Table 2 Frequencies of items regarding household resources and social capital
Items linked to household resources | N | Yes % | No % |
|---|---|---|---|
Material resource items | |||
Working full time | 120 | 3.3 | 96.7 |
Work part time | 120 | 12.5 | 87.5 |
Sell some of my possessions to get money | 120 | 5.8 | 94.2 |
Have enough money for basics like food and clothes | 120 | 33.3 | 66.7 |
Social Resource items | |||
Getting financial help from family/friends in South Africa | 120 | 85 | 15 |
Getting financial help from church/pastor | 120 | 75.8 | 24.2 |
Getting money from family/friends in the Democratic Republic of Congo | 120 | 0 | 100 |
Investment potential resources | |||
Trading | 119 | 88.2 | 11.8 |
Have many unused skills | 111 | 100 | 0.0 |
Using skills to provide services to refugee community | 120 | 53.3 | 46.7 |
Social capital items (bridging) | |||
Know people who can help | 120 | 97.5 | 2.5 |
Know people who are well connected with others | 120 | 100 | 0.0 |
Know people who are willing to help when there is a need | 119 | 72.3 | 27.7 |
Give assistance to other refugees | 120 | 70.8 | 29.2 |
Received assistance from my community | 120 | 64.2 | 35.8 |
Social capital items (linking) | N | % | |
Have contacted UNHCR | |||
Yes | 9 | 07.5 | |
No | 111 | 92.5 | |
If Yes, reason for the visit (n = 9) | |||
Social support | 3 | 33.3 | |
Refugee documentation | 4 | 44.4 | |
Information to relocate back home | 2 | 22.2 | |
Ever visited an office of an NGO working with refugees | |||
Yes | 93 | 77.5 | |
No | 27 | 22.5 | |
Received help from NGOs | |||
Received no assistance | 48 | 51.6 | |
Paid rent for few months | 19 | 20.4 | |
Received food vouchers when first arrived in South Africa | 17 | 18.3 | |
Paid school fees | 9 | 9.7 | |