rural/urban nutrition-related differentials among adult population groups in South Africa, with special emphasis on the black population.
Bourne LT, Steyn K.
S Afr J Clin Nutr 2000; 13(1): S23 -S28.

In South Africa the black population predominates by far over other population sub-groups ) and is the most impoverished of all groups. The majority are increasingly based in urban areas, many in informal housing on the fringes of cities. Consequently over time, most studies on nutritional status and dietary intakes have focussed on blacks.

However these studies have primarily focussed on preschool children in rural areas since they represent the most vulnerable age group. Nevertheless it could be argued that since adults determine intakes of very young children, examinations of their diets and nutritional status have been warranted.

An investigation into the adult population of South Africa utilising census data closest to the period during which most studies were performed, revealed that the 1985 census population figures were most appropriate. These figures were projected to a 1990 population aged 15-64 years by using population figures for 1990.