▁to ▁employ ment ▁for ▁youth ▁with ▁dis ability ▁include : ▁social ▁att itudes , ▁belief s , ▁and ▁mis con ception s ▁regarding ▁dis ability ▁as ▁a ▁negative ▁trait . ▁ ▁P over ty ▁ ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁South ▁Afr icans ▁lived ▁in ▁pover ty ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 1 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁young ▁people ▁under ▁eigh teen ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁are ▁estimated ▁to ▁be ▁living ▁in ▁pover ty . ▁ 6 0 . 5 % ▁of ▁South ▁African ▁youth ▁aged ▁ 1 5 – 2 4 ▁years ▁old ▁live ▁in ▁low - in come ▁households . ▁For ▁youth ▁aged ▁ 2 5 – 3 4 , ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁those ▁living ▁in ▁low - in come ▁households ▁was ▁ 4 4 %. ▁P over ty ▁dis pro port ion ally ▁affect s ▁ra cial ▁groups ▁in ▁South ▁Africa . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 6 6 % ▁of ▁Black ▁African ▁youth ▁and ▁ 4 4 % ▁of ▁Col oured ▁youth ▁live ▁in ▁pover ty , ▁compared ▁to ▁ 1 6 % ▁of ▁Indian ▁youth ▁and ▁ 4 % ▁of ▁White ▁youth . ▁ ▁South ▁African ▁youth ▁in ▁pover ty ▁often ▁look ▁to ▁higher ▁education ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁to ▁a ▁better ▁life . ▁However , ▁access ▁to ▁higher ▁education ▁is ▁often ▁limited ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁imp over ished ▁and ▁from ▁rural ▁areas . ▁ ▁South ▁Africa ' s ▁social ▁w elf