28: Percentage share of total expenditure by maingroups in Quintile 5, 2006–2011 52 v Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Background Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) collects information from households in South Africa through censuses and surveys, in order to assess improvements and to identify gaps in socio-economic needs. Amongst several surveys conducted by Stats SA, the Income and Expenditure Survey (IES) and Living Conditions Survey (LCS) provide detailed information on households’ living circumstances and their income and expenditure. The first report of Earnings and Spending in South Africa was published in 2002, and focused mainly on the changes in household income and expenditure as measured by the IES 1995/96 and IES 2000/01. This report follows a similar format as the first one and covers the period from 2006 to 2011 using IES 2005/06, LCS 2008/09 and IES 2010/11 as sources of information. Although there are minor differences between the three surveys in terms of questionnaire design, scope, and data collection methodology, particularly as pertaining to the length of survey periods, they collectively provide good time series data that can be used to study household income and expenditure patterns from 2006 to 2011. Taking inflation into account, figures from the IES 2005/06 and LCS 2008/09 have been adjusted to 2011 constant prices to make real comparisons. The main focus in this report is on how households in South Africa earned and spent their income; as such, household income and household expenditure are discussed separately.