Figure 3: Gender breakdown of household heads The gender breakdown for household heads sees males account for 58% of all household heads and the remaining 42% being females. The 42% figure for female headed households is much higher than the 2009 provincial statistics for the Western Cape which places the figure at 29,8%. This is indicative of the increased vulnerability to poverty that females experience in South Africa. Education From figure 4 it can be seen that 27% of all residents in Los Angeles are enrolled in some form of education. The biggest contributing category in terms of education enrolment is primary school (19%), again indicating the youthful nature of the community. Figure 4: Education enrolment Table 4: Education enrolment by gender of household head (Total number of school going persons N = 237) Male Female household household Education Enrolment head head % of total % of total Primary school 30.80 39.66 Secondary school 10.97 15.61 Tertiary 0.00 2.11 Sub-totals per gender ~ 42% ~ 55% Total 100% Missing data: 5 Household head genders (2%) When looking at enrolment based on the gender of the household head, an interesting statistic is revealed. Even though female household heads make up only 42% of all household heads (figure 3), 55% of all persons enrolled in education come from female headed households. Enrolment figures for both primary and secondary school are higher in female headed households than male headed households suggesting more value placed on education by female headed households. Again this is something that has been witnessed in other informal settlements such as Europe.
Figure 3: Gender breakdown of household heads The gender breakdown for household heads sees males account for 58% of all household heads and the remaining 42% being females. The 42% figure for female headed households is much higher than the 2009 provincial statistics for the Western Cape which places the figure at 29,8%. This is indicative of the increased vulnerability to poverty that females experience in South Africa. Education From figure 4 it can be seen that 27% of all residents in Los Angeles are enrolled in some form of education. The biggest contributing category in terms of education enrolment is primary school (19%), again indicating the youthful nature of the community. Figure 4: Education enrolment Table 4: Education enrolment by gender of household head (Total number of school going persons N = 237) Education Enrolment Male household head % of total Female household head % of total Primary school 30.80 39.66 Secondary school 10.97 15.61 Tertiary 0.00 2.11 Sub-totals per gender ~ 42% ~ 55% Total 100% Missing data: 5 Household head genders (2%) When looking at enrolment based on the gender of the household head, an interesting statistic is revealed. Even though female household heads make up only 42% of all household heads (figure 3), 55% of all persons enrolled in education come from female headed households. Enrolment figures for both primary and secondary school are higher in female headed households than male headed households suggesting more value placed on education by female headed households. Again this is something that has been witnessed in other informal settlements such as Europe.